Great selection of new records + vintage ones in good condition too. Grabbed a Grimes album and had…read moreto resist spending more. Was considering getting a record player and the employee was super helpful and knowledgeable. Didn't feel like he was trying to upsell, instead you could tell he genuinely loved music. Will definitely be visiting again!

From the owner: Vinyls, Casette Tapes, 45s, Audio Equipment (Turntables, Amps, Speakers, Record Players, Decks, &…read moreMore), Music Merchandise and Memorabilia, Art & More! New & Used vinyls. Vinyl Nights | Every month: enjoy a night of our dj spinning classics, pints, food, pinball, and a Midnight Madness Sale where your entire purchase is tax-free. DJ Services | Book Baked Goods DJ for your Ottawa events! We handle all the equipment, set-up and take down. Just let us know when, where, and what music is your vibe.

I love a good record store. While in Ottawa, my friend and I were fortunate to visit two record…read morestores. The Record Centre was one of them. Well, my numbering is a bit off. No, it's not that I can't count. It's the fact that The Record Centre has two locations. It's weird. I saw two Canada Post offices across from each other downtown. We have a similar situation here. This Yelp listing is for The Record Centre. Its address is 1099 Wellington Street West. We crossed the street at some stage during our walking tour and discovered The Record Centre Too at 1112 Wellington Street West. There is no listing to the latter because Yelp moderators rejected my friend's listing for the smaller store (ugh!), so you're getting both reviews here. We went into The Record Centre Too first. It's the smaller store out of the two. The name is cute. I couldn't tell you why there are two locations with the same owners. The smaller store had records, CDs, cassettes, and 8-track tapes. I love these media types. Sadly, the selection was slim. I frankly didn't enjoy the smaller store because it was tiny and packed with music enthusiasts. Perhaps if there weren't so many people, I would have enjoyed browsing. This smaller store had a top floor that was for employees only. It was an interesting setup, almost as if half the store was for storage, and it was decided to open the lower floor for music merchandise. The larger store across the street had more records and selection. You will not find CDs, cassettes, or 8-track tapes here, though. You need to cross the street. Imagine if you are looking for a specific media format and you visit the larger store. You ask for help and are told to go to the smaller store across the street, which won't guarantee that you'll find what you're looking for. From a customer perspective, it's not the most convenient and pleasant setup. It is mainly why I lost my enthusiasm looking at new and used music at both locations. It is rare for me to feel this way. I didn't experience a relaxing space for me to browse albums at either location. It's huge for me, as I am the type who can spend hours at a music store. Instead, I wanted to leave both stores as quickly as possible. You can also get record players and other accessories, such as a record adapter for 45 RPM records, at the larger store. I wouldn't know if you can at the smaller store. I'd say no because it was too tiny. I had a better experience at Vertigo Records. One store. Everything in it. Lots of happy album browsing. I'm not sure if I'd return here. If I do, I hope that it's not as crowded. (291)

This listing is for the main store, called "The Record Centre" at 1099 Wellington St West; they…read morehave a smaller supplemental store at 1112 Wellington St West called "The Record Centre Too." Cute name, eh? Anyway, on a recent outing with a friend of mine, we visited both stores. Since the smaller "The Record Centre Too" store didn't have a listing on Yelp, I created one. They are physically different stores on opposite sides of the street. However, the Yelp Moderators merged it with this listing. So some of my posted pictures are of the smaller store. I have indicated so in the photo captions. Both "The Record Store" and "The Record Store Too" are owned by the same folks. I will review both here. The main store is much bigger. It has a good selection of records as well as record players. They have a lot of brand new still sealed records too. No CDs, cassettes or 8 track tapes. If you're looking for these, you need to go to their smaller location. The smaller location has records as well, but less selection. The smaller location has a lot of space that is reserved for employees only. It's like a storage area. The space that's open to the public is very small so it gets very crowded if there's more than 3 customers in the store. It's much more enjoyable to browse at the main location. Street parking only.

Legendary Ottawa record shop with a deep selection of records and other media, great staff, and…read moregreat prices. I always find something cool here!

Turning Point is one of the best music stores if you're looking for a wide selection. They have two…read morefloors of 20,000 titles, including 10,000 LPs on their second floor. They offer music from every genre and strive to sell hard to find music rather than mainstream CDs you could find anywhere in the city. Prices of LPs are generally $4-$6 and CDs range from $4-$11. If you're looking to sell, they claim to be one of the highest buyers of used CDs, records and movies. Turning Point also has a huge selection of DVDs and some VHS all categorized by genre. Their prices are reasonable with DVDs costing about $10 and VHS costing $2. You can sometimes find a rare film here, but their selection is mainly what you'd find in HMV.

I've brought turntables in for repair and also bought some of their vintage equipment. They are…read moreawesome! I had two old turntables from the late 70s that I bought off kijiji for $10 each. They each had cosmetic wear and tear and power issues. I made the decision to buy them and risk seeing if they can get repaired. They came back looking great and working perfectly! They also have a small inventory for sale on ebay. I bought a Yamaha receiver from Hi Tronics that sounds great and is now a central part of my vintage Yamaha stereo system. Actually, I have more stuff to bring them.

Brought a Clear Audio Concept turntable in for repair...turntable speed was fluctuating quite a…read morebit. Spoke to Hai who said he could fix it. got Called a week later to pick it up. Took it home...repair was not done. Was told I needed a new motor but that motors took a long time to get and that I would have to pay $580 up front to get the new motor. Three months later I picked up the repaired turntable. Took it home...repair not done. Hai convinced me that he would get it right if I left it with him one more time. Reluctantly I agreed and a week later picked it up, and again it wasn't repaired. I just had the tt repaired in Montreal. Guess what...they tested it before calling me and it is working. When dealing with Hi-tronics, it was a half hour drive to Kanata, each way. If they had just played anything on the tt they would have known it wasn't fixed. I did ask Hai about a month ago to repay the $580. However, he has chosen to not return my call.

I bought a Tivoli One radio from the Audioshop a few years back. As you may know, they are quite…read moreexpensive and renowned for their quality - hence the high price. However, the radio started having problems recently, so I enquired in person at the Glebe shop. The older gentleman basically explained all the reasons why they couldn't help me and how expensive the labour would be. The younger gentleman was somewhat more helpful and at least didn't speak in as dismissive a way. I love supporting small, local shops, and expect better service than that.

I have nothing good to say about the Audioshop customer service or their repairs department…read more I found them slow (6 months on a DVD player), incompetent (despite the amount of time they had my machine, they returned in a worse state of repair), and arrogant (not only did they were they unresponsive to my inquiries, deface a cd they asked me to provide with the player, but they also charged me full price for not fixing my machine. Strongly recommend finding alternatives for your audio repair needs. Adam

What I like about this store is the spaces set up with their TVs and surround sound. I could sit…read morethere all day and watch several TVs! They've got HUGE screens! One room is set up with a sample of a family entertainment centre, complete with easy-boy chairs, and looks just like what you'd want the movies to be - so comfortable. One set of seats even rumbles and shakes when the movie is showing a bumpy road! Ok, maybe this is a bit over the top for most of us, me included! But can you imagine watching the Olympics here?!! They do sell stereo equipment, but I think their TV selection is their big movers and shakers. Very impressive! I bought a gift certificate there. Very convenient!

Got good advice, which is what I was looking for as equipment is same and priced similar to other…read moreoutlets. Challenge is that installation costs were outrageous, and had some issues. Had to run 4 speaker wires from controller in unfinished basement to the kitchen, which was being renovated and installer told he could cut holes anywhere as needed. Young inexperienced wire puller could not tell me best locations for speakers and ran into issues, so called in Supervisor, who I nearly kicked out of my home for being so rude as I messed up his schedule and he was told the ceiling was open. So we go things wired and when ceiling was repaired 2 gents came in to install the gear. They left a couple of greasy thumb prints on my new ceiling, and didn't have the proper tool to full cut out one speaker hole, which which my contractor completed. I don't begrudge folks making money, but for the few hours of installation effort, I paid just under $1,000 for a simple, non-complex job. And SAV does not take a cut of that I'm told, so contractors are being paid crazy amounts. Should have negotiated this on a per hour basis, perhaps you can.....

Couldn't be more happy. I've been working with the AudioShop through both the Bank Street and the…read moreKanata Locations for nearly 10 years for all my home entertainment systems. Always very knowledgeable, helpful and patient. Very happy customer and I will continue to recommend them to anyone looking for either a custom home system or out of the box solution.

Absolutely horrible. Went in with a colleague to look at Amps - the guy there tried selling me a…read moredigital one when I specifically asked for a non-digital one & then proceeded to barrage me for looking online and not supporting the local dealer. He continued to make disparaging comments and had a very aggressive & negative body language. Customer beware!