Nerd Audio

Chicago, United States

5

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Telephone:
+1 800-975-1613
Website:
nerdaudio.com
Address:
1613 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL, 60657
b/t Ashland Ave & Lincoln Ave
Lakeview
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.3 miPaulina
0.4 miBelmont & Lakewood EB
0.4 miBelmont & Lakewood WB
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Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes

Today

Today 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Chicago) 18:54 Friday, 27 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Wednesday 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Thursday 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Friday 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

Synthesizer Keyboards & Modular Equipment

New, used and vintage keyboard synthesizers, eurorack modular, midi controllers, cases, effects pedals, drum machines, software and accessories.

Authorized dealer for the following manufacturers:

Moog Music

Elektron

Korg

Roland

Pittsburgh Modular

TipTop Audio

4ms

Nord

Dave Smith Instruments

Teenage Engineering

Waldorf

& many more!

Don’t forget, Midwest Pro Sound & Lighting is within the same establishment — specializing in new, used and dj gear, studio equipment, stage lighting and accessories.

History

Established in 2012.

Nerd Audio is an electronic musical instrument retailer, affiliated with Midwest Pro Sound & Lighting. Midwest is one of Chicago’s longest lasting musical instrument retailers, with 35 years experience in professional sound, lights, and DJ equipment. The Nerd Audio team founded this side of the business in 2012.

Meet the Manager

Matt L.

Manager

Chicago native Synth/​Music Nerd

Took over Management of Nerd Audio in 2014.

Outside of Synths, Music, and Art

His other loves are

Skydiving and Skateboarding.

Nerd Audio also recommends

Northdown Café and Taproom

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Bares

Matt L. says,

«Great people and great beers! The foods pretty great too.»

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1 review of Nerd Audio

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Place rating: 5
Chicago Ridge, IL
The people that work here are super nice and actually know things about the gear they sell. It’s such a refreshing atmosphere compared to some other big box retailers. Besides for the incredible customer service, nerd audio has some of the most incredible synthesizers! Pittsburgh modular! Stg Soundlabs! Elektron! Waldorf! Teenage Engineering! I don’t think there is anywhere else in Chicago where you can get hands on time with all of these synths (and so many more) under one roof. Hopefully there is a bigger store front and more locations in their future.