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)
foster_9
I remembered my dad took me around to purchase his first CD player..The 2 stores I can remember are LEO's stereo and Federated...remember FRED?
I bought my first-ever stereo there when I was 15 or 16 years old. Paid about $250, and owned it for almost 10 years until I hopped onto the audiophile bandwagon with a system that included my first set of Vandersteens (Model 1s that I still own today).
Seems I recall the Warehouse in the Orange County, CA area. Bought Bic Venturi speakers there in he 70's - unless my memory is totally shot. Just put them up for sale this week at $100 for the pair. (not on Audiogon) Puerto