[Sgt_Strider]

Just wondering cuz I don't want to resort to using ebay or any stores that ain't local. Shipping will be a killer. Thanks.

 

[HeaTransfer]

In a city of this size, of course.


I assume you're speaking of specialty audio stores. Here are a few of the more prominent ones-


Sound Plus ( www.soundplus.ca )

SoundRoom ( www.soundroom.ca )

Hi Fi centre ( www.hificentre.com )

Commercial Electronics ( www.commercialelectronics.ca )


If you're looking for DIY I think speaker city ( www.speakercity.ca ) carries DIY stuff - though I've never been there.


Forgot to add:

London Drugs carries Klipsch.

A&B carries Totem and Energy.


Hardcore 2-ch:

Signature Audio.

 

[Sgt_Strider]

Thanks for the links. I'll check out some of the stores that you have listed there. Btw is there a good brand or nice sets of speakers that are less than $1000 CAD, preferably a 5.1 setup. The rest of the money will go toward the receiver.

 

[Fife]

Sgt,


You have PM

 

[mshe]

Quote:

Originally posted by Sgt_Strider Thanks for the links. I'll check out some of the stores that you have listed there. Btw is there a good brand or nice sets of speakers that are less than $1000 CAD, preferably a 5.1 setup. The rest of the money will go toward the receiver.

You should be able to get a full set of Athena Audition speakers for less than 1000.00

 

[HeaTransfer]

Honestly if you're looking for 5.1, sub included, for $1k ... I wouldn't go to any of those independent stores - they generally go higher up the speaker foodchain.


You can comfortably get something like Energy Take 5.1 from A&B for

 

[edaly]

For $1k you're better off buying used than new; auditioning is a lot more critical in the >$1k range. Check www.canuckaudiomart.com.


Audiogon.com is also an option, although many sellers only ship inside the US. If you're ready to buy, though, lots of them will make an exception. The prices are typically so much cheaper that even after shipping, GST, PST, brokerage it's still cheaper than buying in Canada. For instance, someone's selling a Rocket ELT package on there (with a Denon AVR-1804 - decent entry-level receiver) for US$800. After exchange, shipping, tax, it'd probably be ~CDN$1350. Hard to beat that in Canada.



edaly