Frequently Asked Questions

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During boating season our store is open by appointment, We offer 1 on 1 consultations to better serve our customers needs. Schedule a personalized consultation today. Off season hours will be posted later.

Our store is located in Port Clinton Ohio, We will generally service clients upto 1.5 to 2 hours away.

Yes, we offer dockside/winter storage service for all of our products. Please visit our Services page for more information.

We accept all major credit cards, as well as cash and check. Financing options are also available.

 Every install will vary massively on the level and amount of equipment that is being used plus the level of fabrication that is involved. We have made this simple by adding an estimated time scale onto each package that we have designed. We do strongly believe in, do the job once and do the job properly. Perfection can’t be rushed. 

 Subwoofers add bass and depth to your stereo's sound. They also add to a system's performance in a variety of ways. A quality subwoofer will add depth and realism to your music that you would otherwise miss out on. 

 Yes, we will install your own equipment. However this is always subject to an onsite inspection, timing  and source of the product. We will not quote without seeing the parts you have in person at our site in Port Clinton. There is no warranty.

This is question that often has a misconception. Shops will tell you that they "Tune" the system while the boat is underway at full speed or they have a "Garmin" guy.

In the average audio system there is NO means to "Tune" the system. You can only set crossover points and match the amp output to what the radio is supplying, this is called gain matching. This setting has a limited bandwidth to how it can be set.

To actually "Tune" a system your audio package needs to include a DSP. This can be an external unit between the amp and radio or it can be internal to the amp/radio.

Tuning an audio system is an artform in itself. After the install is complete, we use an RTA machine to evaluate if there is any noise cancellation and to get a better understanding of what the system is doing. From there we use 5 microphones as a part of the JL Audio Max kit to give a precise time alignment for the optimum listening position. Once the JL Audio Max kit has done it’s alignment and created an EQ Curve, we then fine tune the system by ear. On each system where we have a DSP in the system, we take a few songs from our client and then fine tune to those songs.