Congratz to the listed: ME-Mag Top 100 list!

[tr0y_audi0]

Its great list to be a part of!
thanks guys!

Mobile Electronics 2010 Top 100 Retailers

Single Store
12 Voltz, Parkville, MD
Abt Electronics, Glenview, IL
Access Audio & Accessories, Fort Dodge, IA
Advanced Car Creations, Garden Grove, CA
Audio Addiction, Temecula, CA
Audio Adrenaline, Prescott Valley, AZ
Audio Advantage, Columbus, MS
Audio Logic, Hollywood, FL
Audio Plus, Prescott, AZ
Audio Specialists, Hopkinsville, KY
Audio X, Inc., Florence, AL
Autosound Lab, Pinedale, CA
Beach Auto Sound, Huntington Beach, CA
California Audio, Salt Lake City, UT
California Soundworks, Lancaster, CA
Car Audio Depot, Modesto, CA
Car Concepts, Salt Lake City, UT
Car Stereo Express, Aiea, HI
Cardenal Car Stereo, Glendale, AZ
Central Auto Sound, Glendale, CA
Certified Sounds LLC, Wailuku, HI
Custom Sights & Sounds, Okeechobee, FL
DC Car Audio, Yorktown, IN
Distinctive Car Toyz, Pleasantville, NJ
Divine Sounds, Tampa, FL
Extreme Performance, Palm City, FL
Gene's Audio Center, Havelock, NC
Haas Entertainment, Culver City, CA
Holdens Hot Wheels, Havre, MT
House of Sound, St. Joseph, MO
Independence Audio, Independence, MO
Infinite Autosports, Auburn, NY
JML Audio of St. Louis, Fenton, MO
JR Electronics, Miami, FL
Kingpin Car Audio, Wilsonville, OR
Mobile Edge, Lehighton, PA
Mobile Toys Inc., College Station, TX
Overdrive Audio, Jacksonville, FL
Pflanz Electronics, Sioux City, IA
Precision Audio, Bainbridge, GA
Precision Motorsports, Metuchen, NJ
Radios, Knobs, Speakers & Things, Pontiac, MI
Ray's Electronics, Addison, IL
Shockwave Customs, Frankfort, IL
Sonus Car Audio, Clarksville, TN
Sound Decisions, Racine, WI
Soundcrafters, Mobile & Home Electronics, South Daytona, FL
SoundSational Audio & Video, Indianapolis, IN
Soundz N Performance, Phoenix, AZ
South County Mobile Electronics, San Clemente, CA
Spade Kreations LLC, Cincinnati, OH
Speed of Sound, Lake Havasu City, AZ
Sundown One, Springfield, IL
The Stereo Shop, Henrietta, NY
TNT Sound & Security, Victoria, TX
Tune Time, Redlands, CA
Unexpected Creations LLC, Edison, NJ
Walnut Creek Customs, Walnut Creek, CA
Xtreme Autosound, Louisville, KY
Small Chain (2-4 Locations)
ABC Automotive Electronics, Elk Grove Village, IL
Alarms Etc., Lakeland, FL
Audio Center, Richmond, KY
Audio Excellence, Orlando, FL
Audio Plus, Oklahoma City, OK
Audio Source, Columbus, IN
Audioworks, Newark, DE
Autosound Inc., Lexington, KY
Avenue Sound, Freeport, NY
Car Audio Heaven, San Diego, CA
Car Stereo One, Toledo, OH
Car Toyz, Topeka, KS
Car-Fi, Springfield, MO
Cartronics, Miami, FL
Columbus Car Audio, Columbus, OH
Creative Car Audio, Springfield, MO
Drive In Autosound, Colorado Springs, CO
D-TRONICS, Harlingen, TX
Grand Audio, Waukegan, IL
Ideal Audio, Pocatello, ID
J.J.'s Auto Sound & Security, Waukegan, IL
Lucky's Autosports, Lexington, KY
Mach 1 Car Audio & Security, St. Paul, MN
Pacific Sound & Video, Bismarck, ND
Pacific Stereo, Riverside, CA
Progressive Mobile Electronics, San Diego, CA
San Diego Stereo, San Diego, CA
Sound Warehouse, Salt Lake, UT
Sounds of Tri-State, Claymont, DE
Stereo Advantage, Indianapolis, IN
Stereo One, Memphis, TN
Medium/Large Chain (5-plus Locations)
Aspen Sound, Coeur d'Alene, ID
Freeman's Car Stereo, Charlotte, NC
Jack's Stereo Inc., Waco, TX
Mickey Shorr, Detroit, MI
Stereo King, Portland, OR
The Specialists, Tucson, AZ
Ziebart, Indianapolis, IN
Al & Ed's Autosound, Van Nuys, CA
Car Toys, Seattle, WA
Custom Sounds, Austin, TX


Mobile Electronics 2010 Top 100 Installers

Alex Fernandez, Mobile Audio Concepts, HI
Andrew McCain, McCain Mobile Audio, NM
Anthony Aiello, Benchmark Motoring, WA
Anthony Bonanno, Independence Audio, MO
Anthony Shockwave, Shockwave Customs, IL
Bill Fraley, Shockwave Customs, IL
Bjorn Gunnlaugsson, Custom Autosound, FL
Bob Bothur, Soundz Good, IL
Bobby Carson, Ray's Electronics, IL
Brad Moon, Audio Excellence, FL
Brock Christner, Stereo In Dash, OH
Carlos Ramirez, NVS Audio, NJ
Casey Hurd, Car Stereo Guys, CA
Chad Beyer, Radioactive, TN
Chad Bray, House of Sound, MO
Chad Davis, Wavelengths Audio Solutions, CA
Chad Paredes, Extreme Audio Systems, HI
Charles Dixon, Audio Logic, FL
Chris Beben, Unique Car Audio, AZ
Chris French, Roberts Mobile Electronics, KY
Chris Hilbert, Sound Decisions LLC, WI
Dave Brooks, Cartunes and Tint, FL
Dave Clark, Sound Xpression, AZ
Dave Evans, Adrenaline Autosound, NC
Dave Meddock, Reference Audio Video, MT
Dave O'Melia, Exotic Motorsports, AZ
Derek Pace, Certified Sounds, HI
Don Amann, Unexpected Creations, NJ
Donnie Bartalone, Mobile Electronics, IL
Doug Cumings, DC Car Audio and Accessories, IN
Earl Shimabukuro, Island Sound Customs, HI
Eric Bronke, Auto Werks of Northbrook, IL
Frank Stanley, Audio Specialists, KY
Garrick Allen, Abt Electronics, IL
George Rocco, Sounds on Wheels, WA
Harvey Harris, Superior Car Stereo, FL
Jamie FiField, Advantage Audio & Auto Sports, CA
Jared West, Performance West Auto Customizing, UT
Jason Kranitz, Kingpin Car Audio, OR
Jason Salas, AMS, WI
Jay Oliphant, Drive Customs, CA
Jay Park, All Star Sound, CA
Jeff Hempleman, Sound Xpression, AZ
Jeff Meece, California Soundworks, CA
Jeremy Clanton, No Limitz Built, AZ
Jeremy Langley, Autosound Inc., KY
Jesse Carnell, JC Audio, TN
Joe Landry, Radios, Knobs, Speakers & Things, MI
John Samp, Abt Electronics, IL
Johnny Yen, Car Audio Heaven, CA
Jon Kowanetz, Handcrafted Car Audio, AZ
Jonny Schultz, Eminent Hi Fi, ID
Jorge Camberos, HAAS Entertainment, CA
Jorge Maya, Findlay Customs, NV
Jose Vasquez, Transonic, CA
Joshua Landau, JML Audio of St. Louis, MO
Juan Torres, Al & Ed's, CA
Ken Balas, Precision Motorsports, NJ
Kent Izuka, Security & Sound Systems, HI
Kevin May, Blue Ribbon, MT
Kevin Wright, Audio Illusions, CA
Lance Doss, Newport Autosound, CA
Louis Gonzales, Bay Area Audio Visions, TX
Luke Gray, Hard Core Car Audio, AZ
Marc Schumer, Sound Performance, MO
Matt Murray, AudioSource, IN
Micah Williams, SONUS Car Audio, TN
Michael Ballowe, JML Audio of St. Louis, MO
Michael Betts, Audio Workx, PA
Michael Hughes, Speed of Sound, AZ
Mike Canale, Infinite Autosports, NY
Mike Eckley, Overdrive Audio, FL
Mike Guy, Soundz-N-Performance, AZ
Mike Waldrep, Sound Performance, MO
Monsour Baker, Audio Excellence, FL
Noah Kuria, La Jolla Audio, CA
Pete Riker, The Specialists, AZ
Peter Jensen, Soundz Inc., SD
Rich Agins, Signature Audio, AZ
Rick Jones, Creative Audio Werks, AZ
Rick McClaskie, Stereo In Dash, OH
Rick Spade, Spade Kreations, OH
Rob Mecca, 12 Voltz, MD
Robert Bess, Audio Specialists, KY
Robert Davidoski, Mobile One Autosound, TX
Roger Collins, Crush's Custom Soundsworks, IL
Ronnie Ezzell, Creative Elements, SC
Russell Balazs, Octave, FL
Skip Fitch, Streetnoyz, CA
Spencer Stewart, SoCal Custom, CA
Stephen Stasiulewicz, LUX Motorwerks, NJ
Steve Coogle, Xtreme Autosound, KY
Steve Ledford, Soundcrafters, FL
Steve Pello, LUX Motorwerks, NJ
Steve Yiu, Definitive Audio, AZ
Tal Bartelle, Mach 1 Car Audio & Security, MN
Thomas Hruban, Audiodriven, IL
Tim Olsen, Elite Creations, CA
Troy Gallagher, Audio Extreme, CA
Troy McGregor, Audio Adrenaline, AZ

[gymrat2005]

how in the world does Bing at Simplicity in Sound not make that list of top installers?

[JayinMI]

I know a few of the shops on the list, and they sure don't deserve a spot on there....who votes on this?

Jay

[tr0y_audi0]

Yeah im not sure why Bing is not on this list year after year..
Reps, and peers drop the nominations.

[BeatsDownLow]

So you on there huh Troy

[BeatsDownLow]

Originally Posted by JayinMI

I know a few of the shops on the list, and they sure don't deserve a spot on there....who votes on this?

Jay

There are some local ones to me that are on there that I wouldnt take my car to, the best local one ot me isnt on the list

[JayinMI]

Same here. That's why I wondered who votes? Nobody ever told us anything about it so we couldn't vote on it. (I work in the industry)

Jay

[Shocks]

Originally Posted by BeatsDownLow

There are some local ones to me that are on there that I wouldnt take my car to, the best local one ot me isnt on the list

I totally agree. There's one on there in Garden Grove Ca that I would never take my car too even if it was free.

[gymrat2005]

Well at least I have one on that list working on my car. Jorge Maya from Findlay Customs in Henderson (Las Vegas) NV

[Boostedrex]

Troy McGregor, Audio Adrenaline, AZ

And our very own Troy made the list!! Congrats bro!! Well deserved recognition for you.

[tr0y_audi0]

Originally Posted by Boostedrex

Troy McGregor, Audio Adrenaline, AZ

And our very own Troy made the list!! Congrats bro!! Well deserved recognition for you.

Thanks Man!!

[ItalynStylion]

Nice Troy! And your AZ shop is fairly new isn't it? I thought you were in CO before or something. Congrats on the list attainment!

*and I think Bing might not be in there because he doesn't have a physical shop; maybe?

[gijoe]

Originally Posted by ItalynStylion

Nice Troy! And your AZ shop is fairly new isn't it? I thought you were in CO before or something. Congrats on the list attainment!

*and I think Bing might not be in there because he doesn't have a physical shop; maybe?

Yeah, what the hell? I was going to visit your shop one of these days, but Arizona is a bit far to drive.

[thehatedguy]

I worked for one of the shops/local chains...and they pretty much have took a nose dive in the shitter since (was heading there before I started there). And I doubt there is an installer in the state that is as good as my man Mark Worrell.

[thehatedguy]

I think you actually have to have a store front and not working out of your garage pro-am style.

Originally Posted by gymrat2005

how in the world does Bing at Simplicity in Sound not make that list of top installers?

[thehatedguy]

And no Chris Yato on the list. Chris is pretty much the shit when it comes to installers.

[gymrat2005]

Originally Posted by thehatedguy

I think you actually have to have a store front and not working out of your garage pro-am style.

I think that would be fine if you were to be considered as a top retailer, but in my own personal opinion it shouldn't matter if you install behind the local K-Mart...if joo got da skillz, then joo got da skillz. I was just talking to my installer Jorge who was surprised he made the list as he doesn't do that many stereo systems. He eluded to a little of the ploitics involved in it (no disrespect to anyone on the list)

[tr0y_audi0]

Originally Posted by ItalynStylion

Nice Troy! And your AZ shop is fairly new isn't it? I thought you were in CO before or something. Congrats on the list attainment!

*and I think Bing might not be in there because he doesn't have a physical shop; maybe?

Its been here for 3.5 yrs now..
when I sold you the RL-8i I was the head installer at this shop
before I went to run Axxis Audio.. Now Im back as Manager & Head of Custom Install & Design.

Originally Posted by gijoe

Yeah, what the hell? I was going to visit your shop one of these days, but Arizona is a bit far to drive.

Sorry Bro, If you let me know when you are comming I will buy you a drink.. or chips and salsa..lol
Keep me posted we do plan on some shows just need to get back in the groove with some new product and all..
oh I gotta get my car done too..

[Stage7]

Don 6spdcoupe is on the list too. Congrats!

[6spdcoupe]

Originally Posted by Stage7

Don 6spdcoupe is on the list too. Congrats!

Thank you sir ! Listed in top retailers too.

It is always great to see some friends as well as many dealers of mine or that I know in general sharing some spots.

[TREETOP]

Congrats guys!
I do see a couple shops listed that I don't think should be there, and I can think of others that would be a better fit, but I know there are flaws in every nomination/voting situation.
I'm happy to see a couple guys I used to work with (Dave Clark and Jeff Hempleman) up there again this year. They're both extremely talented and just downright good guys. I miss working with them.

[tr0y_audi0]

Voting is a GO!!!
vote for the one that you Love!!
Mobile Electronics Magazine

[6spdcoupe]

Sadly consumers do not get a vote. They can try and is always welcomed, but puts more workload on ME-MAG ..

Now is your time to have a voice! If you work in a retail store, at vendor or distributor facility, a rep firm, publication or association that is a part of the mobile electronics industry, you are eligible to vote to determine the Retailer of the Year Finalists in each store category and Installer of the Year Finalists. Voting will continue until April 15, 2010.

[8675309]

No Todd Crowder?