This place is kinda like a little Audiophile heaven. I purchased some speakers from them recently,…read moreupgrading from some tower speakers I purchased years ago from Best Buy. Keenan was super helpful in my selection- I told him what I was looking for, my price range, and what I had been researching. He directed me to some speakers that ticked all the boxes, and was kind enough (and patient enough) to let me sit and listen to a number of songs and pieces. They've got the big names in audio (Sonus Faber, Mofi, McIntosh, Wilson, Hegel...), and if they don't have it on the floor, they'll likely be able to order it. I've had my speakers for a few months now, and am super happy with the purchase. Their follow up is great, and Keenan is still in contact with me regarding events and sales they've got going in store. I really appreciate their after sales service.

I was looking for a high fidelity audio store in Kansas City that sold McIntosh and found these…read moreguys in the Crossroads. Dane and Paul were great to work with. Dane is highly knowledgeable and they have an excellent selection of high end audio and video brands that would fill even the most discriminating tastes. Whether you are looking for a WiFi single component system or a highly specialized multi component home theater installation I would recommend Sound Environment. Apparently they have been in Omaha for more than 40 or so years. Although relatively new to Kansas City they are one of the few dealers of some of the best brands in the industry. Whether you are looking to spend $1000 or $300000 on a system they have what you are looking for and the patience to explain to you the pros and cons of each component, speaker or source. Also, they delivered my components and programmed my control system with care. Great people and would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a superb audio system.

Didn't know this place existed!…read more Stopped in on a lark and bought three LPs right off the bat. This place is a dream. It's look and feel harken back to the old days of being able to wander into a record store shop around and flip through several hundred LPs check- out the latest stuff in from both the new and the latest used music. Then you can wander over to the other part of the store and look at the classic toys you grew up with and reminics about how much your Heman collection would be worth. Then snag a Voltron figure for your office shelves! I guess this shows how nerdy I actually am... but I know I will see many of you at this store!

Great guys, great selection, very knowledgable of the music. Old school record store!read more

Walked in only had about 15 minutes to shop, but the customer service was great. I was looking for…read moreone record that Lauryn Hill album miseducation I was satisfied so I give this place five stars. It looks good it is organized. It looks like a great record store. I'll be back to get me a T-shirt.

We were in the area driving around to look for an antique shop and we saw this record company. So…read morewe parked a little ways away and walked there. The staff was very nice and helpful. They had an extensive collection of records. I'm not really sure about the pricing of records but when I told someone who is familiar with pricing, they said that that's about what they go for. They also had a small book store section with new and used books. I ended up buying a fictional book and it was four dollars for a used book. We actually did recommend this store to people that we know who collect albums and they were happy that we did!

I visited the store for the first time in early February 2026 from out of state. This is a…read morefantastic record store and reminded me of what music shopping once was (for me). I am a CD collector since I started collecting in the early 1990's, when the music biz told us all that records were dead, never to come back and that CDs were superior. I won't argue about which is better, I am just looking for CD's. There was a time when CD was king but these days it's all about the vinyl. The reason I loved the store so much is because of their selection of NEW CDs. Most record stores carry very little in the way of new CDs. Sometimes they will have more popular 'catalog' titles that a random customer comes in for. However, I still buy primarily CDs so this was a very fun store to visit. The selection of new cassettes was very good, too. If you're looking for records, they had plenty of records. I didn't look through them. Someday when I return to Lawrence, I will make time to stop here again.

Best record store , hands down, in the KC metro. New arrivals section for used vinyl is always…read moreamazing.

John is extremely professional, courteous & knowledgeable and his work is absolute perfection --- 5…read morestars +

John has always been incredibly helpful and very knowledgeable and experienced with pro audio and…read morespeaker repair. His work is fantastic and he will tell you the truth. I appreciate honestly in electronic repair because there's so much information out there; some good, some bad. Slice is a fixture in the pro audio community and has been for decades- Still the best in the business!

We have always had good service with Applause. I was disappointed to read that others have not. The…read moreproducts are pretty next generation stuff if you want to spend the money. For now, we are happy with all the products we have good luck with the service people.

Although this company did a great job with our Control4 installation, their customer service has…read morebeen hellacious since then. Once we wrote them our check, they disappeared. We are actually trying to get them to upgrade our system (aka SPEND MORE $$) and our 3 contact attempts have been ignored. We are currently discussing service with another dealer.

I stopped by on a whim when I was in KC. I saw them while driving by and then looked them up on…read moreYelp to confirm my instinct was correct that this is what I'd call a a hippie shop/head shop. My kind of place! I was able to get some awesome incense and trinkets. I attempted to squeeze myself into some tiny jeans on the sale rack! I got them on. lol I just couldn't walk. I think they were in the 0-2 range. If you are that size, they have 2 cool pair of jeans on the sale rack! I found a rad pair of overalls which I wound up purchasing and a rad, bucket hat too. The couple (I'm assuming couple but a man and woman) running the place were very nice. I thought all the prices were reasonable! My overalls were the highest item but I think they were around $50. My cool bucket hat was only $11. A box of incense cones were $1.25- $2.00. I'll definitely be back in!

It's a Beautiful Day is just a couple of blocks north of "downtown" Westport, but represents the…read moretrue heart of what made Westport a counter-culture mecca before the chains and the gentrification started taking hold a couple of decades ago. If you want to remember the glory days of the 60's & 70's pop on in - they still exist here and challenging the current day status quo is more important now than ever before. You can get you a Deadhead sticker for your Cadillac or VW Van, the coolest hippy clothes for the next festival, incense by the bucket load, candles, art - mass produced and locally created, a room full of vinyl and every inch of the place is filled with something more cool than what you were just admiring. I picked up a few stickers and a zine as gifts. I'm not sure why it's been so long since I was last in here, but any trip to Westport going forward must include a stop in to recharge the soul and pick-up something to enjoy or to gift. Long live It's a Beautiful Day and all that it represents.