I have a friend who wants to totally revamp her audio system in her car. She asked me for some help, but unfortunately all the equipment I buy is normally off the net. She would like to go to a store and actually listen and see which types of speakers/subs fit her tastes.

Does anyone know of any good audio shops in the GTA?? I know of a few, but would like to hear from you all to see if there are any good reputable ones..

Thx

 

go look for Alvin at Concept on Wheels, very knowledgeable...

 

Try Number 1 Sound, Audio To Go, Chase AV

 

somehow i think this post will get shut down.

 

before it does, Number 1 sound!

 

Understand first that it won't really matter how the speakers sound on a shop wall (except maybe for gross tonal qualities). The art of building a music system in the car involves putting raw drivers into self-built enclosures and tuning from there, given the sonic characteristics of the car itself. Something that most of us would never imagine doing for a home system.

And wherever she goes, have her INSIST on hearing systems (in at least a couple of vehicles) which the shop built. And get a few references. From people who actually spent significant money in the shop.

Learn from my (and others) mistakes -- which in my case cost thousands. The industry is full of these sob stories. But nobody else needs to become a statistic! [img]smile.gif[/img]

If the shop can't or won't do this, caveat emptor. No self-respecting shop (even in this business which is filled with ignorant customers, snake-oil and incompetence) should refuse to do this.

Best of luck to her. I am in the GTA and have not found a decent shop yet (been through a few so far, only two of which got money from me...)

 

Thanks for everyone's post..

Keep them coming...=)

thanks for the advice sac...I agree speakers in the showrooms sometimes do not sound as they would in vehicles, but it's better than not hearing them at all..

 

i have had extremely bad experiences with audio to go. and they were install related

 

Listening is always key. But best way to do that is to hit an IASCA show or USAC. Then you get to listen, if you're lucky, to real systems in real cars.

As far as places to listen, Concepts has a nice showroom and demo board, Canadian Show car (Keele and 401 area), Kromer downtown has boards, etc, etc.