retail electronics components in Delhi

troublecomes · Nov 29th, 2005, 18:57

I know, perhaps a strange question, but does anyone know some places in Delhi which sell retail electronics components (transformers, switches etc)?

Im thinking of getting some stuff i need for back home if its cheap.

Thank you

Matt

TYP0 · Nov 29th, 2005, 19:10

I think that you can get alot of that stuff like that at Nehru Place.

mav_e_rick · Nov 29th, 2005, 19:49

dirt cheap at nehru place, remember to bargain and not get conned into getting fake stuff. Plenty of cheap original components available though.

cyberhippie · Nov 29th, 2005, 20:17

India still repairs things so you will be stonished at the range of componants on offer!!
Even in a little town, you'll have a "fixer wallah" and they can put anything back together and they have a fair ranges of swiches tranformers relays etc etc.
The mind boggles at what you will find in a market like Nerhu Place

jyotirmoy · Nov 30th, 2005, 11:29

The best place to shop for these kind of stuff is the Lala Lajpat Rai market near Chandni Chowk. Check out the quality as components of all qualities are sold. If you are looking for a transformer ask for "Guru" brand. I dont know what kind of switches are you looking for. If it is of the rocker or toggle types you will get it here & if they are for domestic power application check out the electrical goods market called Bhagirath place next to this market.
After concluding your business go over to Parathawala Gali & eat stuffed parathas but give the pickle a miss.
Good luck.

vinayverma · Nov 30th, 2005, 11:32

Yes, agree with Jyotirmoy, Lala lajpat rai market according to some is the asia's biggest elctronic component market. Next to it Bhagirath Place, which also has some electronic component shops.

troublecomes · Nov 30th, 2005, 18:47

wow, i didnt really think i was going to get such helpful replies.
i thought id have to ask some DIY audio forums or something....
thanks a lot everyone.

-matt

cyberhippie · Nov 30th, 2005, 18:56

By the way if your into DIY audio, I hear India makes some of the best speakers anywhere!!

Nick-H · Nov 30th, 2005, 23:06

...they must export them all, then... ... ...

Digital Drifter · Nov 30th, 2005, 23:31

were you referring to this ?

http://www.ossaudio.com/cadencemain.htm

& a bit of a storyline or shilling, depending on your POV

http://www.blonnet.com/life/2002/01/...2100320400.htm

read down into the article....

cyberhippie · Nov 30th, 2005, 23:38

Hey Nick you've got a Bose dealer in Chennai!!

Indian speakers are not the new light weight things we see in the west but I was told that though heavy and bulky they produce a great sound!!

Nick-H · Dec 1st, 2005, 00:41

...I was just thinking about the ones one hears on the street.

i believe that, if one has only one cubic inch to spare for speakers then Bose speakers are great. Otherwise they are over-rated 'lifestyle' products rather than hifi.

Word has it, OTOH, that Bose PA speakers are good.

jyotirmoy · Dec 1st, 2005, 11:37

Bose made fantastic stage speakers. Members of a certain band known for their fetish for pure sound were bowled over trying out the speakers at the company's premises. These were however driven by Marshall amps.

vinayverma · Dec 1st, 2005, 12:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyberhippie

By the way if your into DIY audio, I hear India makes some of the best speakers anywhere!!

There is one grand old man in Shankar market near CP who still makes the speaker as per the customer's preferences and usage. These speakers are bulky and heavy as they still use, wooden boxes/cabinates made as per specifications and after calculation to fit the woofer, sub-woofer and tweeters. They also make the speaker systems for Home theatre (5:1 channel or so). I've also seen their amplifier which was good. The best things is they cost almost 10% of the Boses of the world and I know many who still swear by them.

While I was in Uni, we used to have a walkman or a car streo in a cabinate with a low cost amplifier with the two speakers kept in the two corners of our hostel room turned upside down looking into a pair of earthen pots for 'great sound'.

cyberhippie · Dec 1st, 2005, 12:11

Ha Vinay now isn't that strange, the guy who told me about Indian speaker being so good, went on to rave about the sound system at the Mickey Mouse rataurant Puri.

Where the owner had created a great sound system using upside down speaker in earthen pots!!

Maybe the owner is one of your old colledge buddies

Nov 29th, 2005, 18:57	#1
troublecomes Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: perth Posts: 4	retail electronics components in Delhi I know, perhaps a strange question, but does anyone know some places in Delhi which sell retail electronics components (transformers, switches etc)? Im thinking of getting some stuff i need for back home if its cheap. Thank you Matt

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vinayverma Maha Infrequent Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 1,302	Yes, agree with Jyotirmoy, Lala lajpat rai market according to some is the asia's biggest elctronic component market. Next to it Bhagirath Place, which also has some electronic component shops. __________________ If Life is a journey....travel on...and on..on..on.....

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troublecomes Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: perth Posts: 4	thanks wow, i didnt really think i was going to get such helpful replies. i thought id have to ask some DIY audio forums or something.... thanks a lot everyone. -matt

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Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 28,386	...they must export them all, then... ... ... __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

Nov 30th, 2005, 23:31	#10
Digital Drifter bang a whore? Bangalore Dammit! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,878	were you referring to this ? http://www.ossaudio.com/cadencemain.htm & a bit of a storyline or shilling, depending on your POV http://www.blonnet.com/life/2002/01/...2100320400.htm read down into the article.... __________________ Click here for the Indiamike train guide in PDF

Nov 29th, 2005, 19:10	#2
TYP0 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 62	I think that you can get alot of that stuff like that at Nehru Place.

Nov 29th, 2005, 19:49	#3
mav_e_rick the TuRbAnAtOr Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 91	dirt cheap at nehru place, remember to bargain and not get conned into getting fake stuff. Plenty of cheap original components available though.

Nov 29th, 2005, 20:17	#4
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,009	India still repairs things so you will be stonished at the range of componants on offer!! Even in a little town, you'll have a "fixer wallah" and they can put anything back together and they have a fair ranges of swiches tranformers relays etc etc. The mind boggles at what you will find in a market like Nerhu Place

Nov 30th, 2005, 11:29	#5
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,725	The best place to shop for these kind of stuff is the Lala Lajpat Rai market near Chandni Chowk. Check out the quality as components of all qualities are sold. If you are looking for a transformer ask for "Guru" brand. I dont know what kind of switches are you looking for. If it is of the rocker or toggle types you will get it here & if they are for domestic power application check out the electrical goods market called Bhagirath place next to this market. After concluding your business go over to Parathawala Gali & eat stuffed parathas but give the pickle a miss. Good luck.

Nov 30th, 2005, 18:56	#8
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,009	By the way if your into DIY audio, I hear India makes some of the best speakers anywhere!!

Nov 30th, 2005, 23:38	#11
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,009	Hey Nick you've got a Bose dealer in Chennai!! Indian speakers are not the new light weight things we see in the west but I was told that though heavy and bulky they produce a great sound!!

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Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 28,386	...I was just thinking about the ones one hears on the street. i believe that, if one has only one cubic inch to spare for speakers then Bose speakers are great. Otherwise they are over-rated 'lifestyle' products rather than hifi. Word has it, OTOH, that Bose PA speakers are good.

Dec 1st, 2005, 11:37	#13
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,725	Bose made fantastic stage speakers. Members of a certain band known for their fetish for pure sound were bowled over trying out the speakers at the company's premises. These were however driven by Marshall amps.

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cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,009	Ha Vinay now isn't that strange, the guy who told me about Indian speaker being so good, went on to rave about the sound system at the Mickey Mouse rataurant Puri. Where the owner had created a great sound system using upside down speaker in earthen pots!! Maybe the owner is one of your old colledge buddies

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