ISO top notch install shop in the GTA
04-28-2005, 08:35 PM
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Can any recommend a top notch install shop in the GTA?
Don't care about max SPL. Looking for a shop that knows how to make every install they complete sound exceptional and look great.
Been to too many amateur shops already...they slam speakers in, build boxes that look crude and cross their fingers when they fire it up and listen to it. That's NOT what I'm looking for.
Priorities are:
#1 Sound Quality
#2 Aesthetics
#3 Quality of Components Used.
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Don't care about max SPL. Looking for a shop that knows how to make every install they complete sound exceptional and look great.
Been to too many amateur shops already...they slam speakers in, build boxes that look crude and cross their fingers when they fire it up and listen to it. That's NOT what I'm looking for.
Priorities are:
#1 Sound Quality
#2 Aesthetics
#3 Quality of Components Used.
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04-29-2005, 01:55 PM
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Chase Audio Video in Scarborough - 777 Warden Avenue as I recall.. Or make a run out to Burlington Radioactive - www.radioactive1.com
04-30-2005, 10:42 AM
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if you want it done right and 'cheap'...relatively speaking, then you should always be patient.
Beggars cant be choosers.
If you want it done right AND fast...get your money out early in the negotiations.
20 hz can do any install you want, they got access to a lot of minds from the 'industry', and from this board, past and present.
Talk to Frank he is a good guy.
But like Rob and I both said, its the BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR, so if you need something done in a rush you are going to be searching high and low right now...
Beggars cant be choosers.
If you want it done right AND fast...get your money out early in the negotiations.
20 hz can do any install you want, they got access to a lot of minds from the 'industry', and from this board, past and present.
Talk to Frank he is a good guy.
But like Rob and I both said, its the BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR, so if you need something done in a rush you are going to be searching high and low right now...
05-01-2005, 10:57 AM
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I visited a couple of these shops this weekend. All really nice people willing to take the time to talk about a potential install.
CHASE AUDIO: He demo'd the high end Focals for me...they sounded horrible! Then he let me listen to the Kaptions.. even worse!! Sure you can't compare the sound of speaker in a showroom to the sound in a car but the fact that he actually demo'd those speaker when they sounded that bad leads me to believe that:
1) he doesn't realize they sound bad and won't realize my car system sounds bad either
2) he knows they sound bad and wants to make them sound better but he doesn't know how
3) he knows they sound bad but doesn't care because he figures most people won't notice or care.
He's doing a install in his own vette and offered to let me hear it in about a month. I'll take him up on that offer.
20HZ: They do really nice looking work and they have a showroom full of SPL trophies. SQ wise, I'm not convinced. I asked to listen to one of their "best sounding" installs. They declined and said this would be futile because everyone wants a different sound. OK.. that could be true but I suspect all the SQ IASCA judges don't all have a different opinion of what good sound quality is. I asked more questions about achieving the best possible SQ. The answers to all were "yes we can do it". Kind of sounds like dealing with Asian suppliers...they never say they can't do anything.. except drop the price. Then they said they'll install it and let me make it sound the way I want!
Wait a sec...that's exactly what I need the shop to do. Otherwise, I'd get some newbie straight out of MD to throw the drivers in a try to figure out the tuning myself. I'm not saying this shop can't do it but nothing about my visit convinced me that they could.
BuffDaddy, Beggar's can't be choosers? Who said anything about right and cheap? I'm not an unemployed 16 y/o driving dad's car looking for a top quality sound system for $200. Within reason, this is a cost-no-object job. I've spent a month researching the project...time is not a factor either.
CHASE AUDIO: He demo'd the high end Focals for me...they sounded horrible! Then he let me listen to the Kaptions.. even worse!! Sure you can't compare the sound of speaker in a showroom to the sound in a car but the fact that he actually demo'd those speaker when they sounded that bad leads me to believe that:
1) he doesn't realize they sound bad and won't realize my car system sounds bad either
2) he knows they sound bad and wants to make them sound better but he doesn't know how
3) he knows they sound bad but doesn't care because he figures most people won't notice or care.
He's doing a install in his own vette and offered to let me hear it in about a month. I'll take him up on that offer.
20HZ: They do really nice looking work and they have a showroom full of SPL trophies. SQ wise, I'm not convinced. I asked to listen to one of their "best sounding" installs. They declined and said this would be futile because everyone wants a different sound. OK.. that could be true but I suspect all the SQ IASCA judges don't all have a different opinion of what good sound quality is. I asked more questions about achieving the best possible SQ. The answers to all were "yes we can do it". Kind of sounds like dealing with Asian suppliers...they never say they can't do anything.. except drop the price. Then they said they'll install it and let me make it sound the way I want!
Wait a sec...that's exactly what I need the shop to do. Otherwise, I'd get some newbie straight out of MD to throw the drivers in a try to figure out the tuning myself. I'm not saying this shop can't do it but nothing about my visit convinced me that they could.BuffDaddy, Beggar's can't be choosers? Who said anything about right and cheap? I'm not an unemployed 16 y/o driving dad's car looking for a top quality sound system for $200. Within reason, this is a cost-no-object job. I've spent a month researching the project...time is not a factor either.
