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| - Sometimes you just need to spend an hour or so idly flipping through rack after rack of music and movies, hunting for a deal on some of your favorites. With square footage in music to rival BMVs in books or Honest Ed's in junk, Sonic Boom is a must-stop visit in the Annex.
The beloved display windows of Sonic Boom are redone momentarily, and feature absolutely stunning large scale recreations of recently released album covers. The artist(s) who put these together is truly remarkable, and it's always worth a stop to see when a new display is put up.
Beyond the exterior, Sonic Boom is great. The staff tend to have a bit too much of the 'cool music store guy' attitude going on, so I can't say that the customer service is all that shining, but they certainly will be able to help you if you're overwhelmed and can't find what you're looking for.
The 'new' CD racks feature all of the store's recent acquisitions, sorted by day. This seems like a great feature for the diehard shoppers who stop in regularly, but for me it seems like a lot of time to sort through a week's worth of CDs to see if there's anything special before I hit the rest of the store, which is divided sensibly by genre and then artist.
I've probably spent just as much if not more money on DVDs here than on music. With a smaller but still impressive selection of movie titles, broken down by genre and then title, you can find a lot of great deals. The "under 5" section is always worth a peek, as is the Criterion Collection section.
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