Audio Dimensions

Audio Dimensions is now permanently closed. Thank you for visiting us during our liquidation sale. We hope you enjoy both the gear and the music for many years to come.
In the future, consider visiting our friends at Almas HiFi just north of us on Woodward. They're very knowledgably and can help with any of your future audio needs.
Thank you everyone, it's been fun!

Best regards,
Jay

Harry has officially retired. And Audio Dimensions is closing its doors after 47 years in business.
Store sale begins 9/24/22 and ends 11/26/22. SATURDAYS ONLY from 10 am to 5 pm. In person sales only. Cash, Visa & Master Card. No personal checks. All sales final.
On behalf of Harry and myself, I'd like to express a big THANK YOU to all our loyal customers who enjoyed the great sound and stories over the years. Audio Dimensions was a fun destination to be sure. Stay well and I hope to see you at the sale.

Best regards,
Jay

For years, while I lived in the Detroit area, Harry provided me with excellent opportunities to listen and enjoy music. He was always welcoming and provided a superb environment to learn about audio. He never balked at the opportunity to educate me, a very “young” audiophile. When I entered the shop the first time my system was composed of some equipment I now know to be falsely high end. When I left, I had heard what true quality audio can be. The intimate experience at Audio Dimensions is an essential part of the experience. You get to know the equipment, and the people. I have since moved away from the Detroit area, and have yet to find a shop like Audio Dimensions, where passion for music and the love of technology truly combine to make such an enriching experience. Harry did not hesitate to serve me, even though I had a meager budget. I most certainly walked away with a wonderful first true hi-if setup, and a life-long hobby. I will never forget my years of visiting Audio Dimensions. I am truly grateful for the opportunity.

This review gushes. I rarely gush. No BS here. It is a great experience. Go there with an open mind and questions, and prepare to walk out enriched and ready for the next stage in your audiophile journey.

Just the rarity alone, of the type of store it is... makes Audio Dimensions of immense value. Add to that some of the most knowledgeable audio professionals anywhere, who don't act snobby talk down to you if you don't possess the same esoteric terminology they have, to get across what you're looking for... they "get you", and will take your ears where the want to go..
Tim Kelley
Allen Park, Mi

Can some one tell me how to get a hold of Harry? Store is never open according to hours and no one answers my email or phone messages. Anyone know what day and time am I most likely to catch him? Anything…. Is Harry even still in business? That would be a shame if he closed shop

I have been in audio dimensions many times. Harry Francis has been very good to me. He takes care of all of his customers at time of sale and after. He has a wealth of knowledge and explains it in understandable terms. His audio salon has very excellent equipment, which says that he stocks equipment of very high pedigree.

I encourage all to poke their nose into his salon. When you go into his store give him the due respect to not just touch the equipment as many components of this caliber is very delicate.

Ask him to show you the equipment and tell what you have in mind and how much you have to spend on audio gear. He will be only too happy to show what you want to see and allow you to listen to music. Without doubt, Harry will set you up with the proper equipment to give you a most musical experience once you purchase and set up in your house.

If I had spare cash, I would think nothing of buying Audio Research electronics and VPI turntable from him. Would do so in a heartbeat.

By all means ask him all the questions you need to help you make the best stereo buy decisions. He will help you select the best components in your price range. You can always ask him questions after the sale. I have always been pleased with everything that I have bought from him.

Stephen H. Darden

Equipment Spot Light

At Audio Dimensions See the Clear Audio Concept Turntable.

3-Spead Belt Drive unit. Has gotten great reviews. Very easy to use.

Ask Harry to show you this piece. Talk to him about Price; you will discover that it is a good value...

...if you value having your favorite musicians visit your home each time you spin a record.

Also be sure to ask about the fantastic selection of Grado Phono Cartridges. Lot of value for your money.

Harry took the time to discuss your expectations, short and long term budget committent to "high end" audio. I have purchased from Harry of years. Not all components interact as well with some components as others.

You missed a big opportunity to learn about what really can deliver/surpass your expectations, by wanting a "deal"....and forgetting what your ultimate needs would be. I takes years to accumulate what Harry can and will do for you.

Before, you head to Best Buy for a Black Friday "rip off" .....go back to Audio Dimensions and say...Harry we got off on the wrong foot, I'm both sorry and ready to listen

Dennis VanStee

Great store operated by people who know their stuff. This store is for the serious audio addicts. Harry (the owner) honestly wants to share what he has learned over decades dealing with the best equipment you could ever hope to own. Very interesting person to talk to. Sure, he has his opinions but that is impossible to avoid because of personal preferences /bias. Rest assured, you will not find a better place to learn and listen. Great brands and great advise found here. My favorite audio store.

really pretty store nothing in the store has price tags you have to ask and nothing is cheap but EVERYTHING IS gorgeous and high quality. If you want an amazing set of home speakers come here if you want trash speakers go to BestBuy. SO GO HERE

Harry Francis is one of the most knowledgeable audiophiles in the business and carries some of the best class A equipment.He has a very patient personality and will bring any listener to a higher level either with your equipment or his.

I've depended on Harry to give me honest advice and have the right equipment to upgrade my system. It has been a pleasure working with Harry. Highly recommend

When it comes to buying audio equipment, you really want a seller who is knowledgeable, passionate and understands your needs... You will find such a service at this store.

Knowledgeable and with the patience of a saint when I shopped for speakers. Best audio store in Detroit.

Very knowledgeable and not at all pushing to upsell the equipment. Very nice to deal with. Highly recommend

An excellent example of a classic HiFi store, highly recommend.

Audio Dimensions carries some of the highest end audio equipment available on the market. However, the owner, Harry Francis, is the most pretentious and condescending business person I have ever interacted with. I have never left a bad review of a business in my life, regardless of my opinion. I have always given them the benefit of the doubt that it was a bad day, or something of that nature. However, Mr. Francis talked down to me throughout the entire time that I was there. I asked him specific questions about the equipment that his colleague had showed me the previous weekend. In response, he told me that "people like you" always come in here thinking that they know everything about this stuff just from reading a spec sheet, "people like you" this, "people like you" that. He at times feigned politeness, saying, "not that you're this way," but throughout the conversation is became abundantly clear that he couldn't stand me as a person and didn't want to sell to me.

Furthermore, I was initially excited to give Mr. Francis my business. I was in the market for a pair of bookshelf speakers. My budget wasn't huge, but to the average person $200-600 for a pair of speakers is outrageous. To Mr. Francis this is peanuts, as he sells speakers that are in excess of $3500 per speaker. He told me that he only keeps "cheap" speakers like that around because he doesn't want people to think he's pretentious. Just saying that illustrates that he IS pretentious. And besides that, the pair of speakers is made by a British company that almost nobody in the US has even heard of (Mordaunt-Short).

I told him that the pair was available online for $300 (his asking price was $500). I understand that the small audio/video stores are almost all but out of business, and since I wouldn't have been able to hear these speakers if it weren't for his store, I was interested in negotiating with him. I was willing to pay $400 for the pair if he'd throw in some speaker cable, but he wasn't even willing to take that. He offered to call the company and see if they were having any specials, and then call me back with more information. I said OK, but when he asked for my name, this is what he said:

"So what is it, Bob, Jim, Bill, James, Mike, John, Mark?"

While the equipment that is sold at Audio Dimensions is probably better than anything you will find elsewhere, and the know-how of the owner is broad, I would recommend letting this one go under.

Is this place open still? Can't get in or get ahold of anyone.