Hi Brian....the article Jim posted is about my store in Hanson. Are you sure it was 10-15 years? You probably know the original company entered bankruptcy in 1983. Prior to obtaining the domain we did extensive research see if the 'name' existed. Very interesting. We have people who stop in or call from all over the US.... great to hear you are from the. "Original'...
Hi Mark,
10-15 years, give or take. Maybe a little more.
Yeah, I'm aware the original went bankrupt, which is why I did a double take when I saw the sign. The impression I got from whomever I talked to was that they somehow had some kind of rights to the name. But that was years ago, and I'm pretty sure they're not there anymore, so who know what happened.
I was there when things started heading south. I remember there was a lot of theft happening in the store I worked at, kind of glad I didn't have any keys because they came in and cleaned house one day, pretty much fired everybody that had after hours access to the place.
I have many fond memories of my time there, and still have some of the gear I bought while I was there. That place was a dream job for me at that time in my life.
Kudos to you for resurrecting the name, and the spirit of the place. You know John Strohbeen, at Ohm Acoustics, had something to do with the original, right? You might want to give him a call sometime. Heck, you should probably be selling Ohm speakers out of your shop!
bs