Re: Help needed to find stereo equipment!

Here's a look at what I'm going through...

I go to Circuit City's website, they list several items of potential
interest by various manufacturers. Then I go to the actual brick and
mortar store, and they have virtually nothing. No cassette decks, and
only a couple dusty turntables. So there's no way to listen to these
things before I buy, and in most cases I can't even SEE the darn
things in person.

And of course, no one in the store has Clue One about any technology
more than a few years old. So I can't get any help there.

I'm gradually finding some user reviews online but it's like looking
for a needle in a haystack.

My biggest concern is finding something that will LAST.

I was surprised though, to see that the manufacturer of my old amp and
cassette deck (Onkyo) is still in business, and seems to be at the
higher end of the scale, at least judging by price. (My turntable is a
direct drive Technic.)