The Rebirth of Tech HiFi

For those of us who were in our 20's back in the 1970's and lived in the northeast, the name Tech HiFi should be quite familiar. Hey, looks like it has made a comeback in the internet age ...

Tech Hifi - Home Stereo Systems

 

Cool. I loved my local Tech Hifi.

 

Oh man...
Tech Hifi in Hanover, NH in the 70's.
Used to frequent as a kid/teenager.

 

I miss the catalogs. They were masterpieces....

 

My 1st 'audiophile' purchase ever was from Tech HiFi. A pair of Ohm Walsh 2's!

 

Yes those catalogs were something to behold. I used to have a stack of them, have to see if I kept any. I used to frequent the one In the Framingham/Natick area Route 9 IIRC. They were big on the Ohm speaker line.

 

Bought lot of stuff at Tech HiFi in Hanover Ma and Quincy Ma.. DBX 3BX Processor, Carver C-4000 preamp, AR 9 speakers(still use to this day. Rebuilt a few years ago). Those are the ones I can remember....and at my age that's pretty good!

 

Right now it looks like they just repair equipment..

 

I worked at the store in Charlotte NC.

 

They owned the Ohm line, either directly or it was another company that the owner had.

 

Bought my first real stereo at the Stamford, CT store.

 

I remember buying my old Kenwood receiver at a place on Route 20 either Waltham or Watertown in the late 70s. Was there a Tech Hifi around there?

 

I think one of the Tech HiFi cofounders, John Strohbeenis, is also the head of Ohm Acoustics ...

Unique technology speakers, made in Brooklyn

 

Here is a pretty good article from the NYTimes on Tech HiFi from the Business day Obituary of the other founder, Sandy Ruby. Mentions John Strohbeen as well.

 

My dad, who was normally extremely frugal, took my brother an me to Tech Hifi in Nashua, NH from time to time in 1970-71. He surprised the heck out of us on one visit when he bought us a stereo system to replace the yard sale system I had. Our new stereo system was a Harman Kardon 330B receiver, a BSR turntable and a pair of the Tech Hifi branded speakers. Talk about being in heaven; we were the envy of all our friends. And you know that little system rocked.

 

Cool! Bought my 1st good system at Tech Hi-Fi in Worcester Mass.

Hi-fi in the seventies???

The missing image is a Dual 1218 with Shure V15-III cartridge