Ok kids, (he he he he)
Here's where to get your parts:
Resistors/Standard Capacitors/General Electronics
a) Guadalupe row (there are about 4-5 electronics shop here) - right side, north bound before pedestrian overpass
b) DEECO - they're all over Metro Manila
c) Raon - there's a lot here - Deeco, Electromark, Avesco, etc.
d) Farnell - go to their site at
www.Farnell.com - personally highly recommended although delivery takes up to three weeks
e) RS Components - go to their site at
www.rsphilippines.com (be warned, you may experience problems such as parts replacement, denial of order, wrong quantity)
Hookup Wires
a) Audience @ Architectural Audio
(Personal Recommendation)
Specialty Parts
a) Black Gate, Audio Professor, F&T, Jensen, MIT Capacitors @ Silver Strings
b) Auricaps @ Silver Strings and Architectural Audio
c) Riken Resistors @ Silver Strings
d) ALPS Volume Potentiometer @ Silver Strings
e) DACT (Danish Audio ConnecT) @ Silver Strings
f) Mundorf Capacitors @ Audio Amplified
(Personal Recommendation)
Tubes/Tube Sockets
a) Various tubes @ Silver Strings - they have a forum here
b) Svetlana Tubes @ Architectural Audio - they have a forum here
c) Various tubes @ Rene Rivo - he has a forum here
d) Various tubes @ John Poscablo
e) Ceramic tube sockets @ Silver Strings
f) Various tubes @ Phasetron
g) Various tubes @ Jerik Chua (0919-327-1371)
h) Audiophile - Sovtek, Electro-Harmonix
i) Audio Den - Golden Dragon
j) Listening in Style - Sovtek
k) Sensible Audio - Assorted
Audio and Power Transformers
a) Tamura and Tango @ Silver Strings
b) Custom wound @ John Poscablo, Edrel Sison
c) James @ THLAudio (
www.thlaudio.com)
(Personal Recommendation)
Chassis for your Tube projects
a) Hammond Chassis @ Farnell and RS Components
b) Suzurando Chassis @ Silver Strings - these are Japan made, super pogi chassis for those with money to burn
(Personal Recommendation)
c) Bare aluminum sheets @ Triple A - Makati, Quezon City
Chip Amps/OPAMPS/HEXFREDS
a) Farnell
b) RS Components
Fostex and Lowther Drivers
a) Silver Strings
Connectors
a) High quality binding posts, RCA (female) @ Silver Strings
- and a shameless plug (sic) -
b) Bullet Plugs (RCA male), PhonoPod (RCA female), CablePod (Binding posts), and Bayonet Plugs (4mm plugs) from yours truly.