Parts And Suppliers
Favourite Places and Products
27/01/12 17:22 *HELIX USB Cable*Product Links
Please note I have no affiliation to these companies, but I have used them or their products and found them to provide high quality products and services - so these are generally the first places I return to when shopping!
Self Help...
Power related topic FAQ's - Equi=techFAQ
Cable Manufacturers...
Van Den Hul - superb industrial strength cables and ultra fine phono cartridges
DH Labs - high quality cables suited to home audio
Furutech - - superb industrial strength cables and connectors
Stager Sound Systems - solid silver interconnects
Signal Cable - exceptional quality and value for all cable types
Links to Products Used...
Power Related
- Pass and Seymour - MRI grade outlet
- PS Audio - Dectet Power Center - not cheap but very good
- Vanguard - Gold Plated Copper Connectors (for the budget conscious)
- SONAR QUEST CRYO Ag Audio Grade Silver plated Connectors if you want performance - these are the best I’ve tried to date
NOTE: for Canadian readers - all DH Labs product I order from Parts Connexion
Interconnect Related
- Van den Hul - NAME Interconnect - superb as a digital interconnect
- DH Labs - Toslink Optical Cable - best performer to date
- DH Labs - USB Cable - great performer
- Keith Louis Eichmann Innovations - state of the art RCA connectors and interconnects with a radical new cable architecture
Turntable and Phono Related
- SRM/TECH Deluxe Acrylic Platter
- Cardas monolithic rewire kit
- Michell Technoweight
- ISOsub GT 2 S UPGRADE SUB PLATTER
- Rega II Motor Upgrade kit
- Denon DL-103 Phono MC Cartridge
- Audiomods Classic Tonearm
- Gershman Acoustics - Sonogram Speaker
- Van Den Hul - D352 Hybrid Speaker Cables - for full range speakers
- Van Den Hul - CS - 122 Hybrid - for mid size speakers
- Van Den Hul - CLEARWATER - for bookshelf or satellite speakers
- Furez TSTSB40Ag Silver Plated Copper Banana Plug Connectors - an excellent line of connectors and cable
- Keith Louis Eichmann Innovations - state of the art RCA connectors and interconnects with a radical new cable architecture
On-line ordering Favourites...
Take Five Audio - DIY parts and tonearm rewire + lots more - great product and prices!
Isokinetik - Turntable upgrades and tweaks - excellent product/service!
Parts Connexion - audio parts supply in Burlington, Canada - excellent service!
Needle Doctor - everything phono stage related - huge selection - timely delivery!
Michell Engineering - turntable specialists + upgrades and tweaks - excellent product/service
SRM/TECH - turntable specialists + upgrades and tweaks - excellent product/service
Repairs and Electronics Upgrades
ExcelStereo.com - component upgrades, circuit assessments and crossover rebuilds - excellent service
Toronto Area Audio Stores
AudioExcellence (Vaughan)
- great prices on bulk cables, outlets and connectors
- extensive product lineup (large McIntosh selection)
- A/V consultants/specialists
- willing to audition
Executive Stereo (Toronto)
- large current vinyl selection
- some very nice 'vinyl centric" products on display
- very willing to audition
Audio Eden (Aurora)
- very helpful with respect to discussing product choices
- good/current vinyl selection (good prices)
- some very nice high-end product on display
- large selection of "previously enjoyed" items on display
- very willing to audition
Around Again Records (Toronto)
- a vast wall-to-wall selection of new and "previously enjoyed" vinyl and CD's - it's cram-packed!!!
- great prices
- most "good quality" used albums are in very good condition and clean (i.e. those not the $1.00 box)
- new inner and outer sleeves are provided on the better albums
- a turntable + headphones are available to listen to used albums before you buy