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Offline M_Shoe_Maker

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Old Audio Stores
« on: Feb 24, 2003 at 05:37 PM »
Does anybody remember Sams Audio?

-  I bought my 11-band equalizer there ;D ;D ;D

How about Wynns?

-  I bought my DBX bass enhancer there  ;D ;D ;D

Hayop ba sa equipment???  ;D ;D ;D


Going to more "hi-end" (kuno)  ;D  stores....

How about Vetjems and Danvir located near MCS?

-  I bought my first separates (pre / power amp combos) there.  ;D ;D ;D   JBL speakers rin pala  ;D ;D

Oh, those were the good 'ol crazy days.  ;D


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Re:Old Audio Stores
« Reply #1 on: Feb 26, 2003 at 12:21 PM »
Quote from: M_Shoe_Maker on Feb 24, 2003 at 05:37 PM
Does anybody remember Sams Audio?

-  I bought my 11-band equalizer there ;D ;D ;D

How about Wynns?

-  I bought my DBX bass enhancer there  ;D ;D ;D



he he! i bought a sansui equalizer from there too.


what about LPs and tapes? where did you use to buy?
ako sa Cubao lagi...musicland (tama ba spelling?), ALI mall SM cubao siempre. ano nga yung record store sa Kamuning dati...near wynns din?
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Re:Old Audio Stores
« Reply #2 on: Feb 27, 2003 at 05:46 AM »
Oh boy, thanks for making me feel a tad younger!

Older stores I remember are Upscale's National Bookstore branch, and Upscale's Park Square branch when it was bigger and along the Pasay Road side of the mall.

Further back, it's the surplus stores in Dau already!
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Re:Old Audio Stores
« Reply #3 on: Feb 27, 2003 at 08:47 AM »
Quote from: tuff_u_gong on Feb 26, 2003 at 12:21 PM



 ano nga yung record store sa Kamuning dati...near wynns din?

Phoenix yata ang name nun. Doon rin kasi ako umaarkila ng mga CD. Ewan ko rin ha. Baka Phoenix Bldg yun. ???  
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Re:Old Audio Stores
« Reply #4 on: Feb 27, 2003 at 11:49 AM »
Quote from: Akebono on Feb 27, 2003 at 08:47 AM
Quote from: tuff_u_gong on Feb 26, 2003 at 12:21 PM



 ano nga yung record store sa Kamuning dati...near wynns din?

Phoenix yata ang name nun. Doon rin kasi ako umaarkila ng mga CD. Ewan ko rin ha. Baka Phoenix Bldg yun. ???  

tama ka...phoenix nga yata... i miss buying new LPs and tapes...to me, downloading and listening to MP3 music will never offer as much fun!
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Re:Old Audio Stores
« Reply #5 on: Feb 27, 2003 at 04:14 PM »
Watch out for this folks...

Remember Mang JV, ex-distributor of Cary tube amps and preamps, and probably the father of audio in Makati Cinema Sqr. ? ;D

He might just make a comeback with the distributorship of Cary products.... again.  Seems that Cary's Dennis Had is pretty impressed with him.  ;)

Go Mang JV!
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Re:Old Audio Stores
« Reply #6 on: Feb 27, 2003 at 05:31 PM »
I used to frequent Audiophile store in Cubao Ali Mall (beside the piano stores) before.... since student pa lang ako, I can't afford to buy any of their expensive items so whenever i passed by cubao, i always drop by there, pasilip silip lang, 'lang pambili e  ;D .... then after a couple of rounds sa loob, sa labas naman ako tumatambay just to hear their sound system.... solve na ako dun ... yun nga lang,  madalas din ako mapagkamalang "bakal boy" ng mga bading na lumalapit sa akin  >:( ... of course, disappear agad ako   ;D

The last time i went there, i can't seem to find the store anymore.... i think closed na yun...

I also buy my LPs at Ali Mall....



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Re:Old Audio Stores
« Reply #7 on: Mar 05, 2003 at 06:13 PM »
How about the old "Reference Audio" located at Makati Cinema Sqr. and Virra Mall?  It was among 1 of the first stores to sell brand new stuff up to the early 90s.  

The brands it carried were quite impressive during those days:

Conrad Johnson, Musical Fidelity, B&K, Rotel, SAE, DBX, ADC, B&W, Monitor Audio, Tannoy...........
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Re:Old Audio Stores
« Reply #8 on: Mar 05, 2003 at 11:01 PM »
Actually reference audio head honcho rody apolinario
is alive and kicking distributing rotel and velodyne,
joey lim who manned the mcs branch is now with toyama as sales manager for onkyo, b&w, etc., edwin ayeras is now with yupangco (yamaha). the other edwin
owns sound dimension. jun diaz? used to be with dcm but haven't been hearing from him.
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Re:Old Audio Stores
« Reply #9 on: Mar 06, 2003 at 08:05 AM »
Oh, by the way, you can catch Joey-Boy at Park Square 1 Lobby this week (or tapos na ba).  Upscale has an ongoing demo at the Lobby.  Since Upscale is carrying Toyama stuff, Joey will be there.

What ever happened to Robert a.k.a. Hardy who was manning Reference's Virra Mall branch?
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Re:Old Audio Stores
« Reply #10 on: Mar 06, 2003 at 02:00 PM »
Quote from: M_Shoe_Maker on Feb 24, 2003 at 05:37 PM
Does anybody remember Sams Audio?
-  I bought my 11-band equalizer there ;D ;D ;D
yes and napapagusapan na namin ni Hyperaudio ito and dito ko nabili yung turntable kong Technics and still alive and in top condition!  :D

that's what you called the MAGALLANES Days....

thanx HyperRR  ;)
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Re:Old Audio Stores
« Reply #11 on: Mar 06, 2003 at 02:04 PM »
Quote from: hyperaudio on Mar 05, 2003 at 11:01 PM
jun diaz? used to be with dcm but haven't been hearing from him.
nagsarili na si Jun Diaz and nagttxt pa sya sa akin before and still residing at Marikina City.
audiophile power supply and equipments din business nya.  ;)
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Re:Old Audio Stores
« Reply #12 on: Mar 06, 2003 at 02:10 PM »
karaniwan namang kakilala kong tindero/tindera sa Raon ay sila na ang may sariling store na mina-manage.

like in Akihabara, and Soliman Record Bar.

suki ako ng LPs dito lalo na sa Salonga, Escaño, & Soliman Record Bars.

and Philippine Greetings sa Florentino Torres malapit sa Fire Station ng Ongpin.

Supreme Sports naman sa Ronquillo.

and Oriental Radio Supply & Armstrong pag electronics parts.

Wow Reminiscing the old SUKI days!  ;D
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Re: Old Audio Stores
« Reply #13 on: May 26, 2004 at 01:46 PM »
I missed this thread...


Sams Audio...

in order of purchase

Pioneer Eq
Kenwood Loudspeaker (still with the family, after all these years)
Pioneer Amp
Kenwood Tuner
Realistic Eq...still with me, but used as an "electronic crossover" for a sub

Anyone remember seing  the large Cerwin Vega, model D9 with the 15 inch woofer for sale at 15K....na nandoon sa shop nila ? ang tagal bago nabenta yun...I used to drool over that stuff....and the Infinity with a 12 inch woofer with a hundred tweeters..hehehe


Vetjems...kay Danny right ?

Pioneer Amp
Technics Tape Deck RS M45 (still have it pero sira)
JVC 4 Channel Receiver

Danvir...often browsed through their shops but never got anything...pangit kasi listening room nila..hahaha


WYNSS...parating nasa Manila Bulletin yun diba...pero ang layo Cubao para sa akin....


DELCO ..kay Mang JV sa MCS.....saw for a firstime a  bookshelf  Celestion in that shop...tulo laway and a Marantz tube... I met JV a few weeks ago sa MSC...babalik ang DELCO, but puro Cell Phone daw lang ang meron... :(

How about Sensible Audio...still there sa MSC after all these years ....I remember before.. SI Lito G was always at MSC...


across Sensible Audio in MSC...may isang audio store doon...kaso parating sarado..kahit weekends...once or twice ko lang ata nakitang bukas....mahilig din sa vintage items...tubes, LPs..etc







Quote from: M_Shoe_Maker on Feb 24, 2003 at 05:37 PM
Does anybody remember Sams Audio?

-  I bought my 11-band equalizer there ;D ;D ;D

How about Wynns?

-  I bought my DBX bass enhancer there  ;D ;D ;D

Hayop ba sa equipment???  ;D ;D ;D


Going to more "hi-end" (kuno)  ;D  stores....

How about Vetjems and Danvir located near MCS?

-  I bought my first separates (pre / power amp combos) there.  ;D ;D ;D   JBL speakers rin pala  ;D ;D

Oh, those were the good 'ol crazy days.  ;D



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Re: Old Audio Stores
« Reply #14 on: May 26, 2004 at 05:38 PM »
Sam's Audio at magallanes....

That's where I bought my Sansui AU-D11 integrated.
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Re: Old Audio Stores
« Reply #15 on: May 27, 2004 at 09:47 AM »
Slightly OT,

Nawala na yung audioden sa commonwealth near Ever, anybody knows kung nag sara na o lumipat lang? thanks
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Re: Old Audio Stores
« Reply #16 on: May 27, 2004 at 10:49 AM »
Quote from: Titanium on May 27, 2004 at 09:47 AM
Slightly OT,

Nawala na yung audioden sa commonwealth near Ever, anybody knows kung nag sara na o lumipat lang? thanks

Last year nawala din yung audioden along Sucat.  Limited market for their pricey stuff, I suppose.
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Re:Old Audio Stores
« Reply #17 on: Feb 01, 2008 at 05:07 PM »
Quote from: M_Shoe_Maker on Mar 05, 2003 at 06:13 PM
How about the old "Reference Audio" located at Makati Cinema Sqr. and Virra Mall?  It was among 1 of the first stores to sell brand new stuff up to the early 90s.  

The brands it carried were quite impressive during those days:

Conrad Johnson, Musical Fidelity, B&K, Rotel, SAE, DBX, ADC, B&W, Monitor Audio, Tannoy........... i just want to ask if you know a place that sells 2ndhand turntable? tnx!
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