His family owns Record-Rama Sound Archives, one of the country's largest retail record stores. In 1983, he went on to work for an independent audio retailer, and it was there the concept of Northern Audio Exchange was born. Northern Audio Exchange will buy, sell, trade, or take on consignment any audio or video equipment that is in good working condition. The also offer a repair and modification service, as well as transfer service for all recorded music formats. Sam, Inc. opened in 1979 for the consignment selling of pre-owned equipment.
All equipment is sold with a warranty.
Besides operating the sales floor and repair area, Bernie specializes in repair of reel to reels and tube equipment. Aside from the above services, they also offer many facilities to their customers. They import selected European components, maintain a large library of audio magazines, books, and advertisements. They also rent their Keith Monks record cleaning machine and search for specific used components. Alan has been active in electronics since 1958.