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| - Great stereo shop, with a focus on tube electronics and turntables. I've dealt mainly with Glen and Jim, the gentleman who does repairs. My city, Albuquerque, doesn't have a shop that sells or repairs Shindo amplifiers (or any tube amplifiers), but AZ HiFi does. In fact, until the US distributer started using them to do repairs, owners had to ship amps back to Shindo in Japan (I did and it was expensive). Jim did a great job repairing my Shindo amplifier!
These guys are so generous with their expertise and I would really trust their guidance about any new equipment purchases. There is no hard sell here. A few days ago, I came to Phoenix on a trip, and Glen helped me troubleshoot my Shindo preamplifier. He took the time to hook it up for a listen in their auditioning room. It turned out to be perfectly fine, and he suggested that it could be ground hum from my power at home. I really appreciated the time he spent helping me.
I think that they are the only Shindo dealer in the southwest, but they also sell Audio Research and excellent, but less, expensive tube electronics from Line Magnetic and Rogue. They are also a DeVore speaker dealer - the Orangutan is an exquisite speaker for low watt tube amps.
Glen also carries a sweet selection of turntables and also cartridges from EMT and Ortofon. It is impressive for a small shop to carry so much cool stuff in stock. Many bigger shops will only special order high end cartridges. By the way, these are some of the best cartridges for "music lovers," people who love music, versus audiophiles, who often focus more on how the audio equipment sounds - and there is a difference.
It's a pretty special shop and Glen is a guy who gives a ****.
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