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Stereo Lab
Columbus, Ohio repair shop and retailer centred on vintage audio equipment and turntable service. Its published offerings include receivers, amplifiers, tape decks, tube radios and speaker-surround repairs, with a limited repair warranty and a showroom for new and pre-owned equipment.
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Stereo Lab is a repair shop and retail outlet on Indianola Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. Its history traces the name to audio retail stores established in 1970; after those stores closed in 1996, service-department staff continued as Stereo Lab Service. The about page records a 2019 purchase by Scott Freshour of Columbus Vintage Audio, connecting the current shop’s identity with that earlier service operation. [1] [3]
The practical focus is older equipment: receivers, amplifiers, turntables, open-reel and cassette decks, antique tube radios and tube hi-fi. Turntable work includes belt and speed inspection, balance and setup, with cartridge and stylus sales alongside repairs. The shop also describes speaker-surround replacement, crossover upgrades and wiring work through its Columbus Speaker Co. connection, while restricting reconing when suitable parts cannot be sourced. [1]
The showroom offers new and pre-owned equipment, providing a local listening-and-service resource rather than a national review forum. Its warranty page specifies 90 days for repairs and retail sales, with repair coverage applying to the work actually performed. Published equipment exclusions and estimate policies are important entry points: the homepage’s console-stereo offerings and exclusions are inconsistent, so that category needs direct confirmation before arranging a repair. [1] [2]
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