From the Publisher: Announcing the Top 100 Retailers and Installers!
Make sure to scroll down to Westminster Speed and Sound on the Top 100 list!
Wednesday, October 08, 2008 -- TORRANCE, Calif. -- It's my pleasure to announce the top 100 retailers and installers in the nation for 2008-2009, as chosen by the industry.
We had such an overwhelming response with retailer nominations this year, we decided to up the ante and grow the category from 50 to 100 storefront names.
The List, as it's often referred to at the magazine, consists of the stores and installers that our industry's reps and manufacturer sales personnel felt were prime examples of professionalism, service and expertise. If your name or store is on this list, kudos to you! You are now officially in the running for the coveted title of Retailer of the Year or Installer of the Year.
The list will also be published in our November issue of Mobile Electronics magazine, but we're releasing it on "Hotwire" first to give the nominees a chance to begin their campaigns. This November will be one of the most pivotal votes in our country's history, so don't be left out! Voting will begin Nov. 1 at our website (me-mag.com) and wrap up by Nov. 30.
It's such a recognized honor, that Sony's mobile audio division – makers of Xplod car audio products – is sponsoring the top 100 retailers throughout the voting process. The industry's national certification program Mobile Electronics Certified Professional (MECP) is sponsoring the top 100 installers. Each nominee will receive a certificate acknowledging their recognition that will be presented on behalf of the sponsors.
Well, I'm geared up for our voting process, that we're calling The 30-Day Sound-Off, giving everyone in the industry the chance to vote for their favorite stores and installers. Enjoy the November issue, and if you have any questions, e-mail me at joni@me-mag.com!
Retailer of the Year Nominations for 2008-2009
Single Store
Adrenaline Autosound -- Clayton, N.C.
Advanced Audio Designs -- Sharon, Mass.
Audio Advice -- Glendale, Calif.
Audio Experts Car Stereos & Alarms -- Ventura, Calif.
Audio Files -- Corvallis, Ore.
Audio Logic Car Audio -- Hollywood, Fla.
Audio Shoppe -- Riverside, Calif.
Audio Works -- Pittsburgh, Pa.
Auto Marketing Inc. -- Fitchburg, Wisc.
Autotoys Corp. -- Randolph, Mass.
Benchmark Motoring -- Bellevue, Wash.
Boulevard Customs -- St. Petersburg, Fla.
California Custom Sounds -- Moraine, Ohio
California Soundworks -- Lancaster, Calif.
Car Concepts -- Salt Lake City, Utah
Car Toys -- Tulsa, Okla.
Carisma Audio -- Tampa, Fla.
Cave Audio -- Woodburn, Ore.
Certified Sounds -- Wailuku, Hawaii
CN Sounds LLC -- Fort Wayne, Ind.
Crush's Custom Soundworks -- Effingham, Ill.
Custom Car Stereo -- Charleston, S.C.
Custom Car Stereo -- Houston, Texas
DC's Mobile Electronics -- Evansville, Ind.
Definitive Audio -- Phoenix, Ariz.
Electronic Express -- Nashville, Tenn.
Enormis Mobile Specialties -- Erie, Pa.
High End Vine St. Car Stereo -- Philadelphia, Pa.
JC Audio -- Jackson, Tenn.
JML Audio of St. Louis -- Fenton, Mo.
Lakeside Audio -- Conroe, Texas
Mobile Edge -- Leghiton, Pa.
Mobile Innovations -- Wenatchee, Wash.
Muntz Audio-Video -- Green Bay, Wisc.
Pacific Stereo -- Fremont, Calif.
Quality Auto Tint & Car Stereo -- Colorado Springs, Colo.
Ray's Electronics -- Addison, Ill.
Security & Sound Systems -- Honolulu, Hawaii
Signature Audio -- Scottsdale, Ariz.
Sound Innovations -- Hayward, Calif.
Sound Sensations -- Marietta, Ga.
Sound Solutions -- Gulfport, Miss.
Sounds Fast -- Bend, Ore.
Soundsource -- Burlington, N.J.
Stereo One -- Dickson, Tenn.
Sub Zero Sounds -- Brooklyn Park, Minn.
Syndicate Automotive Concepts -- San Diego, Calif.
The Hi-Fi Shop -- Roy, Utah
Traffic Jamz -- Lancaster, Ohio
Unlimited Auto Sports -- Champaign, Ill.
Westminster Speed & Sound -- Westminster, Md.
Wild Bill's Electronics -- Boaz, Ala.
Xtreme Autosound -- Louisville, Ky.
X-Treme Brothers LLC -- Wooster, Ohio
Small Chain (2-3 locations)
ABC Automotive & Electronics -- Elk Grove Village, Ill.
Audio Excellence -- Orlando, Fla.
Audio Express Inc. -- Searcy, Ark.
Audio Source Inc. -- Columbus, Ind.
Audio Specialists -- Hopkinsville, Ky.
Auto FX -- Yukon, Okla.
Autosound Inc. -- Lexington, Ky.
Car Audio Heaven -- El Cajon, Calif.
Car Phonics -- Boise, Idaho
Car Stereo One -- Dayton, Ohio
Car Stereo Plus -- Lynnwood, Wash.
Cartronics -- Pembroke Pines, Fla.
Columbus Car Audio -- Columbus, Ohio
Dealer Automotive Services Inc. -- Hopkins, Minn.
J & J Electronics Inc. -- Chicago, Ill.
Jackie Cooper Tire & Electronics -- Oklahoma City, Okla.
Ken's Car Tunes -- Mobile, Ala.
Lombards Stereo -- Goleta, Calif.
Lucky's Auto Sports Inc. -- Lexington, Ky.
Mobile Music Unlimited -- Mt. Vernon, Wash.
Professional Auto Stereo -- Waipahu, Hawaii
Radio Active Car Stereos -- Jonesboro, Ga.
Shockwave Customs -- Frankfort, Ill.
Sound of Tri-State -- Claymont, Del.
Sound Warehouse -- Salt Lake City, Utah
Soundz Good Stereo -- Oxnard, Calif.
Ultimate Audio -- Orlando, Fla.
Medium Chain (4+ locations)
ABC Automotive & Electronics -- Elk Grove Village, Ill.
Advance Car Audio -- Pascagoula, Miss.
Al & Ed's Autosound -- Van Nuys, Calif.
Aspen Sound -- Spokane, Wash.
Car Toys Inc. -- Seattle, Wash.
CKR Mobile Electronics -- Montgomery, Ala.
Creative Car Audio -- Joplin, Mo.
Custom Sounds -- Austin, Texas
Drive In Autosound -- Colorado Springs, Colo.
Freeman's Car Stereo Inc. -- Charlotte, N.C.
Mach 1 Car Audio & Security -- Little Canada, Minn.
Mobile-One Auto Sound -- New Orleans, La.
Radio City Inc. -- Auburn, Maine
RC Willey -- Salt Lake City, Utah
SK Mobile Works -- Portland, Ore.
Sounds Great Stereo -- Birmingham, Ala.
Tweeter Etc. -- Canton, Mass.
Z Tech Audio + -- Terre Haute, Ind.
Ziebart -- Indianapolis, Ind.
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