I recently found Siren Records in McHenry, IL. not only do they have music but many options for…read morevintage stereo equipment and repairs. The owner Bill is very knowledgeable and great to work with. They repaired my 1970's Sony PS-T3 turntable and it runs great now. I did find a nice upgrade turntable as well. They are enlarging the shop and have huge selection of vinyl. Stop in, you won't regret it.

Bill and his crew know their stuff about music and they definitely have a lot of it! They carry…read morelots of new music, but their focus seems to be on used records and CDs. There's a lot to go through. They also carry a huge amount of used stereo equipment and Joe can answer just about any question you might have on any subject you can come up with regarding stereo equipment, speakers, accessories and jazz music too. He's there on Wednesdays and Saturdays. One caveat: the store can be quite cluttered with stacks of boxes and records and other items and sometimes they make it hard to get through aisles or inhibit your ability to shop items they have in stock. That's to both you and the shop's detriment. I brought it up to the owner once and he got short with me, so I left and haven't been back since, only because it's about an hour's drive for me. I will be back, I just won't anger the gods anymore.

Alot to dig through, not on a budget for sure so the Barrington nites better get them deep pockets…read moreout! Expensive here overall for things you'd dig for at most other record stores, yet it's still okay to peruse and decent to see. Nothing really nearby though in this area

Great service. I picked up some first pressing of old Jazz albums. The person asked if unwanted…read moreto listen to them first. I didn't have time. He indicated if I had problems to bring them back. I will come back for sure.

One of the last stores that we checked out in the area and we wanted to see what it was. It's not…read morereally a antique store but truly more vintage like the name says. Great selection of vinyl records and this place is really clean and not cluttered. The price is really aren't too bad either depending on what you're looking for but vintage wise I don't expect you to find many particular fines. Staff here was very friendly too and I thought this place was a great visit before it closed in half an hour

Decent store for diggers. They got an okay $2 section where I found a soundtrack for a sample I…read moreused before "The Killing Fields," and other stuff. Other records are priced decent as I saw some Janis Ian records I didn't have, maybe should've bought em, but maybe next time. This place is right near a few other downtown Elburn small thrift stores and Obscurity Brewing all within walking distance and the frozen yogurt treat place a lil further down. KEWL!

If you are looking for some great vintage records then Black Circle is the place for you.read more

The place is great, there's an amazing set of rare collectors items and singles along with a great…read morespeaker system and a dog that is friendly to the customers. The cashier is very friendly and helpful to customers. The music selection is very wide. This is a place to go to if you're in the Lake Geneva area and are disappointed with most record stores.

I will always support small businesses, but I'll never be back to this one. It's a shame because…read morethey have some great records! However, in the sensitive world we live in today, I don't think it's ever appropriate to tell a customer that you don't care if the president gets killed or doesn't... that's where I draw the line. Regardless of political views, I was not expecting to spend my afternoon hearing about it when asking if they had a specific item. I was going to leave this be and move on with my day, but it ruined my whole day. I never post reviews, (I had to download yelp just to leave this reviews), but I felt the need to say something. In a world so unsure and so broken, I walked into a record store to clear my mind. I left with stress and confusion. I guess I'll continue buying my records online instead of supporting this small business. What a shame.

This unassuming spot packs a punch. Outstanding little vinyl shop with great prices. May not have…read morequite the inventory of some other record stores in the greater Chicago area, but what they do have is well-curated, particularly their stock of new albums. The gentleman working when we visited was super friendly and helpful in our search, and had outstanding music playing during the entirety of our stay.

Fun digging real fast here in like 10 minutes to close! If you dig you'll find something easy for a…read moregreat price. There's also collector's items to splurge on that are much more money. Cool place overall

Almost too good a selection here! We always walkout with a full bag of vinyl. Friendly family owned…read morebusiness. Excellent selection of used and new vinyl. We always attend Record store day at this shop. A very nice experience being with other vinyl record enthusiasts.Friendly customer service and quite a few discs available at $4. If you're a vinyl lover, this place is for you!

What a great music store! Jim was the best, but the new owners are really fixing up the building…read moreproperly. If you have not been there in over a year, you won't believe your eyes. They have amazing piano drum and guitar instructors and Nick is an amazing guitar technician.

This is such a unique music store, and I love the vintage Chinese dragon drums and gongs. What's…read morebest is their outstanding service: I had a garage-tossed beginner drum set of decent quality with numerous missing smaller parts. At Offbeat, Jim searched his place for matching used parts, reset the entangled foot pedals, and got the whole set back in working order for minimal cost.

This place was great! The store employees were friendly and helpful without being pushy or salesy…read more The store was filled with lots of records to browse.

Great store and selection along with the staff, but not the owner who insulted me when I asked to…read moreborrow a pen. The owner just lost customers due to his rude and unacceptable behavior.

The thing about vinyl, is that it's becoming a big thing again. That being said, you don't get that…read more"trendy" vibe from this store. As a middle aged dad, this place is my jam. I can take my 11 year old daughter here and find stuff from the 90's that she likes, then turn around and find a rare Smiths LP at a great price! The owners and staff are always playing something I can hum along with, and if you can't find it, just ask they will help. Shop local!!

After dropping off 40 years of a CD collection, I was given just $15 for them all. It was two large…read moreboxes full. The owner said he couldn't give them back to me because they had already been put out or stored for future sales. I selected them to support small business instead of going to a chain store. It was a gigantic rip off.