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Park Avenue Audio, a kinder and gentler high-end store

When I first met Dennis Yetikyel at Park Avenue Audio last year, I didn't realize he was the owner of the store. He's so laid-back and easygoing I just thought he was one of the guys who worked there. The store was founded in 1976 as a family business by Yetikyel's granddad, so it's definitely a mainstay in the New York City high-end audio scene. Yetikyel started working at Park when he was 16; he now heads a staff of eighteen people.

Park has a welcoming vibe and a carefully selected roster of brands for its hi-fi, home theater, and multiroom customers to peruse. Hi-fi system prices start around $1,200; home theaters begin at $2,000. Park also regularly designs installations that run to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

A Park Avenue Audio listening room.