Anyone remember The Warehouse?


Back in the mid to late 70's there was a California audio store called the Warehouse (or Stereo Warehouse) that sold mid-fi gear, the likes of Sansui, Pioneer, Kenwood, Bic Venturi, Bang and Olufsen, Marantz, United Audio Dual etc. They had a catalog and actually tested out components togehther in systems they assembled and listened to. They would sell these systems as package deals at discounted prices based on their listening experience with the system. You could also buy seperate components as well as the systems featured in their catalog. They had the systems pictured in the catalog. They sold mail order. I remember oredering a Sansui 8080 reciever from them in the late 70's and it was shipped by Yellow Freight company. I had to actually go out to the terminal to pick up that monster at a loading dock. Nice reciever though. The Warehouse was cool in it's day. It's too bad there aren't professional online dealers who actually assemble audiophile systems using various components, listen to them, rate them, and sell them as packages.(there are a few but more would be better) I've seen a few dealers online who recommend systems that they've packaged. It might help some of us poor fools who are searching in the dark, in system building. (especially the newbies)
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I lived in Michigan at the time and I remember there catalogue. Jesus, I'm getting old!
Now you folks lossened some old neurons. I purchased my Sansui 8080 from Pacific Stereo in the mid 70's. Played the daylights out of it until about five years ago. Now my daughter has it and is still jammin' in her apt. while she attends her 2nd year at Chico State. That behemoth is still rockin hard after 30 years.
Yes, I remember Pacific Stereo. They had their own "house" brands like "Quadraflex" spks. Remember Henry's in downtown L.A? (Bought my Kenwood seperates there.) I loved reading the L.A. Times Sunday classified ads for stereo gear! Lots of little stereo places which were wonderful to visit. You've brought back a whole lot of memories! Bill.
I've spent most of my life in Ohio, but I lived in LA for a couple years in the early 80's and remember Pacific Stereo too. It seems Californa had plenty to offer with mid fi gear and stereo equipment in general in the 70's and 80's.