Some of our good friends...

Our pals at Backline Musician Services are the pros' at fixing pro-audio stuff. They also rent great backline gear for concerts and tours.

Our chum Min-Soo Kim runs Pure Sound, at 1757 Capilano Road, North Vancouver, BC, V7P 3B5 and is experienced with new and vintage hi-fi and musical instrument electronics. Contact him at (604) 985 3490 Closed on Modays..

Imre and the crew at IT Electronics repair all sorts of hi-fi electronics, and are at 5690 Imperial St, Burnaby, BC, V5J 1G2. (604) 430-4228.

The amazing Dave Vidal (604) 4437 3694, is a well known guitarist and specializes in Fender tube amp repairs and mods.

For tubes and tube accessories, visit Ho Electronic & Sound Service at 3483 Kingsway Vancouver, BC, V5R 5L5. Ho sels Eminence speakers, but don't hold that against him.

Curt Palme at Sound Soloutions is definitely the man to know if you have a CRT type video projector or reel-to-reel tape machine that needs professional attention. Curt's website is an amazing resource, and a goldmine of useful information.

Columbus Radio, 359 Lynn Ave, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 2C4, do a lovely job servicing vintage hi-fi gear. They can be reached at (604) 985 8824.

If you want to buy (or sell) used hi-fi gear, Trent at Lotusland is a great guy to know, at 2660 Alma Street, Vancouver, BC, V6R 3S2. (604) 733-0771. He sells recent model hi-fi gear at very fair prices.

Gordon Sauck at Innovative Audio run BC's largest vintage audio store, at 11966 64th Ave, Delta, BC, V4E 1C8. (604) 594-9575. He has a large stock, which always includes some classic and collectable equipment.

When we have computer stuff that we no longer need, we donate it to Free Geek a non-profit organization that turns the best bits into free computers for the poor, and responsibly recycles the rest. Drop it off at 1820 Pandora Street, Vancouver, BC, V5L 1M5. (604) 879 4335.