After closing on a new home with a media room, my girlfriend and I started shopping for a "blow your mind" media room without blowing our budget. I first went to Stereo East and was so blown away with their quality, patience, and level of knowledge that I felt the process was almost too easy... so I made it difficult on myself.I continued to shop at 4 other local media companies and none of them could come close to Stereo East's professional curtesy, showroom, friendly atmosphere, or any other positive adjectives I have used previously. :) The 1st was like a used car dealership -wheeling and dealin'. Yet the prices were higher than Stereo East, I felt very rushed with a quote the second I arrived, and they seemed more interested with showing me their "Wall of Jerseys" then actually talking with me. "I don't care who's house you've installed what in, you are working on my house now and that is what matters."The 2nd and 3rd were quick to come to my house and price everything they could find. I was in the middle of hanging a tv downstairs and they included the hanging of the tv in their quote. I felt more like they were scoping my house than actually trying to make it better.The 4th was very kind and knowledgable about some parts of the home theater process, but overall I felt that they only knew about the projector and could recommend a good audio system to go along with it.After a month of running around I still felt that Stereo East was the best choice. Through this entire process Anthony Mategrano kept in good contact and left his door open. At this point I asked Stereo East to survey my home and Kenny didn't disappoint. Again with the utmost professionalism, attention to detail, and answered each and every one of my questions. I pulled the trigger at that point with Stereo East but their patience and helpfulness didn't end there. They humored my meticulous nature and together we walked through the picking of each and every speaker. This included making some adjustments to their demonstration rooms at my request
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