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Yin/Yang .... glass half full/half empty ..... one man's ceiling/another's floor .....

Funny, me defending dealers (not that there's anything wrong with that). But well, I had very positive experiences with him. I lived maybe half a mile from their first location. And sucked up a fair amount of time listening to dem funky Sonabs (never bought). And Eli was emphatic about showing me that turntable that had next to no platter/record support [a few orbs/dots .... funny that, cos I thought it and him were nuts (guess what I'm listening to now!)].

The later W.L.A. location, yes the salesmen/service/knowledge wasn't the same (the caricatural attitude was indeed laughable). But I still did manage to buy a tonearm there as well.

David at Ambrosia? Positive experiences there too (bought 300B and 6sn7 tubes, and Grado headphones). But I always thought the location was a bust.

Are there bad dealers? Obviously. And ..... somehow they still manage to stay in biz. But I'd venture there are more good ones. And the great ones? Gentlemen and Gentlewomen, scholars. Assets to the community in which they live.

I've never heard better music reproduction than at the long departed Northridge Audio. The skill and expertise with which the large main sound room, and equipment were set-up. Was a memory that will never fade (the room size prolly didn't hurt). Pure magic.


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