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record store suburbs

Technoir Records [Park Ridge IL]

Upon discovering the unfortunate demise of Raffe’s, I simultaneous discovered the birth of Technoir.  As you can see in the store front above, it truly is the spiritual successor. It was a quick dual bus jaunt to take myself from my door step to Technoir’s which was nice on a bit of a blustery day.  […]

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RIP

RIP 2019

At some point I think this blog will just become a time capsule as every single place I have ever visited and documented will be gone.  I heard about one of the below closings earlier this week and got to thinking I ought to sit down and see what other shops I once enjoyed (or […]

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equipment

Building my dream system (System #1, living room)

I covered a few months ago how I attained a bunch of vintage gear from my Uncle Rick.  I quickly purchased the other components I needed to make it work.  I got some speakers on craigslist and a receiver on eBay. The speakers worked out great.  What an excellent purchase.  The turntable has had some […]