Dave Lane’s Stereo Shop

Have spent many hard earned dollars there and worth every cent. They are great to work with.

I call this «Ode to Stereo Shop»
Oh poor factory cd receiver of mine,
You broke with very little time;
I wept in despair,
I kicked thee with anger;
Then with brilliance I said a prayer,
I professed my sins with open candor;
I confessed to the Almighty,
Why hath cursed my wretched stereo deck?
No more minutes than ninety,
A subconscious voice told me to seek «Stereo Shop»,
And all my problems became a mere dust of speck.
I then became oh so lively,
For they hath the CD receiver well in stock!
I detailed the dying sins of my factory receiver,
To a man named Paul;
He said «Sir, Our word is pure and our technician hands finest on the land»;
For I then trusted this man of good moral and not a cheater,
His name was Paul, I do recall;
My prayers answers, certainly I was not damned;
My car in appointment ready for Friday
I stepped in their shop and their technicians skill I do think of highly.
Your car audio be finished in 1 hour or less
I was thoroughly impressed
I napped in their finest sofa in the multimedia room
Awoke from deep nap, no longer had I any gloom
Price fair, reasonable, nothing was tragic
For my audio blared again, like new spell casts of magic!
In short, my cd receiver broke, after 90 minutes of of trying to figure of who was the best in town at reasonable prices to do installation, stereo shop came to my head. I talked to a guy named Paul he went through in detail about everything and price costs, and put me for the next reservation, and if one dropped he would put me in the next upcoming slot asap; I actually got into stereo shop really quickly.
While I waited they told me I can relax at their media room where they have an awesome couch to watch tv/​listen to music, I fell asleep because it was so comfy. I woke up from my nap, and was very impressed with the service, and they even went to my car to explain how my new cd receiver works and what buttons do what (talk about going the extra mile, instead of having to read the manual)
Great service, definitely great service. And as what someone said here, their staff are definitely not pushy and make you feel comfortable.
Sorry no photos, I fell asleep from that really relaxing sofa.

Gotta hand it to Dave Lane & his crew… they consistently deliver a great deal on top value audio & video equipment. Put together a home theater system that consistently delivers… and have purchased three car audio systems for various cars. They WILL be here long after the larger dinosaur stores have died off. Buy local!

Nothing really special about the one remaining «Stereo Shop» in Rochester, New York. Their «Lifetime Guarantee» only applies if the piece you purchased is still available. If not… you get nothing!!! At best… a $ 5 or $ 10 ‘credit.’ Things have certainly changed in Rochester. One’s best bet is to shop online. Best Buy is soon to file for bankruptcy… so shop around,…and look for free shipping. Oh, BTW… the best of the three originial Stereo Shop’s was on East Avenue… run by Bruce Morton. Long gone… and Bruce has gone to much more important things in his life.

Pretty decent prices but generally nothing special, I’ve never found the help that particularly knowledgeable or the variety of products that engaging. It’s a slightly above average store that doesn’t really stand out that much against the big giants like CC or BB. Still, they do have some nice things and certainly won’t act as pushy as some salespeople at the big chains.