Speakerlab

I went here to get some parts to install a new deck in my Jeep. The staff was incredibly knowledgeable (not to mention very friendly) and helped me get the things I needed right away. They let me open the packaging and walk it out to my Jeep to make sure the parts were correct and would fit, which I appreciated since I am a novice when it comes to this stuff. They even gave me a few wire connectors for free!
I would highly recommend Speakerlab to anyone who needs parts for a car audio upgrade.

Speaker Lab installed a stereo in my 1982 BMW 733i and did an amazing job. Sound and fit was spectacular! Highest recommendation.

Great experience, & really great outcome! Went to get upgrade of speakers in my Sprinter van (even Mercedes cuts corners).
Ann showed me various possibilities, then wanted to ask Scott (the installer/​sound specialist) his advice on amplifiers & speaker sizes that would fit in the dash and doors with insulation materials. She calls me back, tells me what Scott recommended, gives me quotes on each item, & gives me an appt. The result is REALLY NICE!!! Great job on the install Scott! Crisp, deep, & especially nice at low volume. Thank you.

As an update to my review:
I went in to pick up a (surprise!) missing part and get a receipt for a partial refund, as well as to vent my full frustration to the owner, who hadn’t been involved in this 6+ week debacle.
After arguing with me (and then insisting she wasn’t arguing) she decided to make an insulting comment to me as I walked out the door, then proceeded to tell me they haven’t been in business that long with customers walking out the door angry, but blamed ME for instigating her to the point that she made the insult.
UNVELIEVABLE.
If only I could rate this place and the people that own it and work there lower than one star…

I took a pair of high end vintage speakers in to have the crossovers rebuilt with the promise of a phone call after investigating and then given options. That never happened. I later recieved a message saying the speakers were done. When I picked them up I was informed that a tweeter was replaced, with a different brand, because the original was no longer sold nor were parts. I asked for the original tweeter back but was told it was thrown away. If you care about quality sound you should forget these guys. The speaker with new tweeter sounded like garbage. With a five minute search online I found the factory parts to rebuild the original (thrown away) tweeter. They ruined that speaker, but told me it sounded great. Really? That’s acceptable to you? Wow. I’d find somebody else to service your speakers.

We’ve used speakerlab on 4 different cars (over several years), to install MP3 adapters and other car electronics. Each installation has been clean, professional and works great.
The one time (recently) when a part failed was on my MP3 adapter (after several months, the part was bad). I took it back for Jeremy to look at, and he immediately swapped it out with a fresh part, no charge and no questions asked.
I had been to a different more chainy place for a previous car I owned (rhymes with Par Crows), and that place’s install resulted in a dented glove box. It felt like the installer there had used his boot to kick the parts in.
At Speakerlab I feel like my precious car is in good hands, with a quality install by the _​real_​pros.

I ended up getting my car stereo upgrade here after visiting six other shops. Speakerlab first off seems more tailored the audiophile, while they probably could do thumping car stereos, but if that’s your bag you probably already went to Stereo Warehouse.
Jeremy at Speakerlab knows cars inside and out and actually listened to what I wanted, rather than most other places that just wanted to do «more power» like a Binford tool sales guy. The Hertz speakers they carry blew me away — absolutely stunning audio for the price and power efficiency.
Install was spot on, done on time, no issues. My only recommendation for them is to clean their glass smudges post install, just a little nice thing to do.

Nice store, overbearing sales people.
I stopped in to look at some pictures. I was greeted by a lady behind the front desk. She nicely offered to help me with something. I politely declined and noted that I wanted to walk around the store. This little block is the epicenter of high end audio in the city, so that’s all the fun.
She kept asking me if I was looking for something in particular. A nice, unobtrusive shopping experience was what I was looking for.
Sadly, they’re the only Paradigm dealer in the city. I guess I’ll be shopping in PDX the next time I’m down there.

Showed up for my scheduled appointment and was told they were over booked. Rescheduled and came back a week later. Was then told they were not comfortable doing the install with my equipment and wanted to sell me some very expensive products of their own. I’m not sure why they didn’t know they couldn’t do the work the first time they inspected the car. I got the feeling that the first guy quoted me too low a price and the installer didn’t want to do the work. They no longer have to worry about working on my cars.

Okay, I took my son (with his first car, a kind of old junker Buick coupe), around to three or four Car Audio places. The one that does all of the radio ads, was a complete turn — off on all levels (C*R — T*YS)— greedy anxious hard sell commissioned guys trying to oversell, and kind of put off about working on an older car, and the fact that my son was on a budget… We walked, and found Speakerlab on Roosevelt Way.
We happened upon Speakerlab, and were warmly greeted by Anne (the owner), and Jeremey their installer. Jeremey was very knowlerdgable, and he patiently LISTENED to my kid without talking down or trying to oversell, or make my son feel stupid (he’s not an electronics nerd). In fact he worked hard at trying to come in BELOW my son’s budget, and give him a system my son would be pleased with — namely hiding the deck in the glove box, hiding all of the speakers and delivering good bass. It all sounded to good to be true to me, but dang if the system didn’t turn out to surpass our expectations!!! I know that term sounds cliché’ — but he did a superior install job, and even left a «tail of cables» neatly in the trunk, in case my son steps up in the future to an extra amp and sub box in the trunk. I’m not sure if he even charged for that, but that was smart thinking to future proof the car.
I’m sure it took Jeremy longer to install than he estimated, but he did not charge us extra or really even bring it up, as we would have been happy to pay for his extra time & effort.
Again without trying to sound too cliché’ — it’s hard to find a company like this nowadays, and Speakerlab has been around forever, and still has that «family» feel. All of the guys there are laid back, and knowledgable — unlike some of the shark-​tank stores we visited, where you could just feel your skin crawl a little by their poor salesmeanship, phony smiles & lack of knowledge.
My son is very proud of the work they did, the system sounds killer, and when he gets a few more coins saved up he’ll return to add on an amp and subwoofer. His pals are a little envious of the system, and are all impressed by the fact that it is totally «stealth» so that wandering crack — heads in the U-​district where he lives, won’t see anything when peering in the windows late at night!
In wandering around the store I also noticed Speakerlab has a very well chosen line up of High-​Performance Audio /​Video — (excellent speaker selection) and no high-​pressure sales geeks hammering on you.
I was also impressed that they treated my son respectfully, and Jeremey I could tell, takes a lot of pride in doing the job well.
Wish I could give them 6 –Stars but– oh well!

Came here to get some speaker stands and wires. The staff was very friendly. They even recommended some cheaper type of wires; pretty atypical of these types of stores. I decided on a pair of stands and they sold me the floor model at a pretty decent discount.