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    AUDIO SOLUTIONS MASCOT, SYDNEY

    Nov 22, 2021 5 minutes

    Nick Papas is relieved. As he spoke to us, Audio Solutions, the destination hi-fistore on Botany Road in Mascot, NSW, had just had its first week back open for business after the long Sydney lockdown.

    But in fact, through the last 18 months of the pandemic, the Audio Solutions store, which Nick has run with co-owner Tony Stantzos for more than 20 years, never closed its doors entirely.

    “We’ve been open right through — minimal staff sometimes just me and Tony doing click and collect, but a lot of people were driving in through the back lane with full Covid cover, picking up stuff and getting on with their lives.”

    Audio Esoterica: You’re also renowned for doing detailed phone advice as well.

    Correct — well, because they couldn’t demo anything, a lot of guys would ring us up

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