High end dealers in Frankfurt

Drubin, you are lucky, you reached the right man. Frankfurt high-end dealers:
1. Just Music (Audio Note, Avalon, Ayre, Rowland, Lindemann, Rega, Blue Amp: unfortunately they went out of business a few months ago).
2. Raum Ton Kunst, Neue Kräme 29, 60311. In the Sandwegpassage. U/S Bahn Stop: Hauptwache. Right in the city center. About 20 minutes from the airport. Ask people: "Wo ist die Sandwegpassage, bitte?" (Burmester, ML, Krell, AR, JM Lab, Conrad Johnson, BAT, Graaf, Revel, Bryston, LUA, McIntosh, TGMcLaren, STAX, etc. some second hand, some unusual stuff, mostly SS).
3. HiFi Profis, Eschenheimer Tor 2, within walking distance of Raum Ton Kunst. Right in the center. (LUA, Audionet, Accuphase, Burmester, B+W, Elac, Burmester, McIntosh, alot of lo- and mid-fi though).
4. Auditorium 23, Gabelsbergerstrasse 23, 60389 Offenbach, tel. 465202. Technically outside Frankfurt, in Offenbach, but only a 15 minute cab ride. (Shindo, Roiene, PHY-P, Verdier, EUPHYA, tube and analog from France and Japan). Unusual opening hours, so call first.
5. Cassiopeia, Rödermark, will take about 30 minutes to get there in car. In an industrial park. One man operation. Make an appointment by telephone beforehand: 06074-927682. (Simon Yorke Designs, Odeon, Graaf, Sonus Faber, Einstein, Rega, Lindemann, Lavardin, etc.).
Records stores:
1. World of Music, 4th floor of Hertie department store, Zeil, new CDs, commercial, but many Japanese imports, expensive.
2. Phono Haus, Rossmarkt 7, Frankfurt's largest selection of classical CDs is on their second floor. City center. Right around the corner from Raum Ton Kunst. Even more expensive than WOM.
3. Number 2 records, Wallstrasse 2, Frankfurt/Sachsen Hausen. Across the Main river from the city center. Second hand. Many RCA and Decca original vinyl, as well as Blue Note, Impulse, Japanese pressings. Reasonable to expensive.
There are other high end shops in Erlensee, Mömbris, Wiesbaden, Karben, and Wehrheim. Check out an edition of Image HiFi for their addresses. Happy shopping. BTW, those Avantgarde Uno loudspeakers at the airport are not from a Frankfurt shop.

Drubin, your welcome. I only gave you the best addresses, so you won't waste time on disappointments.
Kelly, Glasgow and Edinburgh have not yet been shopped by me. My wife could not put up with me anymore after what happened in London, so I laid low in Scotland. You should have no problem finding the hi end stores: expect Linn, Audio Note, Naim to be the main brands. The addresses are well publicized in the U.K. audio magazines.

About five years ago, I found London was the most expensive European city (for LP, and most everything else), nowadays Paris, Rome, even Vienna, and Zurich are more expensive than London. All of France is extremely expensive for CDs, and the LP prices in and near Paris can be astronomical--although I know Parisian dealers who are inconsistent on pricing, and/or who will discount on large orders or "for friends" (you must speak French, though, and charm them). Prague, and Budapest have the best CD prices, followed by Germany (much better than France on CD). --The problem with London is that, yes, for DECCA, London, Lyrita collectors, the city is a goldmine. I have also found some extremely sought-for (by me, anyhow) 1960/70s free jazz in Camden. What got out of control in London, however, was my visiting the high end stores in London.