High-Fidelity

best place to get your vinyls and to buy refurbished turn tables equipment …

I was having issues with a record player that I had purchased elsewhere. It was a brand new record player that just didn’t play right. I called up the store. Victoria allowed me to bring in my player for her to check out. She was extremely helpful. I am very grateful for her knowledge and willingness to help me with a solution. Thank you!

I took about 30 records in to sell today (after being told to come back yesterday), and when I walked in Victoria was in back, and seemed less than pleased to see me. I asked her if she was having a nice day and said something to the effect of ‘not really.” Eek. I got out the albums for her and she started going through them without saying hello.
I’m somewhat curious in general (and hadn’t looked at some of these myself) so I stood near the counter and watched her for a bit while tinkering with my phone. I was not ominously lurking or anything like that.
She kept giving me dirty looks, so when I jokingly asked her if I was bothering her, she said «Yes. You can go sit on the couch.» I’m not sure I can remember worse customer service, anywhere. After going through everything she made me a reasonable offer, but I couldn’t accept it since she was so mean. That’s the word — mean. Strange, right? I’ll be taking my business elsewhere.

I walked in with one thing on my mind. Christmas albums. I was a little scared because I didn’t have any money. I stole three albums. Super friendly! Merry Christmas Los Feliz navidad.

Some people may bemoan the number of vinyl record stores popping up around Los Angeles, but we celebrate any space that encourages people to come together around food, books, or music. This place will not make you feel like you’re digging through records in your high school friend’s basement — it’s open and modern, and also sells hi-​fi audio equipment and music memorabilia.

Fair warning, don’t go in expecting good customer service and you’ll be ok. The guy who works here usually hangs out in the back, doesn’t greet you, or really seem to care about anything other than what’s going on in that back room. The upside is you can look at records without anyone bothering you. The downside is you don’t consider returning.

This place is hit or miss. But the people running it have good vibes. And once in a while you’ll find a pearl of a record for a decent price.

I’m very disappointed in this place. I’ve been here 3 times and not once have they been open. It’s 1:15 and their sign states they open at 12:00. Please update store hours to «Never Open.» You guys owe me gas money.

11:38am. SATURDAY AM. Suppose to be open at 11:00am. Looks like someone had a rough party night yesterday that they forgot they had to open the store to potential clients wanting to spend money. Looks cool inside. Too bad it’s poorly managed.

The staff here is incredibly rude and unhelpful. I found a few LP’s that I wanted to buy, but I put them back in the bin after attempting to talk to the guy working behind the counter. He never took his eyes off of the computer in front of him, and acted as if I was annoying him just by being there, answering my questions with either one word or merely a grunt! Take your business to Vacation Vinyl or Rockaway Records instead, where they are happy to have your business. I gave them a second chance by going back again another time, but got the same results.

Behind the counter,…this guy is always on his Mac eating drinking beer etc.
I also thought he was incredibly rude too…
The price on their vinyls are pretty good, but I don’t want to spend any money on this store.

Just went yesterday, it’s really nice. They had some good records that I picked up. The guy working seemed to have somewhat of a similar taste in music and got excited to share some names with me that I hadn’t heard of before.
Can’t wait to go back.

Not used to this urban, clean, not shitty dungeon record store vibe that I’ve grown accustomed to. Made me wary.
But, excellent stock, excellent prices. I’m a soul/​funk man, great stock.
Will come back here and shop with confidence that I will get something I like for a reasonable price.

This place is fantastic. I’ve met, what I think, are the two guys that work there and both were extremely helpful with equipment info and vinyl/​music info. I came in with virtually no knowledge about equipment and got a lot of questions answered without being looked down upon for my low turntable and vinyl IQ. I ended up buying a turntable, receiver and a pair of speakers. All competitively priced to other shops in LA and online… and dude let me choose a free record to take home (sweet).
I had some RCA plugs recently start to falter and brought it into High Fidelity for repair. Their repair guy called and said he could put some high. end RCA’s on and with labor cost it’d be about $ 70. I told him I was kind of bummed because I’d just bought the turntable a in February from High Fidelity. He remarked that he didn’t know I’d purchased it from the shop and said he felt bad because he tests all of the equipment sold through the shop. He ended up charging me $ 25 and mentioned that he’d rather have me happy and refer people to the shop that squabble over $ 50…stand up move.

This record store is on a hipster street in a hipster neighborhood, yet I still like it!
Walking in, High Fidelity seemed sparse. That made me worry. Sparse usually means no used vinyl. Only overpriced new releases. But no! There’s a great selection of used vinyl. Many LPs for $ 1! Everything was fairly priced, including new LPs.
There’s a small section of used CDs and I didn’t see any of them listed for over $ 5. Good variety too.
There’s a small stage at one end of the store. When I was there, a podcast was recording on the stage along with a free performance by Rhet Miller of The Old 97s.

They have a great selection of records and some CD’s. The staff as Jonathan said is very helpful and know their stuff. Ask them if you need anything or want something new.
They have dollar records in good condition along with a pretty hip store.
This is one of the better indie record stores in the area.

3 Thumbs-​Up!
— Bought a Mungo Jerry record here a few nights ago for $ 6.
— Store name is the title of my favorite book from high school by Nick Hornby. Also one of my favorite movies from high school starring the raven haired John Cusack. Don’t know if the film & book are related, probably not, since the covers are so different.
— Talked a little African rock with the dude working there.
Only downsides was they didn’t have any African rock, and the selection is pretty small.

I love High Fidelity. This shop is run by people from the defunct but sorely missed Aron’s Records, and these cats have cred in the Los Angeles record slanging game that most could only dream about. Some of the reviewers speak of an elitist attitude — I disagree. They know their shit, and they’re happy to share information with you, put you up on music you might be unaware of, or open your ears to sounds you might have overlooked. Then again, if you come in looking for the latest shit du jour Skrillex remix, yeah, they might roll their eyes. I put the blame on you, not them.
Digressing back to the store — cool lay out (check those savage light fixtures), easy to find and well curated selection of vinyl — both new and used. Went in recently and picked up some great jazz finds, including a rare Rashaan Roland Kirk joint. They sell record players and equipment, and host some pretty ill shows.
On top of all that (as if that wasn’t enough), they are part of a group (including Vacation Vinyl) that is working hard to bring back mom and pop record shops. When a certain shop opened in LA (rhymes with shma-​meba), they may have established a huge, big box version of an indie record shop, but they killed a lot of the great stores that were smaller and specialized. It’s awesome to see them coming back.
High Fidelity rules.

I’m going to give High-​Fidelity four stars because I love that it exists, even if I never use it. Everything about the place screams for hipster validation, from the window mannequin dressed for Coachella to the brand new sign that emits a calculated flicker onto Hillhurst.
High-​Fidelity is a record store, almost all vinyl with a small selection of CDs. It’s been a storied Los Feliz establishment for all of six months. It seems to have been opened on a bet — are there enough vinyl enthusiasts in Los Feliz/​Silver Lake/​Echo Park to keep a dedicated brick and mortar in business? So far, the answer must be yes.
I fall more on the yuppie end of the Los Feliz yipster spectrum, but I find High-​Fidelity amusing enough that it earn its right on the block. It certainly lends flavor to the neighborhood. I pass by the place a couple times a day, and it fits in on Hillhurst. (Case in point — when I finally went in, Lucifer’s Pizza next door was playing Built to Spill’s twenty minute live cover of Cortez the Killer.)
I decided to take my 22-​year-​old brother when he visited my new place, and I was happy to throw High-​Fidelity a little business while I took a peek around. The interior, which is entirely visible from the outside, was neatly done, with a lot of records on display and a turntable behind the register. There was a little performance space too that wasn’t being used at the time. The records were well organized, and there was a decent selection of both new and used vinyl.
I was surprised to see that the records leaned more rare/​classic than you’ve-probably-never-heard-of-them. This might have been a product of the medium — not a lot of used vinyl coming out of the underground indie music scene. Even the CD selection, though, was relatively mainstream, with the indie contingent represented by such unknown acts as Modest Mouse. I wonder if High-​Fidelity gets a lot of business from the überhipster demographic. For the record, this is not a criticism — the selection is way cooler than I am.
My brother ended up buying a Venom album for $ 25. This was one of the pricier vinyls I saw — I imagine if I were into this kind of thing I’d be thrilled to see all the albums priced under $ 10.
The service was great. I expected High-​Fidelity to be run by thirty-​somethings in tight pants, but we were helped by a couple of middle-​aged men who were probably hipsters before you’d ever heard of hipsters. They were cool and not ridiculous, and they made good small talk and put music they liked on the record player.
I may not be High-Fidelity’s target audience, but I’ll give the place a thumbs up. Obviously, there’s demand for a vinyl store in 2012 Los Angeles, and the storefront perks up the neighborhood. The other week, I saw a man on the Westside wearing a High-​Fidelity T-​shirt and felt a glimmer of Los Feliz pride. There are worse things to represent a zip code than an overabundance of vinyl.

It’s amazing to see a new vinyl record store anywhere in the United States, let alone Los Angeles. I’m an analog geek, so it’s great to browse the racks on a casual walk down Hillhurst. Earlier today, I found a Legendary Pink Dots double LP I didn’t even know existed!
Among my concerns, the stock is mostly used. When I buy vinyl, I typically look for limited artwork and 180 gram editions of my favorite albums. There’s precious few in the shop. I was also disappointed not to find any experimental electronic music, but I imagine few Unilocalers share my passion for the genre.
I hope an independent record store can survive in Los Feliz, especially when faced with daunting competition from Amoeba and online retailers. The shop needs some sizzle… possibly live performances or speaking events? In the meantime, I’ll continue flipping through the stacks in search of jewels.