Stereotypes

Stereotypes Audio is one of the top HiFi Home Audio and Stereo stores in the Pacific Northwest/Portland/SW Washington area, specializing in top home audio gear from Simaudio, Naim, Rogue Audio, Focal, ProAc, Dali, Rega, Cambridge, NAD, Nordost, Shunyata, Kimber Kable, Spendor, and Harbeth. We have great audio gear at every price point, and can help you find the best solution for your home audio and surround sound audio set up. Whether you are looking for traditional analog turntables and tube gear, or the latest in digital solutions that are computer/music server based, driving some of the best DACs on the market to produce music that just plain sounds real. Music Matters here.

Established in 1994.
Stereotypes is the brainchild of Teri Inman, owner. Teri’s career in audio began in the 1980s at Hawthorne Stereo, and later continued on as a manufacturer representative. But her dream was to have her own shop. In 1994, she opened Stereotypes in the Irvington neighborhood of Portland. The store relocated to it’s current location at Morrison Place in 2007. We have a knowledgeable team of audio experts that are also lifelong music fans.

Teri I.
Business Owner
Teri has enjoyed a lifelong passion for music that included a stint in an all-girl rock band in high school and the literal wearing out of her extensive vinyl collection in college, where «I was listening to music when I should have been studying,» Teri laughs. Teri’s career in audio began in the 1980s in the Portland HiFi audio retail world, and later continued on as a manufacturer representative. But her dream was to have her own shop. As a female business owner in a male-dominated field, Teri is very conscientious about creating the ideal setting for music appreciation for both men and women; an environment where everyone feels more at home than in a store. Whatever your musical tastes, we’ve probably got it on vinyl. Let us put a record on for you. It’s time to get passionate about listening to music again!