Ann Wasserman and David Wasserman own Stereo Exchange (StereoExchange.com), and they are one of New York’s oldest audio, video, and home theater retailers – since 1984. This Benchmark client persevered through the beginning of the pandemic by relocating to a Union Square loft showroom at Broadway and East 17th Street (see photo: third floor). Local brick-and-mortar retail and a local, in-person printer like Benchmark have a lot in common. We provide advantages that Big Box sellers ...

I have some real works of art – LP album covers! Santana’s first album, Earth, Wind and Fire's All ’n All, Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life, Freddy Fender's Wasted Days and Wasted Nights – how to display them all? Go ahead and drop the needle because WAXRAX has the solution. They produce extremely sturdy, extremely stylish racks that simultaneously allow you to store and display your vinyls. Their "LP-C" vinyl record pedestal holds up to 60 records. As WAXRAX says, “V...

Megaforce Records releases records for metal, rock, and hardcore punk artists, such as Metallica, Anthrax, Third Eye Blind, and Bjørk. At 40 years old, Megaforce is the same age as Benchmark! Husband and wife Jon and Marsha Zazula (rest in peace) founded this NYC record label, and some of their earliest releases were Metallica’s first albums. Missi Callazzo, VP since the late 1980s, is a leader in an industry where women are underrepresented. She ordered posters to promote Third ...