Hifi shop on Nursery Street

[redshadow 10]

I've checked and can't find a duplicate thread on this one.

 

Can anyone remember the name of the hi-fi shop that was on Nursery Street just at the entrance to the Wicker ? With my first pay check I bought a pair of speakers from them... name escape me mind. Remember carting them back to Pond Street and up to Gleadless on the bus...

[quisquose 10]

I hate you for asking this question, because I'm racking my little grey cells now and getting nowhere.

 

I shopped in there often. I'm getting a "W" in my head ... might just be Wicker though.

 

I think it was a national brand, not a local one.

 

Aaarrrggghhh.

[redshadow 10]

Oups - sorry.

 

Great service in there. I had a budget (albeit limited) and didn't know much about speakers. In those pre-internet days unless you bought specialist hi-fi magazines it wasn't easy to glean info about brands, models etc. So you were at the mercy as it was of the salesman. This guy was patient. He brought out a handful of cds, asked me what sort of music I listened to then played the cd through practically every pair of speakers he had. After much umming and ahing I bought the speakers. No pressure. Very good.

 

I remember the shop was downstairs, under another shop and the whole area was a bit rundown.

 

Finally - the cd I chose was "Lexicon of Love"...

[Kidorry 189]

What year are you talking about?

[ianparkin 11]

I remember going in and browsing in about 1979-80 but cant remember for the life of me what it was called

[acman 10]

It was called 'Quadraphenia', you went downstairs to it, bought a Sansui 222 mk4 turntable from there, I always found them helpful & informative.

Ah proper hi-fi, that brings back some memories!!

Regards, acman.

[quisquose 10]

It was called 'Quadraphenia', you went downstairs to it, bought a Sansui 222 mk4 turntable from there, I always found them helpful & informative.

Ah proper hi-fi, that brings back some memories!!

Regards, acman.

 

Hallelujah that was it ... Qwadraphenia!

 

I kneu it had a "W" in it!

 

[shaunfl 10]

I got a pair of Jamo's from there, they must have damaged my brain, I couldn't remember the shops name. Thanks for reminding me.

[Elmambo 25]

Great shop. I remember buying, amongst other things, a pair of speakers (which I still use sometimes) I was told they were made in Sheffield, by I think, a firm called Palmer.

[mike-s 13]

Yep Quadraphenia it was, I used to supply them. If I remember correctly it was owned by a guy called Mike Mahoney, and used to do a lot of mail order business as well. Also remember a sales lad called Paul who worked there, good guitarist.

[Bloomdido 10]

I got my first hi fi from there many years ago. I went for the Pioneer PL112 turntable and the Rotel RA30 amp.

[redshadow 10]

What year are you talking about?

 

1985. Yes I'm old.

 

Thank you all for the answer to my question, the name comes back to me now.