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In Reply to: RE: Does anyone remember these great old Chicago-based stereo stores from the 70s? posted by tomservo on February 17, 2010 at 17:43:21
I worked for Columbia in Highland Park back in 76. Also sold equipment for them when I was in school. Seems like another lifetime.
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Mercman,
Was Sy Rubinstein (sp?) working there back then? A friend who worked at Sound Experience (car stereo) gave me Sy's name and I ended up buying a Nak CR-5A from him and then returning it for a Nak CR-7A...it was at the Buffalo Grove store though. Really straight shooter.
When I was stationed at Ft. Sheridan (78-80) I used to love going into the Highland Park store and marveling at the B&O tables and how impervious they were to external vibration.
I remember buying a used Teac A-6300 and later trading it in on a new Akai GX-747 at Pacific Stereo on 95th st in Oak Lawn. Did their eyes light up when they saw the A-6300. How dumb was I?
At the Highland Park store there was Carl Borden, Sandy Bronstein, and myself that sold the stereo gear. Norm Rozak, the owner, also worked the floor at times.
Sandy latter opened a Columbia Audio Video in Buffalo Grove with Norm. I worked a summer there when he was first opening the store.
All of these folks were good guys.
Does anyone remember Paul Scarpelli at Columbia Audio Video in Highland Park? He was there in the late 70s and early 80s. Really great guy.
Then there is a chance that a few remaining brain cells would recognize you because i still went there occasionally.
In 1974 i had moved from the TV store (20th century TV on 2nd street) on wanting to be in the speaker business.
I had gone to work for a friend from Highschool, Tom Furlong so i was building speakers up on 41 north of town and mixing bands occasionally at the Alley in Highwood at that time. Yes, it does seem like another lifetime, i guess it was..
Unfortunately the pictures don't come through on the link today but there was some reminiscing on PSW a while back.
http://www.livesoundint.com/archives/2003/april/water.php
Best,
Tom
are you still in the area?
I was going to podiatry school in Chicago at that time.
I live in So. CA now. I do miss the excitement of Chicago, but not the weather!
Steve
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