HiFi Buys

An audio geek’s heaven! Super nice owner. Several listening rooms with drool worthy gear :) So glad to see he is keeping the hifi buys name alive.

When I moved to Atlanta, there were many HiFi dealers but clearly one ruled them all: HiFi Buys. They simply had the most lust-​worthy gear on offer in the ATL metro area. They were so successful that they had the coin to sponsor the preeminent large concert venue in the ATL area — Lakewood Amphitheater, aka HiFi Buys Amphitheater. Lakewood still sets the standard for the very best sound I’ve heard in a large live concert venue. For some reason, HiFi Buys’ success waned and they fell from prominence and eventually went out of business. In the years that followed other high-​end HiFi stores like Music Audio and Audio Forrest also closed, and only one store remained with the passion and experience to continue in HiFi buys vaunted tradition: Audio Alternatives. Alan and David have the intellectual curiosity and commitment to separate snake oil from truth. They listen tirelessly, and identify increasingly peerless brands that are, year after year, state of the art. Now their relentless pursuit of perfection has come full circle. Audio Alternatives is now HiFi Buys. Regardless of your budget, trust these experts with your HiFi life. They are so good that even though I now live in California, I would call them up and pay hourly for their consultation. If you are lucky enough to live in metro ATL, rejoice, and seek their sage advice.

The day I got my license 37 years ago I drove to the Sound Room in Grand Rapids, MI. I was an audiophile at 14, getting mail order catalogs from a place in San Luis Obispo, CA that had all the gear I loved beautifully photographed in living color. Audio Alternative tickles all my audio bones in so many ways. I worked with Chris today. I bought a NAD D7050 «integrated amp» that I couldn’t be happier with. Walking in to the shop, I say shop because we talked shop for 20 minutes before we ever looked at gear, Chris greeted us immediately and calmly. I appreciate that wherever I shop. I told him the three options I was considering and after we talked about it and I decided on a course of action he happily offered to hook up the amp with comparable speakers to my own. We switched between two units and I was able to make an unhurried, confident decision. After the deal was made, Chris offered the über sound room to us where my wife danced to Get Lucky by Daft Punk on vinyl through Ayre and Vandersteen kit. Alan the owner came in and we talked some more. Great people, great knowledge and great products made for a wonderfully positive experience today. I will be going back.

A simply sublime hifi shop run by a Mr. Alan Jones.
Lots of square footage (a real treat for someone used to the smallish SF shops) of great gear. Much of it American made including Vandersteen, Audio Research, McIntosh.
Includes a pretty nice collection of new and used vinyl.
Not to be missed is the mini-​museum of vintage gear.
Highly recommended