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I was thinking the other day about all the audio stores that were around when I was a kid

I know we all grew up in different places so the experience shared here all will not relate to. Though I am sure there will be stories that some can relate to. I grew up,in Detroit Michigan and starting going to Audio stores at the ripe old age of 14 years old. Of course I didn't drive at the time so my father would take me. He loved music but wasn't really into audio equipment. Here are some of the stores I used to go to.

1. Tech hi-fi in Royal Oak
2. Audioland In Roseville
3. Audio Dimensions in birmingham
4. Absolute Sound in Royal Oak
5.Stereoland in Detroit

Of course there were other stores but my father would only take me so far. Everything was so new to me and fresh at the time it was really exciting. I still go to audiophile shows today and some audiophile meetings. And though I still enjoy it I had the most excitement when I was a kid.


taters
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mapman
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String I'm Rutgers class of 81.  Remember hifi haven.   Bought an omni sonic imaging gadget there once as a poor college kid.  I worked at the nearby tech hifi on George Street  part time as well.  
tonykay
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FWIW, I just remembered that the all-McIntosh store on Ventura Blvd in Studio City that I mentioned earlier was named Eamon's Audio (or Emmon's?). Just wanted to clear that up (LOL)!
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I lived in Brooklyn, NY. Mid to late Seventies, my FUN Saturdays were spent taking the Train into the City to Times Square and walking over to 'Harveys' on 45th Street off of 5th Avenue.  Then I would walk down to Stereo Exchange in Greenwiich Village.  Stereo Exchange was INCREDIBLE for a 15 year old addicted to hifi.  You would walk in and on one side were racks and racks and racks of used gear - the suff right out of the magazines.  Hafler, Citation, Dynaco, Threshold...  It was amazing.   I can smell that store if I close my eyes...
jafant
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Nice memories-guys!
there is nothing like a B&M Audio shop.
taters OP
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Does anyone remember Acoustic Image? They had a storefront on Ventura bl in Studio City around 1990. They carried a lot of esoteric gear for that time. They only had the store for a couple of years. I think the guy might work out of his house nowadays but I have not spoken to him in years. His salesman used to work for Christopher Hansen in Beverly Hills.

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