Audio Equipment--Selecting, Buying, and Repairing in Columbia , MD

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Monday, March 22, 2010

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Audio Equipment--Selecting, Buying, and Repairing in Columbia, MD and Nearby

Options to play music have exploded in the Digital Age. We'll summarize the different choices available, give the pros and cons of each, point you toward sources of advice, and tell you how to get a good price.

From Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine

	Name	Number of ratings	Checkbook's top rating ()		What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality"	Firm's price index score
			for quality	for price
1.	Bose 10300 Little Patuxent Pkwy Columbia, MD 410-884-8525	14 ratings	How does "Bose" rate compared to other audio equipment stores in Columbia , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Audio Video Solutions 14621 Baltimore Ave Laurel, MD 410-792-7566	23 ratings	How does "Audio Video Solutions" rate compared to other audio equipment stores in Columbia , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Belmont TV 9101 Marshall Ave Laurel, MD 301-498-5600	17 ratings	How does "Belmont TV" rate compared to other audio equipment stores in Columbia , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	Belmont TV 12500 Layhill Rd Wheaton, MD 301-942-1300	59 ratings	How does "Belmont TV" rate compared to other audio equipment stores in Columbia , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	Best Buy 2643 Housley Rd Annapolis, MD 410-571-9011	17 ratings	How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other audio equipment stores in Columbia , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	Best Buy 3401 Jefferson Davis Hwy Alexandria, VA 703-519-0940	27 ratings	How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other audio equipment stores in Columbia , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	Belmont TV 4723 King St Arlington, VA 703-671-8500	104 ratings	How does "Belmont TV" rate compared to other audio equipment stores in Columbia , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	Audio Buys 11252 Balls Ford Rd Manassas, VA 703-335-1125	19 ratings	How does "Audio Buys" rate compared to other audio equipment stores in Columbia , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.


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Sample Subscriber Comments/Reviews About Audio Equipment Stores

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Audio Equipment Stores Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Audio Equipment Stores.

Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Store: Outstanding for high end audio equipment........
Subscriber from DUMFRIES, VA wrote Another Store: Best of the big box stores........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Store: purchasing is a nightmare; returns or corrections (such as free installtion on head sets) are..........
Subscriber from ASHBURN, VA wrote Another Store: Best Buy is expensive and has quality products but they are not attentive to the..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: I was sad to have had a bad experience with this company. They had a..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Store: A service person was there to help while I was deciding which stereo system to..........
Subscriber from DELAPLANE, VA wrote Another Store: Why buy locally when you have to ship the broken product back to the manufacturer..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Excellent selection of audio and video equipment across all price ranges. Ceertainly the place to..........
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Store: Unbelievable service. I am technologically challenged and needed to rely on them completely. Everything went..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Store: Without a doubt the worst purchase of my life. Eventually, these scoundrels will be outed..........
Subscriber from ASHBURN, VA wrote Another Store: try to convince you to "upgrade".......
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: A good to superior place to shop for televisions and home theater equipment, not much..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Store: Wanted to purchase XLR cable (professional microphone cable) and none of the associates knew what..........
Subscriber from CHEVY CHASE, MD wrote Another Store: Prompt delivery. Limited availability of products. Expensive but worth the service........
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Store: My experience with Myer-Emco was tarnished by the salesman's attempt to pull a "bait and..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Store: Incorrect information, far too casual attitude about creating an inconvenience, lack of follow through.......
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Store: Very snobbish. Bad attitude. Spend all their time making the point that they know everything..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Store: Solved technical problems of installation auto radio that Best Buy couldn't solve........
Subscriber from RESTON, VA wrote Another Store: The equipment and the sound are very good. However, installation and programming are not intuitive..........
Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Store: matched internet price on my purchase.......
Subscriber from BRISTOW, VA wrote Another Store: Very good service and product selection for mid-range audio/video equipment. Much better than the "Best..........
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Store: Understaffed. Long wait times. Staff members have a "I'm so superior" attitude. List price or..........
Subscriber from VIENNA, VA wrote Another Store: Meyer-Emco sales and service has been first rate. The salesman did try to get me..........
Subscriber from CHEVY CHASE, MD wrote Another Store: Do not have products advertised. No one informed about products available to advise. Wrong price..........
Subscriber from STERLING, VA wrote Another Store: This store is now called Sound Images and is located on West Jefferson Street in..........
Subscriber from , wrote Another Store: Prices were great, everyone at IQ was friendly, knoweledgeable and extremely helpful. Highly recommend........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Recommended the wrong speaker for my car........
Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote Another Store: installed satellite radio receiver purched elsewhere. Good, fast job........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Store: Prices generally not quite as low as Best Buy.......
Subscriber from FAIRFAX STATION, VA wrote Another Store: Tweeter scheduled installation for an XM satellite radio purchase for my truck, but on the..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Store: I went to purchase a CD player on a very hot day. The staff was..........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Store: Came out to house to recommend product and provide proposal for instalation of product, but..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: Although one sometimes has to wait to get an associate, generally I have found everyone..........
Subscriber from KENSINGTON, MD wrote Another Store: It's worth the drive from MD to Centreville to shop at this store........
Subscriber from OLNEY, MD wrote Another Store: Have purchase all of my large electronic goods from them for years........
Subscriber from ASHBURN, VA wrote Another Store: Circuit City doesn't have the selection that Best Buy does but it does have a..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Store: The salesman knew his stuff and was extremely helpful in choosing the equipment........
Subscriber from BELTSVILLE, MD wrote Another Store: Good provider; will make good on complaints........
Subscriber from OLNEY, MD wrote Another Store: This firm small firm was the only local vendor of a unit I needed. Unfortunately,..........
Subscriber from HERNDON, VA wrote Another Store: Although they sell products on the internet, they will only match prices from brick &..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Store: Very good store, lots of helpful people.......
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Store: Very good about matching local prices, and meeting half-way on internet prices...but you have to..........
Subscriber from OCEAN VIEW, DE wrote Another Store: I had car audio equipment installed........
Subscriber from FX STATION, VA wrote Another Store: Average service at average prices. Not worth the drive........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Store: I practically had to hijack a salesperson to show me the satellite-ready car radios on..........
Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Store: These guys really know their business. They're great about providing advice when you need it..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Staff should have better training re the products and should have a more customer service..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Staff knowledge and attitude varies from one staffperson to another. Some are clever enough to..........
Subscriber from BURTONSVILLE, MD wrote Another Store: Snazzy looking showroom, staff very helpful and knowledgeable, experience was quick and painless.......
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Store: Bought a TV that wouldn't fit in my car until the salesmen helped me by..........

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