In February 1946, in the beautiful community of Toronto, Canada, a young man named Sol Mandlsohn started fixing radios in a little store at the corner of Bay and Bloor Streets. Sol had learned his trade while in the Canadian army during the Second World War, and Sol had learned it well.

  Sol Mandlsohn believed in honesty, integrity and fairness, and his customers always came first. Because he gave good service, his little radio store grew… and grew… and grew.

  In the early fifties, Sol moved into a larger store two doors away, expanded his Service Department and opened Canada's first Hi-Fi Studio. He sold and serviced radio phonographs from Westinghouse and Marconi, and televisions from Philips and Electrohome.

  The people of Toronto came to Bay Bloor Radio for his personal attention and expert advice. Soon, Sol began customizing component high fidelity systems for an emerging group of hobbyists and music lovers.

  And his little Radio Store grew.

  So Sol went out and hired people who cared about customers just as much as he did.

  Bay Bloor Radio had now become a magnet for both customers and vendors (who would always take their new products directly to Sol). The first Fisher Stereo Receivers, the first Sony Trinitron Colour TV's and the first Dual Turntables all brought more and more customers to Bay Bloor Radio.

  The do-it-yourselfers came in for their Dynakits that they built themselves, and a growing number of audiophiles came in to audition the latest McIntosh amplifiers and Tannoy speakers.

  The Service Department became legendary, because Sol always hired the best technicians.

  And Bay Bloor Radio continued to grow.

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