Virginia Audiophiles - I Need Guidance

I'll second "Down to Earth Audio" in Salem, Va. Also, visit "Sound Decisions" while in Roanoke. If you like chinese food, MUST
visit "Red Palace" (4490 Electric Rd, Roanoke, Va. (540)
725-8898. FANTASTIC!

Thanks for the great leads everyone! I appreciate the assistance and Sherman, I will be contacting you once I get to the area.

Best, Brad.

The big 4 in DC area are:

Gifted Listener
Centreville, VA - Linn, Theil, Vienna Acoustic, etc.

SoundWorks
Kensington, MD - See above list

JS Audio
Bethesda, MD - Sonus Faber, Dynaudio, Bryston, Classe, etc.

Deja-Vu
McLean, VA - ? (never been there)

A wonderful HI End Shop ....

great service and wonderful to deal with ....

Larry and Debby will take care of all your hi-fi needs ....
DOWN TO EARTH AUDIO
storefront showroom and 2 listening rooms.
Larry & Debby Gibson, Owners
Voice 540-375-0080
15 South College Avenue
Salem, Virginia 24153
Email downtoearth@adelphia.net
Website www.downtoearthaudio.20m.com

always a pleasurable experience !!!!!

stephen
quest for sound

I live in Fredericksburg also and work in DC via train. I bought a used preamp from Deja Vu for a smokin deal but they seem to be very SET and Horn oriented from what I saw in the store. The place is hard to find if you are not from the area. They were cool about guiding me in.

If you don't mind the drive you can go to UpTown Audio in Roanoke, VA. They have used gear and do some trading from time to time. Ask for Bill.

If you ever want to chat about audiophile stuff and the area give me a call. Sherman Webers xxxxxxxxxxxxx or at the office xxxxxxxxxx (DC). I do a lot of trading also.

Also in Richmond is Tim Stinson, the owner of Luminous Audio cables. In addition to his excellent cables he has a by appt. showroom. Contact at luminous@cavtel.net (804-741-5826). His cable website is http://www.luminousaudio.com.

Good luck in the Fredericksburg area. I made deliveries up there for about a year & the traffic can be a real problem, esp. off of Rt.3. If you like ice cream, be sure to check out Carl's. Here's some info on "stuff". http://fredericksburg.com/community/tourism/places/InTown

Head up to the Washington, DC area. Soundworks at 10526 Conneticut Avenue, Kensington, MD 20895. (301) 929-8600
It is right off the DC beltway and is a nice place, with a large selection of high end gear and many listening rooms.
There is also EM Audio & Video right next door. It is the same dealer. Check out the list of gear: They sell:
Acurus
Aerial Acoustics
Ampro
Aragon
Audio Artistry
Audio Physic
Audio Quest
Audio Research
Audiophile
Audioquest
B&k
California Audio Labs
Chiro
Citation
Conrad Johnson
Creek Audio
Dynalab
Ead
Egglesonworks
Energy
Epos
Genesis
Grado
Joseph Audio
Kef
Kinergetics
Klipsch
Krell
Lexicon
Linn
Magnum/Dynalab
Martin-Logan
Mc Cormack
Melos
Mike Moffat
Miller & Kreisel
Mirage
Mit
Muse
Nad
Nht
Niles Audio
Nsm
Para
Parasound
Ps Audio
Rega Planet
Rel
Rotel
Sennheiser
Snell
Sonic Frontier
Spectral
Stewart
Sunfire
Theta
Tice
Vandersteen
Vidikron
Vpi
Wadia
Wilson
Popular
Bose
Denon
Harmon Kardon
Nakamichi
Onkyo
Pioneer
Polk Audio
Sony

A good dealer in Richmond VA is Tim Harrison / Audio Art. Tim has been in business over 25 years, is very knowledgable of the high end, and works by appointment only. He has an excellent listening room and will set up exactly what you want to listen to. Highly recommended.
Tim Harrison
Audio Art
Richmond, VA
804-358-5300
E-Mail: audioartusa@aol.com

Within about an hour to an hour and a half drive ther are two very good stores. Deja-Vu Audio in Mclean and Gifted Listener Audio in Centreville. Deja-Vu specializes in tubes and analog, Too many brands to list, and Gifted Listener is a Levinson, Linn, and Thiel dealer among others. Both provide excellent service and are super friendly. Good luck and happy listening.