The consumer market is very depressed at the moment so take your time and you should pick up a bargain. Your now finding out that some HiFi shops just want your money and really couldnt care less if your happy with the system. Did he ask you lots of questions while sitting down in a demo room over a cup of coffee, did he then show you a few different systems to gauge how you reacted to different products.............nah, bet he did'nt
remember my advice. Got to say that I dont like Sevenoaks.
I have copied a list of dealers from Neat speakers website, its their dealer list but I know they dont suffer fools gladly, so there are probably some good guys on the list. I would have a listen to the brand new Neat Motive 1 floorstanders at around £1300 add an LFD zero or Mistral integrated amplifier and a Naim CD player for your money. Should be around 4K for the lot including cables. I dont normally do recommendations but you seem to be struggling a bit.
LONDON
Grahams HiFi
190a New North Rd
N1
0207 226 5500
www.grahams.co.uk
Oranges and Lemons (U/P)
61 Webbs Rd
SW11
0207 924 2040
www.oandlhifi.co.uk
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SOUTH EAST
PJ HiFi (U)
3 Bridge Street
Guildford
GU1 4RY
01483 504801
www.pjhifi.co.uk
The Sound Practice (U)
St Albans
AL3 4SP
01727 893928
www.thesoundpractice.com
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SOUTH WEST
The Right Note
Avon Villa
56 High Street
Saltford
Bath
BS18 3EJ
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EAST ANGLIA
Signals (U)
Bucklesham
Ipswich
IP10 0DY
01473 655171
www.signals.uk.com
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MIDLANDS
Cymbiosis (U/P)
6 Hotel Street
Leicester
LE1 5AW
0116 262 3754
www.cymbiosis.com
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NORTH
HiFi Hut (U/P)
1a Coronation Rd
Harrogate
HG2
01423 810990
07736 392852
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NORTH WEST
HiFi Showrooms
12A West Street
Congleton
CW12
01260 280017
www.hifishowrooms.com
Practical HiFi Plus
88 Bridge Street
Warrington
WA1 2RF
01925 632179
Sound Investment
58 Allerton Rd
Woolton
Liverpool
L25 7RG
0151 428 3950
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SCOTLAND
Highland Audio
Seannlios Farm
Kirkhill
Inverness
IV5 7PN
01463 831658
www.highlandaudio.com
Kevin Galloway Audio
11 Milton Road,
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA3 7HG
01563 574185
www.kevingallowayaudio.co.uk
Retro Reproduction
28a Haddington Place
Edinburgh
EH7 4AF
Scotland
0131 558 9989
Heres a further list of dealers that stock LFD, that means they stock a far bigger range of specialist equipment, so if the LFD doesnt suit, then theres bound to be someone else. I have never looked to see if theres a combined Neat/LFD dealer but at least theres lots of interesting stuff to look at and the dealers are more interested in getting you into the right system instead of throwing some demo/display stock at you.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Kronos A/V Limited
8 / 9, Scotch Street Centre, Dungannon,
BT70 1AR
Tel: 02887 753606
Web:
www.kronoshi-fi.co.uk
SCOTLAND
Shadow Audio Consultants
21 - 22 Cadham Centre, Glenrothes,
KY7 6RU
Tel: 01592 744779
Email:
[email protected]
Web:
www.shadowaudio.co.uk
DEVON AND CORNWALL
Audio Destination
32b Bampton Street, Tiverton, Devon,
EX16 6AH
Tel: 01884 243584
Email:
[email protected]
Web:
www.audiodestination.co.uk
BATH and SOUTH WEST
The Right Note
Avon Villa, 56 High Street, Saltford
Bristol, BS18 3EJ
Tel: 01225 874728
Email:
[email protected]
HOME COUNTIES
The Audio Consultants
7, Comet House, Calleva Park, Aldermaston, Reading, RG7 8JA
Tel: 0118 981 9891
Email:
[email protected]
Web:
www.audioconsultants.co.uk
CENTRAL ENGLAND
Midland Audio X-Change
The Old Chapel, Forge Lane, Belbroughton
Worcs, DY9 9TD
Tel: 01562 731100
Email:
[email protected]
Web:
www.midlandaudiox-change.co.uk
CENTRAL LONDON
Walrus Systems
11, New Quebec Street, London, W1H 7DD
Tel: 0207 724 7224
Email:
[email protected]
Web:
www.walrus.co.uk
NORTH LONDON / HERTFORDSHIRE
The Sound Practice
31, St Michaels Street, St Albans,
Hertfordshire, AL3 4SP
Tel: 01727 893928
Email:
[email protected]
Web:
www.thesoundpractice.com
SOUTH WEST LONDON
Esotheric Soundworks
27, Prince of Wales Drive, London,
SW11 4SD
Tel: 07960 958301 / 0207 2077086
Email:
[email protected]
Web:
www.esothericsounds.com
SOUTH WEST LONDON
Choice Hi-Fi
52, Milton Road, East Sheen, London,
SW14 8JR
Tel: 0208 392 1959
Email:
[email protected]
Web:
www.choice-hifi.com
EAST SUSSEX
Sounds of Music
Firgrove Business Park, Firgrove Road
Cross in Hand, Near Heathfield, East Sussex
TN21 0QL
Tel: 01435 865212
Web:
www.sounds-of-music.co.uk
NORTH KENT
Progressive Audio
2, Maryland Court, Rainham, Kent, ME8 8QY
Tel: 01634 389004
Email:
[email protected]
Web:
www.progressiveaudio.co.uk
NORTH WEST
Practical Hi-Fi Plus
88, Bridge Street, Warrington, WA1 2RF
Tel: 01925 632179
Email:
[email protected]
Web:
www.practicalhi-fi.co.uk
LEEDS / WAKEFIELD
Premier Audio
337, Barnsley Road, Sandal, Wakefield, WF2 6AF
Tel: 01924 255045
WEST MANCHESTER
Input Audio
1, Arnold Close, Dukinfield, Cheshire, SK16 5QA
Tel: 0161 338 6249
SOUTH MANCHESTER
Dooleys Hi Fi
106, Mill Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6NR
Tel: 01625 264666
Email:
[email protected]
Web:
www.dooleys-hifi.co.uk
ISLE OF MAN
The Musical Experience
Hedges, Port Lewaigue Close, Port Lewaigue, Maughold, Isle of Man, IM7 1AH
Tel: 01624 817230
Email:
[email protected]
Web:
www.musicalexperience.net
Good Hunting.