First, welcomes, however belated, are in order
Since you are in Mumbai, you should try some local flavour. First on the list is Norge Audio. They have a few SS integrateds, a bookshelf and a floorstander. Their address is
Eastern Electronics,
225, Hammer Smith Industrial Estate, Sitladevi Temple Road,
Mahim, Mumbai -16.
Tel 2446 6627
Norge Audio
I can give you detailed driving directions if you want to go there.
For speakers, please try Telome Audio also. They are based in Hill Road, Bandra West very close to St Stanislaus High School. Their website is
Telome Audio - index page
If you're interested in the usual suspects (read as Marantz, Denon, NADs, Focal, Quad, Bose, etc, etc), you will need to visit hifi shops like Boom-a-rang at Juhu (near Prithvi Theatre) or CST opposite the General Post Office; Lakozy at Girgaum Chowpatty on Marine Drive; JBL at the Palladium in Pheonix Mills Compound, Lower Parel; Bose at Atria Mall at Worli or Inorbit Mall at Malad West or Phoenix Mills Compound behind BIG Bazaar in Lower Parel; The Shop, Viola and Alliance4 along DN Nagar within a 100 meter stretch in Andheri West (the landmark there is The Club). B&Ws are available near CST (Soundsmiths, I think, if memory serves me right).
Indian Specialists:
If you're interested in Indian made tubes, try Lyrita
Lyrita Audio
If you're interested in Indian made electrostatic hybrid speakers, try Cadence (warning: their website is truly pathetic, but I am told their speakers are not
).
Welcome to CadenceAudio WebSite
You can also try audire monoblocks and single driver speakers
The Birth Of Audire
Take a day (or three) off. Take a few favourite CDs. Happy hunting.
Joshua
