Max J Records

Staff is super friendly and passionate about records. They have an excellent selection of different turntables and vinyls. Will forever be my first option when looking for a record or record-related supplies.

When you walk into this place, you feel like you've entered a different dimension. So many CDs, Records, and they even have pop figures, speakers, monitors, systems, and record players. He has a lot of limited and rare music. A lot of uncut stuff too. Great for rare finds!!

Great store with an amazing selection of audiophile recordings at good prices. John the owner is a super nice and helpful guy. It's worth the trip to visit the store.

I had high hopes for this record store based on reviews. The location is close to me and I just realized it a few months ago, I was so excited! I had two separate (negative) experiences that make me not want to go back. First, they seem to have a "favorite" customer base. Online auctions of their FB are not fair, as much as they try to claim it is. Their friends and/or long time customers get first dibs but they will throughly deny that. It is to the point I have had other customers message me privately to apologize for the unfairness they were seeing during the auctions. There are time stamps on Facebook indicating which comments come in first, meaning who technically won the auction is clear. If I put my bid at 8:15 and someone else puts one at 8:16, they will say it's "whichever one they see first". Technology exists for a reason, you can literally tell by the comment time stamp who commented first or not. The winner should not be who they chose to see first, it should go for the comment that came in first before time was up. I had other customers messaging me that day telling me I technically won, twice, and they felt bad that the owners/employees did that to me. The second experience was actually my first time going to the store on RSD. I had to go later in the day after work, which was around 4pm. They made me feel so awkward and uncomfortable because they noted to me that it was "over" and I missed it? It was still the same day, I just wasn't there at rush time. I was alone in the store (way too small as well) and it was just an overall uncomfortable experience. I will seek out other record stores now because of my multiple negative experiences, despite this store being closest to me. I shouldn't feel nervous or awkward trying to buy a record.

Hands down the best record store on the south coast. I feel like there’s a common flaw in a lot of us who collect vinyl and it’s super present in a lot of record stores. It’s a superiority complex. They keep a lot of niche or obscure inventory and will engage you in conversation that attempts to shame you for enjoying music that everyone has heard of. If you’ve been in enough record stores or talked to enough collectors then you know the type. There are a lot of them. But every once in a while you come across someone else who just really loves music and isn’t interested in any of the gatekeeping. This is that place. The owner is a guy who genuinely enjoys music and vinyl records, checks any snobbery at the door and is just as keen to give a Dua Lipa album a spin as Abby Road. The shop is small but he keeps his inventory fresh and well curated. He isn’t stocking his shop with filler just to make it look like the store is flush. Every record is there because it should be- and it IS flush. It’s impossible to leave empty handed because more often than not you’re trying to decide which albums you want most. Prices are never unfair. Thanks for creating a welcoming spot where I can buy great music at fair prices!