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Title: Recommendations Needed For Headshells in the EU
Post by: jazbo8 on November 15, 2013, 02:55:01 am

Did a quick search but did not see anything... I'm in the process of getting (finally) head shells for all the amps that I built over the past few years, so looking for good head cabinet suppliers in the EU (I am in Spain).

TIA,
Jaz

Title: Re: Recommendations Needed For Headshells in the EU
Post by: sluckey on November 15, 2013, 06:07:39 am

http://www.tubeampdoctor.com/ (http://www.tubeampdoctor.com/)

Title: Re: Recommendations Needed For Headshells in the EU
Post by: jazbo8 on November 16, 2013, 01:14:26 am

Thanks! Now how about in hardwood? I suppose I could ask any competent furniture/cabinet maker to make them for me, but just thought I ask if some shops specialize in such things.

Also, someone in the UK recommended AF Custom Cabinets (http://afcustomcabinets.weebly.com/index.html) to me, the cabinets and heads look great, I plan to order one to evaluate for myself.

Title: Re: Recommendations Needed For Headshells in the EU
Post by: steven on December 12, 2013, 08:21:40 am

Also check out Tube Town - http://www.tt-cabs.com/index.php (http://www.tt-cabs.com/index.php) - I can recommend them without reservation.

steven

Title: Re: Recommendations Needed For Headshells in the EU
Post by: jazbo8 on December 12, 2013, 10:07:17 am

Thanks!

Title: Re: Recommendations Needed For Headshells in the EU
Post by: FranciscoPerez on December 16, 2013, 09:38:16 am

Hey there!
Great to see another spanish amp builder around here.

I also ordered several cabs from tubeampdoctor and tubetown, in addition to some components etc, in the last few years with great results.
They are a quite overpriced in my humble opinion, but well built and well finished.
The cabinets I ordered from tubeampdoctor were more expensive but looked better finished to me.
If you're looking for tweed, something to bare in mind is that tube town doesn't apply lacquer ("cola laca") onto it. At least they did not by the time I ordered the cabs. For anything that doesn't involve tweed, I'd choose tube town.

Never had any shipping issues with any of them, it was fast and safe, but again you pay for it.

Cheers!!
Fran

Title: Re: Recommendations Needed For Headshells in the EU
Post by: jazbo8 on December 16, 2013, 10:44:31 am

Thanks for the feedback, and nice blog you have. Spiral speakers, never seen those before...

Title: Re: Recommendations Needed For Headshells in the EU
Post by: FranciscoPerez on December 16, 2013, 01:57:09 pm

Thanks!! Glad you like it!!