Used Record Stores & Audio Gear in NYC

Glad you asked...being from CT I'M IN THE CITY quite a bit. ones that are worth mentioning, ZAPP records 258 Bleeker st, yes uptown from where you'll be staying. To make a long story short...there are about 5-8 GREAT stores on Bleeker street ,then for your "old school hip hop" around the corner on 3rd ave there's Fat Beats (it's on the second flr so pay attention or you'll miss it) you WILL Not believe what they have. Accademy records 10 W 18th st. another excellent choice. Then to top all those off there are a number of mom and pop shops all thru-out the Village (btw that's where ALL these shops are) so keep your eyes peeled.
Audio equipment not so aubundant there was a phenomenal shop on Broadway (also in the village) the Stereo Exchange, they are still there,but they don't sell used gear anymore..just Home theatre,,they told me about 5-6 years ago that they don't sell used gear in the store anymore because of Audiogon,,. how ironic,,,believe me, having gone to this store back thru out the 80-90's they were like a candy store,totally unbelievable!! I guess Audiogon is sort of a blessing and a curse,,,I'll stop here because these stores are more than enough to keep you occupied,give me a holler if you need me to be more specific.
And by all means let us know what you find..

Check out the Stereo Exchange at Broadway and Houston, village area. Lots of used gear in addition to new stuff. Watch out, the sales people are rather pushy.

Hold on a minute,there is no high-end audio in J&R,not even used.There is no even mid-fi audio equipment there.Why in a world are you reccomending it?I doubt that Elf73 wants to look at a couple of Cerwin Vegas with a chipped side or your basic home theater JBL or Mission.There is some selection of used high-end in Sound by Singer (16th str & 6 ave)but they will never admit they sell used gear .They will offer it as demo at a little discount.
Record stores to visit: Other Music (Broadway & East 4th)-they sell what you like,Kim's Video on St.Marks between 3rd &2nd ave (second floor has lots of vinyl in great variety),Academy music (East 10 street between Broadway and 3rd avenue-you'll definetly like it)sells only vinyl.All these stores are 3-5 minutes apart from each other.While you are at Kim's,cross over to the opposite side and walk to your right and you'll see Rocket Scientist,a good record store for Prog/Psych which also sells stuff like Kraftwerk and Residents and a bunch of rare grooves.A lot of hard to find imports in there.
While you are in Other Music,check out In Living Stereo on the same block,a little high end audio store with very friendly people.
All of the above (except Sound by Singer,which is another 10-15 min.walk further up Broadway)is about 20 minute walk up Broadway from where you will be staying.Considering that you will pass J&R on your right side,take a look and keep on walking,but i would bypass it altogether.

There is a good shop on west 72nd street. It used to be called "Gryphon" but changed it's name to "72nd Street Records". It's between Broadway and West End Avenue on the north side of the street. They have a window display of records and books, all used.
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Hi Elf:

I don't know of any shop for used hifi audio gear in NYC that is worth a visit. The shops with the best gear: Sound by Singer (Union Square Area), In Living Stereo (Village), Innovative, Stereo Exchange ... sell new. Harveys is only worth a visit if you are into HT and want to drop 40K, otherwise they won't even spend the time on you. J&R Music unfortunately is a joke when it comes to hifi gear ... not even decent mid-fi gear. It bothers me to say this as I have lived in NYC all my life (50 years). I used to be able to walk into a dealer and buy a piece of equipment with a decent discount. It all stopped when hifi stopped being a popular hobby.

Regards, Rich