Audio Crafters

New car, new system. This is now my 4^th car that I have taken to Arthur and as always, he did an excellent job. He never pressures you to buy anything or to spend extra money just because… He does make recommendations based on the info you give him (what you are looking for, what your budget is ect,) and you should really consider what he says. Another thing is always happy to help if you are not quite happy with what you got, or if any problems come up. I’ve never left here unsatisfied.

I have been coming to see Arthur for at least a dozen years, and he never ceases to impress me. He is always fair, fast, and does excellent work. Most of the time he charges you less than what he quoted originally, and I’ve always found him to be reasonable. I will be a customer of theirs as long as I have cars, and now as long as I own home theater Equipment.

Got my stereo fixed in my car a few months ago then went back to fix a blown fuse. Arthur is such a honest guy and one of the best around. As a girl he could’ve easily conned me out of a few hundred dollars and told me I needed a new stereo. Come here for any stereo needs, he’ll take care of you.

My car stereo needed to be replaced and I got a great deal at Audio Crafters. They gave me a reasonable price for what I was looking for and they installed my new stereo very quickly. It took less than an hour for the installation. My stereo works great! Highly recommended.

I just got an amazing deal on a Focal Dimension soundbar here today, which I’m really excited about, but the thing I really like about Arthur, is how knowledgeable (and excited) he is about stereo equipment, without making any sort of pressured pitch to buy anything. I also like the fact that he listens to what I think I’m looking for, makes his suggestions and then tends to steer me towards the products that are within my price range that offer the best sound for for my money. It’s a pleasure to buy stereo equipment here!
I also took my fiancés Honda Element here for a stereo install and he really went above and beyond. He did a really professional install.
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this place to friends for car stereo equipment installs or for home stereo equipment!

My auxiliary input stopped working a long while back, and I came here recently on a late Saturday afternoon actually wanting a new radio installed. I believe it was Arthur who assisted me — he seemed very busy but chatted with me for a bit and persuaded me to just fix the aux. So it took just a few minutes for him to put in a new aux jack for me… no shiny new radio this time but at least I can save some money for now! Props to him for being logical with me and not taking the opportunity to complete a larger transaction and/​or upsell me.

Please don’t mistake Arthur’s laid back personality. He is extremely passionate, knowledgable and a true perfectionist. I love cars and extremely picky about who works on them. My 8 year old luxury SUV needed a navigation and audio upgrade. Arthur recommended a great Pioneer system and speakers that sound like a concert hall. He also upgraded my rear view camera. It was a challenging job but he installed everything perfectly, not a scratch. His prices are also very reasonable. Would not trust anyone else to work on my car. He is amazing.

GREAT job by Arthur he installed a RetroSound radio and speakers in my 1972 beetle outstanding job looks and sound great would use again.
Thanks for the hard work!!!

I have been doing all of my sound for my 1998 Honda Accord, First let’s start by the owner Arthur a very knowledgable man as far as sound goes also very flexible as far as your budget. He gave plenty of options to choose from speakers to decks to what type of wire he was going to use! He actually showed me:) overall I was very impressed he does quality work! I have been going back ever since. He just did my trunk here is a pic!

Went in today. Was out in an hour and a half. This guy really knows his stuff. Price is very reasonable and he took care of the problem with my radio.

I have a 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac and I did a bit of research on what it would cost to upgrade the head unit. So I went in and I was greeted right away by Arthur and was ask what are you looking for instead of just trying to sale me something and before I know it he showed me a unit that I was looking at and gave me a great price. He hooked it up and I got every thing I wanted and the install came out super clean thanks again to Arthur from Audio Crafters.

You walk into an average looking restaurant. It doesn’t look fancy or exclusive. You sit with your sig other and are offered the menu. It has only five meat entrees — each over $ 85. Ouch.
Confused, you ask the waiter, «Is this all there is? Do you have anything… you know… a little less expensive? Like some sort of chicken or pasta or anything like that?»
The waiter frowns, rolls his eyes, and says, «Well, if you insist, yes, but that’s all off menu.»
That would feel very off-​putting, right? It’s not that a restaurant can’t offer pricey items, but why would a place not so elegant looking insist on elegant cuisine.
This was the exact experience I had walking into Audio Crafters. I was shown a small wall of speakers with fancy European names and was told, «Alpine is our entry level, okay?» And Alpine didn’t appear to be in stock. So I couldn’t even hear it.
And then I was quoted a $ 1000 install price for a situation that $ 500 would have nailed. Wasn’t impressed with the ‘give me your credit card’ attitude. Won’t be back.

This place is really awesome. I brought my 2004 Honda Accord with cash in my senior year last year. I never noticed that I had the feature of Auxiliary. The problem was the unit was closed if that makes since. I heard about a couple places that did aux cord inputs but their methods would have f**ked up my car. I then found this place when I was on break for work. Their price was reasonable and a tad cheaper than some other places. It wasn’t about the price though, the owner was real cool and you can tell he knows what he’s doing. I brought my car in and he hooked me up. My car is bumping!, he even fixed it for me when my sound had a short in it. Definitely a trust worthy place.

After the awesome service that I had with Art at Audio Crafters I had to write my first Unilocal review.
First off, this was my first experience with Audio Crafters and I will say I will never go to the other car stereo shops again. I’ve dealt with other shops in Covina, Orange county, and the big box stores but the knowledge and customer service that Art provides is second to none, he knows the products and didn’t try to talk me into something I wasn’t looking for or try to «up sell» me on what other sales people have in their car like other shops have tried to do.
Mind you, before I purchased my Pioneer 6100-​nex I researched it and other comparable navigation systems after my old system started to go bad, so I had an idea of what I wanted.
Art didn’t try to sell me on a higher version of the navigation system like the 7100 or the 8100 nex systems, he also let me check out what he was doing during the installation as I like to know what is going on with my personal belongings while a stranger is working on my car, not sure if that’s he’s normal policy but he let me hang out and actually help out some during the installation and fixed some of the wiring issues from the prior navigation system that was previously installed.
All in all after my experience with Audio Crafters I would highly recommend you checking them out if your in the market for anything car audio related.
I would also recommend researching products before you buy so you have some type of knowledge about what you want or don’t actually need or what, so if you make the mistake of not using audio crafters you don’t get hosed by the «other guys».

I have known and been using Arthur for all of my car stereo needs for the last few years and he has been great. The first time I took my van over to have a problem fixed with the amp not turning on, he fixed it in 10 minutes for free! He immediately won my loyalty. Later I had him install a new system in my work vehicle and personal vehicle and have never had any issues with either one. His pricing is very fair and the quality of work is excellent. He is very knowledgeable about his products and is friendly and an easy going guy. I have recommended him to a several people and they have also been very satisfied. Great guy, great service!

I read all of the reviews on Unilocal before going to see Arthur at Audio Crafters. I had worked extensively with Mike down the street, but he passed away a few years ago. I am serious about my car audio and spent roughly $ 4k on equipment for my 1995 Acura Integra, which is almost twice what the car is worth. I recently purchased a 2015 Acura TLX and needed the audio upgraded.
The challenge — create perfect sound in a car without removing the stock stereo because it is too tightly integrated with all of the systems in the car (AC, navigation, etc). I also advised that I wanted the car to look «stock» so that to the untrained eye, it would look like NOTHING was installed… THIS WAS A TOUGH JOB.
After meeting with Arthur and discussing price, I left my car with him for 7 days while on a business trip.
I returned to a car that did not appear touched upon first glance. Upon looking closely, the tweeters had been installed, but Arthur did an amazing job of matching the interior of the car. He opened the trunk to reveal the twin subs, mounted flush in black, perfectly matching the trunk interior. Pulling back the back seats, revealed the rest of the equipment — AMAZING.
It sounded BETTER than it looked. I mean, I heard things in songs that I listened to for years with Bose noise reducing headphones that I never heard before. As with all high quality sound systems, it exposed some songs that were originally poorly recorded, but those engineered well sounded like BUTTER.
I am going back after the system is broken in for a few tweaks, but I HIGHLY recommend Arthur for your car audio needs.
He is passionate about his work and he’s great at what he does. And the price? Let’s just say that he handed me a quote and challenged me to find lower pricing anywhere.
Take your car to Audio Crafters… you can’t go wrong!

This is my second time coming to them for car audio related issue. I should have given them a five stars on my first visit, but it’s never too late. Short side of the story. I had an issue with my sound system because I tampered with my amp and they were willing to diagnose it for 30 dollars. I had my sound system up and running again for 30 dollars. That’s a bang for my buck.
Later that day, i realized my speakers had interference. I came back and they gladly looked at it again and fixed it again. They were kind enough to take into consideration of the 30 dollars I’ve already spent and quoted me 70 dollars to have my system rewired and working again. By far the most knowledgeable workers there. I was so pleased with the service that I paid an extra 10 dollars, so 80 instead of 70 even though I’m on a tight budget.
You can’t go wrong with a family owned business. It’s quality work with reasonable pricing. Will come back for future needs for car audio and alarm system needs.

Art’s rebuttal is very telling, as it reflects the discussion we had the day after my review was posted and told me that his intention was not to screw me. Of course, he rants about missed appointments and a bunch of other blahs, but he tolerated them, because he hadn’t sold me yet. Here’s the bottom line, he never pulled the passenger door to ascertain why the speaker wasn’t performing correctly, he made an «assumption» (his words). With that said, «at least you have 2 spare speakers». He also said, «I guess you can’t please all customers». What he never did was take ANY responsibility for making a mistake.
In that phone conversation, he said he made a disingenuous offer buy the speakers back numerous times (badgering style), even after I told him the they were already installed. Yeah right, why would I absorb the cost to have the them uninstalled /​reinstalled, plus my time to effect said change. He aslo pretended not to know who his online competition was for dynaudio components (Wooferetc) downtown L.A., who bill themselves as the world’s largest car audio superstore. Yeah right.
So I would encourage people to compare my initial review and his response, point by point and make your own decision. I just don’t trust people who are never wrong.

We found Audiocrafters on Unilocal because we wanted to replace the old stock CD desk in our Ford Focus with something that could connect to our phones, and had SiriusXM connectivity. I called, and they asked me what I wanted. As soon as I explained it, we set up an appointment.
Not only did they upgrade us to a better system (for the same quoted price — in this case, an Alpine tuner with SiriusXM antenna), but the system was installed flawlessly and quickly. They also offer warranty service beyond the audio system’s. I would recommend them to anyone.

I wanted to install a stereo, went to best buy but they didn’t have the parts. Thank goodness for Arthur! Just found his shop on Unilocal,called and explained what I wanted to do, he gave me a very accurate estimate and told me to come right over.
If I went with best buy I would wait for them to order the parts and come back next week. Arthur and his tech (sorry I didn’t catch your name) said it would be done in an hour and they finished it in 30 minutes!
Best part is Arthur gave us a great deal! Better than best buy, or ordering the parts on amazon ourselves.
Look no further, Arthur will take care of you.

good service. and good price .very recommand