Where can i get good music in taipei?

Question

I am looking for good chinese/taiwanese music in mandarin and i was wondering where a good store would be for me to look in taipei.. anyone have any ideas?

Answer 1

Good answer. Near NTU (National Taiwan University) certainly
has a lot of music places. As a rule of thumb, places near where students congregate has good stores sell music at cheap prices.

Three other places:
1. Accessible by MRT (subway in Taipei) is Ximen Station
Exit 6 off at XiMenDin - as a popular youth hangout - there's
Tower Records like in the States sells high quality CD.
And Eslite 116 may have them also.
http://home.trtc.com.tw/INFO92/ebig.asp?SID=086

Again in MRT ZhongXiao Fuxing Station Exit 14 Dinghao Plaza
another Tower Record.
http://home.trtc.com.tw/INFO92/ebig.asp?SID=091

2. Rose Records near MRT Taipei Main Station Exit 6
walk toward Xuchang Rd approximately across from
YMCA usually has combo sales in which the buyer combines
one red-labeled and one green-labeled music to get a bargain
price. This location is also at a popular student hangout -cram
school district.
http://home.trtc.com.tw/INFO92/ebig.asp?SID=051

The reason for these places is they all have quality CD, the price
is fixed but one can be sure of authenticity.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Actually, there are many stores that sell Chinese music in almost any mall in Taipei, but I would recommend the area around NTU campus, near the Gong Guan MRT station. There are so many independent merchants in that area that carry Mandarin and Taiwanese music I think you could spend an entire week looking through all of their shelves. The travel guide to Taiwan at the link below is one that I think is a great guide for areas to shop in Taipei. Good luck!

Answer 3

For heaven's sake!! The place is crawling with them. Just walk around and you'll find one within 2 blocks. I bought a couple hundred CDs like that. If you really can't find any, try grocery stores.