Thanks to our friend (and official lexicographer) Steve Silverman KB3SII for alerting us to this important bit of radio news from the Big Apple. It seems that a part of old Radio Row was saved and moved — first to Brooklyn and now to the Bronx. I got a kick out of some of the comments in the New York Times article about the store: The insurance company determined that the contents of the store were “non-pilferable.” And one young audio enthusiast was quoted as saying that old American tubes “sound better” than Chinese tubes. I guess they have more presence. Or brightness. And less feathering. Or something.
Here is the 2011 NYT article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/nyregion/leeds-radio-is-a-haven-for-lovers-of-all-things-analog.html
To N2CQR
Radio Row survives in a storefront in the Bronx, by appointment only. Leeds Radio was started in 1923 and survives because an enterprising customer bought it from the 72 year old owner.
But this is where you can shop any time for stuff that should be in your junk box:
Yikes, what is the world coming to?
I promise to keep any information about what you actually buy on that site a secret!
73
Steve KB3SII … .. ..
Nothing to say about this, really good information. I have a site redtea.com. if you have another news site please share, I want to read more and more.