Australian Hifi

Poee7R
Poee7R Posts: 904
edited March 2010 in The Clubhouse
Well in a month, Ill be going to Australia, Brisbane to be exact, for a month. And will be without tunes for said time. So Im wanting to check out some Hifi shops there, but having not been there before, Im totally clueless on where to go.

So Im asking if anyone lives there, or has been there and can recommend some shops or even sights to go see. I dont think we have much of an Australian membership, but figure its worth a shot to ask.

Im sure most of my time will be spent doing a million other things, but since there is a chance Ill end up moving there at some point, it would be nice to map out a bit of a plan on acquiring some gear as it doesnt seem like even Ebay.au is a great place for audio. Not to mention no Audiogon and not much of a craigslist following either.


Dave
Once again we meet at last.
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  • jimbo1421
    jimbo1421 Posts: 772
    edited March 2010
    Let us know if turntables spin the other direction Down Under.

    Jim
    5.1 System:
    TCL R613 55" 4K
    Front: SRS-3.1TL
    Center: CS400i
    Surround: Monitor 10B
    PSW10 subwoofer
    Onkyo PR-SC886P Pre/Pro
    NAD T955 5 channel power amplifier
    Technics SL-1710 MK2 turntable
    Audio-Technica AT14Sa cartridge
    Parasound P3 pre-amp
    Oppo BDP-103 Blu-Ray
    2014 MacBook Pro 2.8 GHz

    2.0 Office System:
    Monitor 10A (Peerless)
    Outlaw 1050 receiver
    Parasound HCA-1000A power amp
    MacPro
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited March 2010
    Hey, give us an idea of what music they're listening over there when you get back. I'd like to know what the locals are listening to.
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  • Zitro
    Zitro Posts: 864
    edited March 2010
    Lucky man, I've been wanting to visit Australia for years. Might do some internship work down there for the summer. Enjoy!
    - Jeremy

    Amps: Jolida FX-10, NAD 3045, NAD C320BEE, Sansui G-9700
    Speakers: Polk Monitor 7A's, KEF Reference 104aB
    Sources: ProJect Debut Carbon, Sonos streaming FLAC
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  • Poee7R
    Poee7R Posts: 904
    edited March 2010
    Yeah should definitely be a good time, not digging the flight though (14 hrs, non stop out of LAX). Ill check out Lenehan Audio, being in Queensland is perfect. He does have some nice looking speakers on his site.

    Fatchowmein, I already listen to a bit of what they do there, my wife is Australian so not much of a choice really, haha. Something for Kate and The Screaming Jets are two groups I dig and would suggest if you're into rock.


    Dave
    Once again we meet at last.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited March 2010
    There was an excellent shop directly across the street from the hotel I stayed at in Brisbane. I can't recall the name of the hotel, but it was the old treasury building converted to 5 star digs.

    Australian made Krix Bros speakers are jaw droppers. You won't believe what you can get out of two, 4" woofers and a decent power amp.

    Brisbane is a happening town. Leave the wife home if possible. All shapes and sizes.
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