DFW Local Car Audio Shops Thoughts and impressions
First, my background - I am mostly a home audio guy, but have had "systems" installed in my vehicles in the past. (about 13-23 years ago)
Next - my goal for this is just to provide some positive and helpful thoughts about some local car audio shops I was able to visit in DFW.
For my birthday gift I was given some time to myself and able to visit some local car audio shops to see what was out there - following are my thoughts and impressions in no particular order below, with the goal being to provide some positive and hopefully helpful thoughts/impresssions about some local car audio shops I was able to visit in DFW:
Soundscape Car Audio in Plano, TX (Purpose to demo Hertz, Hybrid Audio Technologies and Audison) - This shop was the best looking in presentation. (granted the other 2 shops I visited were in transition) I was able to hang around the shop for over an hour and really enjoyed listening to the audio offerings on the sound board (which was the best looking of the day with the other 2 stores being in transition) I talked with Dan (the owner) and a salesman who were both very courteous and knowledgeable. The shop was very clean, including the install bays. Dan took car audio installs seriously and considered this a form of artistic expression (which I wholeheartedly agree with). I was able to listen to my demo music and had a lot of "free reign" during the visit to listen to my music. The salesman also allowed me to sit in his car and demo some music in his car which I really appreciated. I believe this shop would be an excellent place to go for your car audio needs.
Earmark Car Audio in Plano, TX (Purpose to demo Dynaudio) - This was an interesting experience. I walked in the store and a salesman in the store that was talking to another customer turned to me and started guessing about the radio I have in my current vehicle and then said, "I can take care of both of you at once" - referring to me and another customer. I told the salesman that I was in the store primarily to demo Dynaudio speakers. He immediately referred me to another salesman, Todd Miller. Todd is really a home audio salesman that has been "pulled" into car audio sales. I sat and talked with Todd for about an hour - we listened to my demo disc, but the room was not set up correctly as the subs had just been put in phase, but the room had not been setup up yet. Todd Miller was a great guy to talk to, he was serious about good sound and would be able to help anyone with their musical car audio needs I believe.
Mobile Sound Solutions in Arlington, TX (Purpose to demo Morel) This turned out to be a very educational experience. When I entered the shop I met Nick, who it turns out is going to be the owner of the shop. (currently he is a partial owner) At first Nick was just trying to "sell me stuff", but when he realized that I was "serious about sound", am into home audio and brought in Opera music for a demo he seemed to totally change his mind and had an instant "respect" for me. This changed the tone of the visit and Nick let me demo his vehicle as well. Unfortunately, the shop was in transition and was being rebuilt when I was there, so it was hard to hear a good demo and Nick said they are going to cut the Morel line, more than likely. (Nick said the shop should be rebuilt in Fall around September or so) This would be a good shop to go to as the original owner of the shop seems to be passing down his knowledge to the next generation (being Nick) and I find this to be a good thing. I saw one of the installers/fabricators come out of the back and he was a gray head - which means there is a nice mix of youth and enthusiasm and age and experience at this shop. I would recommend going to this shop and believe they could fulfill your car audio needs.
First, my background - I am mostly a home audio guy, but have had "systems" installed in my vehicles in the past. (about 13-23 years ago)
Next - my goal for this is just to provide some positive and helpful thoughts about some local car audio shops I was able to visit in DFW.
For my birthday gift I was given some time to myself and able to visit some local car audio shops to see what was out there - following are my thoughts and impressions in no particular order below, with the goal being to provide some positive and hopefully helpful thoughts/impresssions about some local car audio shops I was able to visit in DFW:
Soundscape Car Audio in Plano, TX (Purpose to demo Hertz, Hybrid Audio Technologies and Audison) - This shop was the best looking in presentation. (granted the other 2 shops I visited were in transition) I was able to hang around the shop for over an hour and really enjoyed listening to the audio offerings on the sound board (which was the best looking of the day with the other 2 stores being in transition) I talked with Dan (the owner) and a salesman who were both very courteous and knowledgeable. The shop was very clean, including the install bays. Dan took car audio installs seriously and considered this a form of artistic expression (which I wholeheartedly agree with). I was able to listen to my demo music and had a lot of "free reign" during the visit to listen to my music. The salesman also allowed me to sit in his car and demo some music in his car which I really appreciated. I believe this shop would be an excellent place to go for your car audio needs.
Earmark Car Audio in Plano, TX (Purpose to demo Dynaudio) - This was an interesting experience. I walked in the store and a salesman in the store that was talking to another customer turned to me and started guessing about the radio I have in my current vehicle and then said, "I can take care of both of you at once" - referring to me and another customer. I told the salesman that I was in the store primarily to demo Dynaudio speakers. He immediately referred me to another salesman, Todd Miller. Todd is really a home audio salesman that has been "pulled" into car audio sales. I sat and talked with Todd for about an hour - we listened to my demo disc, but the room was not set up correctly as the subs had just been put in phase, but the room had not been setup up yet. Todd Miller was a great guy to talk to, he was serious about good sound and would be able to help anyone with their musical car audio needs I believe.
Mobile Sound Solutions in Arlington, TX (Purpose to demo Morel) This turned out to be a very educational experience. When I entered the shop I met Nick, who it turns out is going to be the owner of the shop. (currently he is a partial owner) At first Nick was just trying to "sell me stuff", but when he realized that I was "serious about sound", am into home audio and brought in Opera music for a demo he seemed to totally change his mind and had an instant "respect" for me. This changed the tone of the visit and Nick let me demo his vehicle as well. Unfortunately, the shop was in transition and was being rebuilt when I was there, so it was hard to hear a good demo and Nick said they are going to cut the Morel line, more than likely. (Nick said the shop should be rebuilt in Fall around September or so) This would be a good shop to go to as the original owner of the shop seems to be passing down his knowledge to the next generation (being Nick) and I find this to be a good thing. I saw one of the installers/fabricators come out of the back and he was a gray head - which means there is a nice mix of youth and enthusiasm and age and experience at this shop. I would recommend going to this shop and believe they could fulfill your car audio needs.