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Record Head has been serving customers in Milwaukee since 1972. We have managed to thrive in an age of big-box stores in part because we offer a level of expertise and customer service other retailers can not. When you buy new or used stereo equipment from us, you will be dealing with a professional who can make an informed recommendation that goes beyond the bottom line. We will work with you to match you with the right receiver, speaker, CD player, or turntable for your needs and your budget.
Electronic audio equipment has been a part of homes almost as long as electricity. From phonograms and AM radios to bluetooth systems and smart speakers, there are numerous devices, functions, and purposes for home audio equipment.
To play audio, a source, such as a radio, disc player, turntable, or smart TV, is needed. That is then connected to a receiver, which usually has a basic amplifier and EQ built in. Then, at least one speaker is connected to produce sound. Some equipment combines two or all three of these elements.
For one, for the amount of money you put in, a vintage or used audio amp has the potential to provide way more bang for your buck than a modern speaker system. Nothing sounds quite as good as some of the speakers and amplifiers of yesteryear. And, if you listen to the music of yesteryear, it can be a great idea to have speakers from the same era. After all, the music was recorded to sound good through the stereo equipment of the time. For example, love the sound of disco? Get a set of 70s Fischer speakers!
Stereo equipment contains toxic chemicals that can leach into the environment, so never throw them in the garbage. Small electronics contain chemicals such as brominated flame retardants, mercury, cadmium and lead, which can pollute waterways.
We have the largest selection of vintage audio and used stereo equipment in the area. This includes many name brands like Pioneer, Fisher, Panasonic, Kenwood, Philips, Toshiba, Sony, Yamaha, Optonica and many more!
As you may know, vinyl is back! We carry a variety of used record players and turntables perfect for spinning new and used vinyl. Come browse the selection at our store to find used stereo equipment for your home.
We can think of two primary types of buyers who would be interested in a stereo receiver: those who want to listen to vinyl records and those who want a step up in sound quality from that of an all-in-one wireless speaker.
Vinyl records have become popular once again. While some newer turntables have phono preamps and even Bluetooth wireless built in, most good ones do not, making them difficult to connect to wireless speakers. Most stereo receivers have phono preamps built in, so you can plug in a turntable and get good sound with no need to add extra components.
Some of those manufactures have gone out of business. Other have been taken over by companies building lesser-quality components. But you can still find the vintage stereo gear from the 1950s through the 1970s at Getchell Amplifiers in Brownsburg,
"It's much more warm sounding. More musical sounding," Getchell explained. "You'd have to spend thousands of dollars now to equal a vintage piece of equipment you can get for $200 to $300 to get the same kind of sound quality and the same construction quality."
"I have people that buy it for the looks. I have people buy it for the sound quality. I have people buy it for the physical quality and the fact at it was made when either the United States or Japan, which are both great manufacturing giants, actually cared about physical quality of their equipment," Getchell said.
Getchell also offers repair or recondition services for customer's equipment. He said he tries to use high quality components, often better than the original parts, and new-old stock whenever possible.
Most of the equipment Getchell, 29, sells and restores was made years before he was even born. It was a childhood curiosity about how electronic and audio equipment worked that got him into the business.
After tinkering with a RadioShack educational kit and a 1930s tube radio from his grandfather, Getchell said he was 12 or 13 when he built his first amplifier and was 17 when he made his first guitar amplifier for a 4-H project. Not long after that, he bought his first piece of vintage stereo gear at a Goodwill store was hooked by the sound quality.
Getchell started buying more vintage components to repair and sell on Ebay and CraigsList. He also continued making small, tube-powered guitar amps, but found a much larger market for the vintage stereo gear.
In 2014, Getchell took a leap of faith and opened a brick-and-mortar shop in a converted house at 521 E. Main St. in Brownburg. He also stocked a few used guitars and other musical equipment, and partnered with two teachers to offer guitar lessons.
There is a very good old style stereo store in North Dallas (Forest Lane and Preston Road) that I patronize--Audio Concepts. It's a low key, friendly place, that gives good advice within whatever budget you specify. Their range is from modest prices to ultra-expensive. I've been going there for more than two decades.
I bought my first stereo from Crazy Eddie himself, Eddie Antar. He had one store, on Kings Highway and Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn. The store wasn't called Crazy Eddie (he wasn't well known yet), something like Stereo Exchange. It wasn't far from where I lived. I was working during the summer, saving money so I could buy a "real" stereo. I had a subscription to Stereo Review, so I kinda knew what to look for and what was in my price range. Every so often, I'd go to that store, listen, and ask questions. The summer ended, and I had enough money, but this was a big purchase for me and I couldn't pull the trigger. I was told to come to the store that evening and they'd give me a great price. I went back with my dad. They had me speak to Eddie, who was wearing a dirty white t-shirt stretched over his belly. He gave me a final price of $525 for the whole thing. I still wasn't sure. He got angry and said "This price is for tonight only!" The pressure worked, and I bought. I got for $525: a Garrard Zero-100 turntable, I don't remember the cartridge (probably a Shure), a Marantz receiver with 30 watts per channel RMS (and this really cool blue and red lighting scheme for the stations), a pair of Martin speakers (the guitar company, making a foray into speakers), and Sennheiser HD-414 headphones.
I miss those old stores. Tweeter Etc, Fred Locke Stereo, Spearit Sound & even Lechmere, which was more of a large department store with a huge stereo department. I too bought an Onkyo receiver from Crazy Eddie when he was selling via the Stereo Review classifieds section as "Stereo Exchange". I remember having to wire the money to them. That was a scary thing for a teenager. The only reason I even did it was that I figured Stereo Review wouldn't list their classified ad if they weren't legit. How naive I was...
My first encounter with a real stereo store was when I got into jazz and was purchasing vinyl although I didn't own a turntable, had a roommate with one. I was in St. Louis at the time and changed housing arrangements, and decided it was time for a decent stereo set up. I did no research whatsoever, though I do recall I brought Stitt Plays Bird, and MJQ Last Concert to audition at the shop ... bottom line I got the full-on pressure sales pitch and crumbled, spending way too much money. The next day I returned it all, and I remember the salesman had to come out to sign off on the return since he was getting no money out of me in the end. Got a taste of the same pitch but at that point I had made up my mind and that was it. Dude was pissed.
In the end I purchased an all-inclusive set from some catalog company and it did me very well for a good long time. (And sounded even better when I married my wife and added her studio-monitor quality speakers.) Nowadays though its higher-end PC speakers and the Kia car stereo that came standard.
I do recall Crazy Eddie's in Westport, CT but that was only when I needed a car stereo to replace the original Am/Fm radio that came with the Mustang II I purchased before moving to St Louis for Grad school.
Back when I was living in Rochester, NY in the 70's, 80's and 90's there were actually about 4 specialty stores that sold high quality audio equipment. I would often visit those shops just to check out what they had. When the time came that I wanted to upgrade my speakers or separate amps and pre amps, I would spend quite a bit of time listening to what was available in the various shops. A few of them had special listening areas with wonderful leather couches and chairs. You could bring your own recordings with which you were familiar to audition the equipment. 781b155fdc