Hifibuys Atlanta pictures
joecoulson
Posts: 4,943
Went down to this shop Thursday. Just looking to visit but ended up getting my new speaker cables on a killer deal. Anyway thought I would post a few pics from the two higher end rooms. Great folks and stupid drool worthy gear.
Comments
-
And a couple shots of the fantastic sounding cables I picked up.
-
Oh, they have the little Wilson's? I gotta get down there. I have not heard those yet.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Love me some Dan D'Agastino.
-
Yeah. It seems they picked up Wilson and B&W in the last year sometime.
I liked the mids on the Wilson’s better than the Vandersteen’s, but the opposite for bass.
But both setups were glorious sounding. -
Looks like the Wilson setup did not have a sub?
Good looking stuff. Cables are suhweet- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit. -
Congrats on the new cables Joe!Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD. -
Hi Fi buys ....
Originally started by the guy that owns Underwood I believe ?
Had a long conversation with him when I bought my ps audio s300 ....
I grew up in Atlanta ....
Bought my first pair of speakers from them ( infinity rsb’s ) in Athens while at UGA in the early 80’s ....
I remember spending hours there drooling over their stuff , thinking to myself ... “some day.....”
Bk
PS Audio S300 , WiiM Ultra , Yamaha wxc-50 , Salk SuperCharged Songtowers , Kimber Kable 4TC, Sony 48” - BEDROOM
B&K EX-442 ( it will go in my casket when I die ... ) , PS Audio 4.6 preamp ( old school , but it still jams on ... ) , Eversolo DMP-A6 , Boston Acoustic voyager 7’s - POOL
Parasound A21, Eversolo DMP-A8 , Kimber Kable 4vs , Ascend Acoustics ELX Ribbon Towers , Sony XBR-A8F 65” OLED - DEN , MAIN system
Onkyo TX-nr609 , Polk atrium 7 , Boston acoustic sound ware (4) , Boston acoustic sub , B&W center , Sony 65” TV - PATIO -
-
Joe, a great personal Christmas present. Enjoy! All pictures are great!
"Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"Anger is just anger. It isn’t good. It isn’t bad. It just is. What you do with it is what matters.
You can use it to build or to destroy. You just have to make the choice. Jim Butcher
Harry / Marietta GA -
I heard those amps when they first came out, man how impressive are they.Dan
My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time. -
Gyosa, you are correct. I purchased my first SDA 2B's in 1989 from the original Hi Fi buys store in Marietta. I still have them.
Some of the guys went on to open Home TheaterWorks in 2007 in Alpharetta - still a great group of people when I purchased Paradigm speakers from them several years ago."Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"Anger is just anger. It isn’t good. It isn’t bad. It just is. What you do with it is what matters.
You can use it to build or to destroy. You just have to make the choice. Jim Butcher
Harry / Marietta GA -
Ha Ha HA!
As I started scrolling through the pics I thought
that was YOUR setup. Gotta get some coffee.
Speakers: Polk Lsim, ATC SCM19 v2, NHT SuperzeroSpeaker Cables: DH Labs, Transparent, Wireworld, Canare, Monster: Beer budget, Bose ears -
Yeah I wish. Lol. Me too, coffee time!
-
Love the design of the dCS gear.
-
Now, ya' KNOW we are gonna need a review of those fancy coat hangers ya' bought, right Joe?
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
I am trying - I need more time on front of the speaks - have only listened to about 10 tracks so far
initial impressions are quite favorable though -
Love those ropes brother!"if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
***************************** -
So where is this Hifi Buys joint exactly? I still have to make the trek up to Roswell to get my integrated back from the shop.
-
2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC
erat interfectorem cesar et **** dictatorem dicere a -
It's worth the drive if you are anywhere near the joint. I'm 4 hours away and I'm heading there the next chance I get. I love the shop and the people there. Very down to Earth and not "snooty" at all. Even the Owner.
It's a far cry from the shops in Charlotte.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Alan Jones (owner) employs people like himself (down to earth) and is always happy to take you round to the different rooms.
-
So where is this Hifi Buys joint exactly? I still have to make the trek up to Roswell to get my integrated back from the shop.
What shop do you use in Roswell? I live just west of Roswell. Thanks!"Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"Anger is just anger. It isn’t good. It isn’t bad. It just is. What you do with it is what matters.
You can use it to build or to destroy. You just have to make the choice. Jim Butcher
Harry / Marietta GA -
Joe, did they still have these in the first room beyond the front counter off to the left that leads to the back hallway?
https://www.monitoraudio.com/en/product-ranges/platinum-ii/platinum-pl500-ii/
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Tom, they were on clearance and not hooked up. They were in the back room. But they just had that annual clearance sale so not sure if they survived that or not.
-
Good. What a waste of space in that store!
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
There is a joint called Modular Electronics....the owners name is Bennnie and a great guy. He will work on whatever audio gear you bring him. He also carries used gear for sale....Alot of McIntosh, Musical Fidelity, etc. Heres the info....I cant get the link to paste:BlueBirdMusic wrote: »
-
~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
-
Thanks guys!!!
I have a Musical Fidelity A5 that needs a couple of things fixed so he sounds like the man. I don’t want to ship it anywhere. It seems like I have seen his shop previously.
Merry Christmas!
Harry
"Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"Anger is just anger. It isn’t good. It isn’t bad. It just is. What you do with it is what matters.
You can use it to build or to destroy. You just have to make the choice. Jim Butcher
Harry / Marietta GA -
Bennie is excellent,, he did wonders on my first set of vtl monosJC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
-
Duly noted. Thanks G.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
