I enlisted the services of Bennett Technologies for a home theater re-wire and technology upgrade as well as network wiring through the house. Michael worked with me on scoping the project and suggested a number of possible options as far as possible upgrades but never did it feel like he was trying to up sell me on any of these options. We revised the bid a number of times and Michael was even flexible enough to add a wireless access point at the last moment. On the day of the install Ethan and Santos arrived on time and were clean, quiet and courteous while working. The guys had to first clean up a wiring cabinet that was a rat's nest of useless legacy wiring - the cabinet door was not able to close due to the mess and they cleaned it up so that it now closes with ease. The got the ethernet jacks in all the rooms setup exactly as I had requested and then proceeded to install the wifi access point so perfectly it is almost unnoticeable. Ethan and Santos had to deal with a lot of old technology but were able to weed out everything that was no longer relevant and wire up all the new technology. They reprogrammed by universal remote and gave me a demo of the new setup. Ethan was willing to offer suggestions when I asked about possible other projects and left me with a feeling that if anything was not absolutely perfect I could call and he would be back to make it so ! These guys are awesome and you can use them with confidence knowing they will blow you away with their workmanship. read more

I love Bennett Technologies. Michael and his team installed my complete home theatre system including a 120" screen with HD projector and all the speakers and equipment that have my friends envious. He also installed exterior speakers and is on schedule to start adding speakers throughout my home. He asks the right questions about what my needs are and immediately comes up with a best fit option. I used to think I knew about these things, no longer, he's the pro. In your lifetime you come across a couple of people in the service industry that you hope you can hold on to forever, maybe it's your favorite house cleaner or bug man. Michael is on my list. I know if I have a need or a question in his related fields he can answer it without hesitation. It's obvious that Michael and his team love what they do. read more

We bought a new house back in June. My wife gave me strict instructions that she did not want to see "any" wires so decided I needed a professional. I called Bennett Technologies. They were awesome! They mounted a TV in the Master as well as in the Living Room. The only equipment you can see in either room is the TV itself. Not a wire, cable or even a dvd player is visible. If you want a superb job and a very happy wife then this is the company to use. read more

Stop. Your search is over. Michael came out to meet me at my home and give me the initial quote. This guy is amazing! He was on time, friendly, knowledgable, professional and had a great sense of humor. I was truly astonished. Michael got back to me very quickly with an official quote and setup a time to complete the job the following week. I mean WOW! that's fast! I'll be honest the quote seemed a bit higher than I thought but that's just because the labor wasn't separated from the parts. After looking on amazon and other sites the prices were pretty comparable because he uses top quality parts. Which i appreciate because I don't want to pay for something to be one only to have it go bad a few years later. He was incredible fast with email and replying back to my questions. Day of the install: two guys show up to do the install exactly on time. Ethan was awesome too! He was very knowledgable and knew what he was doing. The house was a bit tricky to run the wires up stairs and downstairs but they took care of it. The worked extremely hard and the best part was they were as quite as possible when my daughter was taking naps and our dog running around them while they worked. Anytime they had to something like cut a new whole, they would inform me and ask my permission. That was incredible! Ethan was so cool and friendly. The end result: My TV's, playstation, and office are now all wired with high quality cable. I now get 13x the speed and reliably too! My wireless was really flakey streaming Netflix, amazon, or loading games on the PS4. I'm so glad I found these guys. I would highly recommend them. Anything I need done in the future, I will definitely being calling up these guys. I am so grateful that the previous companies i had contacted flaked on me, otherwise I wouldn't have had this great experience. read more

I have used Michael's services to help keep my computer in good condition and running with optimal speed. He is very knowledgeable and easy to work with. I highly recommend him for computer technology, as well as alarm systems, sound systems, etc. He knows it all, and is great at it all! read more

Michael and his crew are top notch, competent professionals. I just completed a very expensive commercial remodel on our new Austin HQ and the AV/security work that Bennett did was one of the more pleasurable experiences in the whole endeavor. When most of the contractors weren't showing up on time and nickel and dime'ing me into bankruptcy, Michael came in at his exact quote and on time. Do yourself a favor and just call them. No joke. read more

I have a surround sound system. I have been using an Onkyo receiver the past couple of years to watch movies on my HDTV & DVD player. I never had TV channels just DVD for movies. This past week I had U-verse come out & install TV. They told me they were unable to do anything more than just hook the U-Verse up to my TV--they weren't authorized to hook it up to my surround sound system. Coincidentally I had just purchased a wireless Blu Ray player so now I have 2 devices that I needed routed through my receiver so that I could hear it on surround sound. I also needed to figure out how to operate the various functions that came with the wireless Blu Ray player like Netflix, Pandora, ect. Rather than mess with it myself or ask friends to do it I decided that I wanted a professional company to come hook these 2 devices up. I was warned by the U-Verse guy that there are issues with compatibility with U-Verse TV and HDMI cables working in harmony with the various receivers and TV's out there. So when I called Bennett Technologies I told the owner Micheal about that. I explained that all I cared about was having the TV sound coming through my surround sound so they would probably just need to skip the HDMI stuff and just hook it up for me with an audio cord to the receiver. Michael called bullshit and said no such issues existed with U-Verse. He claimed to work with U-Verse all the time and it would be fine to hook things up via HDMI cable to my surround sound. Michael the owner sent out a different Michael to do the work. He was an older gentleman. The rate is $85 an hour. One hour was planned to do this simple task of hooking up a Blu Ray player & U-verse box to the surround sound receiver: --Michael was 30 minutes late to my house. It had been raining but it wasn't rush hour. He just didn't budget appropriate time. --I told him too about how U-Verse had warned me about HDMI issues with receivers. I told him it may just be easier to use an audio cable to hook up the U-Verse sound to the receiver. He said it should be fine that U-Verse didn't know what they were talking about. --I already had the Blu Ray player plugged in & ready to go. All Michael had to do was plug the HDMI into the receiver & then connect the U-Verse box into the receiver. This should have only taken a matter of a few minutes. For some reason this took him over 45 minutes to execute. He was very slow. --When he finally got up off the floor to check things out we had sound from the surround sound system but no picture on the TV. Michael kept bumbling around messing with the remote & various inputs trying to figure out why no picture. THIS TOOK OVER 15 MINUTES. Finally he just guessed that the HDMI cable must be bad. When he went to remove it he discovered it wasn't fully plugged in and that he must have dislodged it when he went to stand up earlier. Doh. --You could already hear from the sound coming out of the surround sound speakers that the U-Verse TV was messed up. Once Michael figured out that the plug was loose and he corrected it the picture did show up but was blinking in and out just like the sound. I told him "See, U-Verse said there may be an issue". But Michael insisted on trying to "fix" it by messing AGAIN with input channels and cables which, of course, did nothing. Finally he called the owner who told him to call Onkyo. This of course took more time. Onkyo tech support immediately confirmed that there was a compatibility issue with U-Verse TV and HDMI. This wasn't going to work after all. WHICH IS WHAT I TOLD BENNETT TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE START. It really makes me angry that it took so much time for all this to go down only to realize what I had been saying the entire time. Michael the technician ended up hooking up the U-Verse TV the way I originally suggested which was to use an audio cable for the receiver to get the TV to play via surround sound. I didn't even bother at this point to have the technician show me all the various features of the Blu Ray player because he had already been at my house for 2 HOURS. Just to hook up a U-Verse box & Blu Ray player to a receiver!! Even though this is one of the reasons why I hired a professional I had ZERO faith in Michael. It might take him another hour at $85 just to show me how to do this. He already had issues seeing the screen on the receiver. I told him I was only going to pay for one hour. He argued for more. I went to pay & found out they don't take credit cards on site. Nor do they have a way to give you a copy of the receipt. He would have to email it all later. How does a high tech company like this not have a way to pay with a card on site & give a copy of the receipt? Update: TV sound not working at all now no matter what I do. I am hiring a different company to help fix. I could have done it just as easy myself with less stress and for free. I'm sorry I called them as I feel this company is not competent. read more

Be careful. Several business practices I found to be aggressive and did not feel good about any of the interaction. Sequence of events you be the judge 1. Tech sent a note saying "I took your defective remote with me It's still under warranty. There is no charge for the replacement. 2. Guy arrives and tells my wife he is here to work on remote and starts performing unauthorized work. 3. I emerge and inquire what he is doing. He says well the time started when I left cedar park to drop off the remote and I have been here for 30 min so an hour and a half is the charge so far. No charge turned into $127. They guy says "hey you got your remote replaced for free you have to pay for my commute from cedar park I disagree with the failure to set any expectation regarding charging 85 an hour for travel time to "drop off" the remote or program it for 30 min. In my opinion there are better options. I fear for those who did not pay close attention the time and value of the services provided. read more

First, it takes a good deal to get me to write a review and give anything 5 stars. That said, These guys deserve it. From the first contact and throughout, I received a quick response time. Michael and Ethan both were very courteous, professional, and timely throughout the entire process. They both made suggestions for what I was looking to accomplish without being pushy. The quote process was swift, professional and reasonable for the work needed. Within a week of having our original job complete, we wanted to add more for another room. Everything is running smoothly, professionally installed with no clean up on my part! If you need anything related to Home Theater or Internet, look no further. read more

These guys just completed a job in my home this AM. Had them do a wired internet drop in my second story home. Also had them install a power source for my mounted TV. So far everything works great. Very pleased with the work! read more

I had them come out and drop 5 CAT6 ethernet cables throughout my house to be terminated in a server closet. They were knowledgeable, quick, and professional. I'd highly recommend them for any wiring job. read more

Bennett Technologies wall mounted my flat screen TV above my fireplace a few years ago and did a flawless job. Michael's attention to detail obviously comes from being a total perfectionist. He even re-tiled my fireplace surround with the tiles that had come loose during the installation. Then I got rid of my multiple remote controls and purchased a high end "all in one" remote from them. They programmed the remote to my specifications and it's worked perfectly, and easily, since day one. They also installed a sound bar above my tv - this was a great recommendation because with the high ceilings in my condo, the sound was just getting lost. Recently I had Bennett Technologies make the ugly cable from my new Roku device disappear. The technician was friendly, efficient, and knowledgeable. Michael also arrived at my home to add the Roku device to my programmable remote control and I'm thrilled with my new set up. They might cost a little more sometimes - but you definitely get quality products and installation that is done perfectly right the first time. read more

I found them on Yelp. I already purchased a bracket before giving up. Numerous times the installed stopped to make sure it would come out exactly like I wanted. I felt like I had control the whole time. Great work. Thanks guys. read more

When I moved into my new home, I had Best Buy's Geek Squad install our TV but they left the wires hanging down from the TV into the cable box and the Blu Ray, which looked terrible. I called Michael and the next day he came out to survey the job. Within a day I had an estimate for the work. Within the week, Michael sent a staff member out and two hours later, I had all the TV wires behind the wall--with zero mess left behind. Thanks, Michael, for being reliable and doing quality work! read more

First rate communication/handling of Elite screen and BenQ projector combo! Highly recommended!

I want to give a great big shout out to Michael Bennett of Bennett Technologies. We just moved to Austin. He & his knowledgeable employee were able to run a wire where neither Direct TV nor Time Warner Cable could because it was beside our fireplace, & those two had been jerking us around for 3 weeks while we had no TV at all. The TWC folks even stood us up on one occasion. Michael is obviously an expert, plus they were prompt, helpful, professional & did a great job. Thanks to them, I can now watch TV at HOME for a change! A big thank you & recommendation! read more

Updating this review as the owner of the company messaged me directly two days after his reply to my initial review. Included below is my message back to his direct reply. As a note: While he stated to me that he never received a message from me, someone in his company did call me back from my message but a week later. No other way could they have my phone number. I also checked my phone records and received a 5 minute call from his main number (a cell phone number) at 1:32 in the afternoon on 6/30/2014. Both his review response and personal message to me said he has no records of contact with me. I also believe at this time that it was Michael that I spoke to on the phone. ------ Hello Michael. I do not believe I talked to you directly. I seem to remember someone named Paul?? I'm sure the messaging system worked though because I did get a callback but a week later as my review said. Your company was the only one that I had called at the time so I definitely did not mistake yours for another company. The number I called was (512) 590-0633 which is what is listed here as well. I was unable to leave a voicemail after calling several times as it said the voicemail was full and the phone could not accept messages. The person that called though was calling from a mobile phone and seemed a bit scattered as he was driving and talking at the same time. He made the appointment then never showed up or called back at all. Needless to say that said volumes about a company and it's reliability despite the reviews here on Yelp. Also while I thank you for your message today, it's been almost two months since I posted it. At the very least I would have expected a once a week check of the system since you had enabled the direct messaging function. I'm also sure that Yelp gives notifications of reviews especially bad ones. You also commented on my review then took two more days to write directly. Personally for me that doesn't show someone who is on top of his game and concerned about his business or the way his employees are operating in the field. Have a good day. read more

Bennett Technologies installed my home security system. My initial reaction was very positive. The crew were professional and courteous. However, the first rainstorm after the installation resulted in a shorted camera. The conduit the team installed collected water and the camera cabling ran right through it. I've called multiple times but they never seem to have time to come out to fix their installation. It has been 9 months now of increasing frustration. read more

I had an incredible experience with Bennett Technologies and would highly, HIGHLY recommend them to anyone needing any cabling, wiring, technology installation and consultation assistance. I live in a house that is 15 years old and had old cabling and old jacks in the walls...Michael and Ethan explained everything to me, came back out that week to execute and install and within one week my house was fully updated and working the way that I had wanted and envisioned. The knowledge, quality, and customer focus is second to none--and at a price that is extremely affordable. I have been able to reach back out to Michael and Ethan for follow up questions and they are incredibly responsive and patient. Thank you and if anyone would like to know more, please feel free to let me know--I would be more than happy to provide a customer testimonial towards Bennett Technologies. read more

Great company!! I have had them do work for me for years and every time they amaze me. Professional, intelligent and top notch,class AAA service. They can do anything as complex or simple that you want. I will alway's trust them to do all of my work. Sandy Clark read more

If you are looking to buy a phone system and have someone install it, program and make sure it's the right one for you and your company, these guys are the ones to call. Owning an HVAC company I know that not everything works exactly the way you want it to after installation every time. Sometimes it's as simple as a switch. Sometimes there is fine tuning and adjustments that need to be made to the customers satisfaction. The great businesses are quick to respond to these situations. Well, After the install we noticed we had a line drop out. I called and they walked me through how to get that line transferred and was a temporary solution until they could get out the next day. That's top notch service. I was very happy with the level of knowledge and professionalism. read more

These guys really are doing things right. Over the last few years I have had them out for home projector work, hardware upgrades, new tv installs, running new cables behind walls, as well as over all troubleshooting help. One Friday evening the techs and I couldn't figure out a reciver issue and the owner of the company came out and got things working. However, the techs really are very good, clean cut, professional, and trust worthy. Highly recommend Tate J. Belvedere read more

Michael, Ethan and team are amazing! They have helped us incredibly to sort through existing setup and simplify it. Very responsive and wiling to work with our schedule - I can't recommend them more. Use them, you won't be sorry...! read more

We love our house even more thanks to Bennett Technologies! When we moved into our new home, there was no audio wiring anywhere in the house. Micheal was knowledgeable and efficient and provided us with many options for our media room. He knew exactly what to do and kept our project within our budget. Our media room is awesome!! We were so happy with the media room that we continued on with Michael to wire the entire home for audio, video and security. Everything works so easily, no more complicated series of remotes and buttons! Thanks Bennett Technologies! We will highly recommend your services and will certainly come back to you for any future audio, visual, computer, security...needs! read more

It's rare to find a company in audio that gets it done right the first time and I don't have to worry about something going wrong....and if it did I know these guys would make it right! I have been using Bennett technologies since 2008. When we purchased our first flat screen Michael walked us through the process of figuring out what products would be best for us! We are so happy with that purchase thanks to his expertise we went back to them when we wanted to purchase another plasma for our kids playroom. They are experts on all that they have to offer! Thank you Bennett Technologies for making the process of buying and installing so seamless and perfect! read more

After dealing with some frustration with how the network was set up in my house initially, I went looking for someone who could run my LAN lines properly. I called Bennett technologies, and the next day Michael came by to give me an estimate. A few days later, his crew came in and totally exceeded my expectations! They ran Cat 6 from the master bedroom to the game room, and I needed power in the game room closet, we agreed to move it from a nearby location into the game room closet, their techs Ethan and Santos found an unused power port in my attic directly above the game room closet, so I got to keep all the power in my game room! They kept me informed throughout, and asked me where I wanted him to cut holes in the wall, and they kept everything neat! They even cable managed, and vacuumed after all was said and done. Highly recommended! I will use them again when I need more tech work done! read more

Michael and Mike are a great team at Bennett Technologies! They are dependable , knowledgable , and above all honest! Their customer service is superb! I will always contact Michael for all my tech needs. read more

First, I moved into a 12 year old house which was wired for sound throughout. My own equipment was very old (about 15 yrs) except for one TV. I also had signed up for U-Verse. Michael and his team helped me decide which pieces of equipment I needed to replace, which to keep, and were able to set up everything in good working order. They also ordered one in-wall remote that was not working from a company they don't normally do business with, and then came out and installed that when it came in. I have had no issues since the installation with anything. It did take a while to get the TV which sent the signal to the other TV's in the house (3 others) to stop pixillating, but they did the job and I am very happy. I have used other companies in Austin who have not done nearly as well. read more

I was so happy and very impressed with Bennett technologies!. They helped me with a computer problem that could have cost me hundreds of dollars. They explained what I needed to do and gave me the information i needed. Other companies could have taken advantage of my lack of knowledge and they could have charged for service calls, repairs etc. I was so impressed and relieved to find Bennett technologies because they were honest, helpful and pleasant to work with. I will most definitely call them again! read more

No need to read any other reviews; Bennett Technologies is your one stop shop. I've used them on two occasions, and was more than pleased both times. Michael and his team are friendly, punctual and know what they're doing. I personally used them to mount TVs, install security cameras and pull cat6e throughout my entire house; the latter being a 2.5 day job. I was impressed not only by the quality of their physical work, but also the quality of their materials (Snap AV) which means you get commercial quality products each and every time. Thank you again! read more

Bennet has the highest ratings and most reviews for a reason.... Solid work, great customer service at a fair price. No undo upsell with these guys. Ethan and Santos came in and had the house I moved into set up with my existing gear in no time. Tested out and connected 5 zones and mounted a TV.. I would recommend them to anyone. read more

Wow! Where do I start? I have never done a Yelp review before, but I am highly motivated to do so for this company so others can know what a jewel they are. I have a big house that required a complicated technology approach and solution. My network enterprise grade wireless system was just not working, period. I had another bunch of guys in here from an otherwise reputable firm that did an OK job, but in the end, my network still wasn't working right. In the face of my great frustration, and based on their excellent Yelp profile, I then called these guys. Michael responded in a very prompt and big way - even though the job was not originally his and the equipment was not purchased from a company he preferred to work with. He and Ethan spent hours here testing EVERYTHING they possibly could to get to the root cause of the problem, and they eventually found and fixed it after digging and digging ever deeper. What a luxury to now finally enjoy having the wireless speeds comparable to what I am paying for from Time-Warner! I am doing this first Yelp review because I believe in shouting from the rooftops and sharing when I find one of those contractors / vendors that are truly exceptional. These are very nice guys who go above and beyond. And despite their excellence, they charge fair and very reasonable prices. I will not hesitate to use them again for any A-V or network work I have around my place. read more