I have a Mustang GT Premium with the 12 speaker Shaker Pro system including subwoofer. Wonderful…read morefactory system but left more to be desired. After a lot of research on the best place to take the car to for a full system upgrade while retaining the factory Ford Sync head unit all fingers seemed to be pointed at Independence Audio being the folks I could trust the vehicle with. There are a lot of electronics in these new vehicles these days, I wanted it done properly because it is a vehicle I have been doing a lot of mods to and plan on keeping for the long haul. I live almost 2 hours away down in the Ozarks but was willing to travel for quality and piece of mind. They were booked out a little while if course but what reputable place isn't, I didn't mind waiting. I dropped the car off for a few days and they replaced all the speakers, subwoofer and factory amp with JL Audio all the way around. Couldn't be happier with how clean the install was and the sound quality. You pop my hood or look inside the interior of the car you can't even tell these folks were in there other than the bass knob installed neatly in the console by my shifter. Pop the trunk and the subwoofer and amplifier are tucked neatly out of the way with room for cargo and access to the spare tire and jack. 100% worth every penny. Chris Stroud was my rep and was very smooth and informative to work with from the first phone call to my back and forth with questions and kept me updated through the entire process. Never gave me the feeling I was bothering them. My installer is a wizard and absolutely killed it!! Very professional, highly recommended!! A+++of

These guys were awesome! Dave asked us a lot of questions about what we were looking for to find…read morethe right product, the right size, etc for the need we had. They were so easy to deal with. Plus, he even came out and installed it for us for a very reasonable fee, three days after we ordered it!

This place is kinda like a little Audiophile heaven. I purchased some speakers from them recently,…read moreupgrading from some tower speakers I purchased years ago from Best Buy. Keenan was super helpful in my selection- I told him what I was looking for, my price range, and what I had been researching. He directed me to some speakers that ticked all the boxes, and was kind enough (and patient enough) to let me sit and listen to a number of songs and pieces. They've got the big names in audio (Sonus Faber, Mofi, McIntosh, Wilson, Hegel...), and if they don't have it on the floor, they'll likely be able to order it. I've had my speakers for a few months now, and am super happy with the purchase. Their follow up is great, and Keenan is still in contact with me regarding events and sales they've got going in store. I really appreciate their after sales service.

I was looking for a high fidelity audio store in Kansas City that sold McIntosh and found these…read moreguys in the Crossroads. Dane and Paul were great to work with. Dane is highly knowledgeable and they have an excellent selection of high end audio and video brands that would fill even the most discriminating tastes. Whether you are looking for a WiFi single component system or a highly specialized multi component home theater installation I would recommend Sound Environment. Apparently they have been in Omaha for more than 40 or so years. Although relatively new to Kansas City they are one of the few dealers of some of the best brands in the industry. Whether you are looking to spend $1000 or $300000 on a system they have what you are looking for and the patience to explain to you the pros and cons of each component, speaker or source. Also, they delivered my components and programmed my control system with care. Great people and would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a superb audio system.

Didn't know this place existed!…read more Stopped in on a lark and bought three LPs right off the bat. This place is a dream. It's look and feel harken back to the old days of being able to wander into a record store shop around and flip through several hundred LPs check- out the latest stuff in from both the new and the latest used music. Then you can wander over to the other part of the store and look at the classic toys you grew up with and reminics about how much your Heman collection would be worth. Then snag a Voltron figure for your office shelves! I guess this shows how nerdy I actually am... but I know I will see many of you at this store!

Great guys, great selection, very knowledgable of the music. Old school record store!read more

I love popping into Mills Record Company in Westport! The staff is always so friendly and helpful…read more They have a great selection of new records and used records for a great price.

When we passed through KC on our way home a few months ago, my daughter and I hit up some record…read morestores and this was one of the few that made the cut. Mills has a ton of inventory, both new and used. What I like is that they have a locked rarities case where you can still flip through the records while the case is locked. I found some cool gems in there. I purchased a couple small things for my daughter but no vinyl purchases for me, unfortunately. I would definitely come back here again if I'm in the area.

we were downtown while visiting 'home'. Having grown up in Lawrence when you had Kief's and…read moredoing record hunting the first time around I found it rather soul soothing to go into a place again and thumb through a thousand records again. Some are new, some are used. Place is packed with records from one end to the other and you have to navigate in/around the people there which is how it was done in the old days. I remember finding 'The Information Society' in downtown Lawrence as a teen, was funny to me in that I was picking up They Might Be Giants first release, and the Big Science release from Laurie Anderson. Things I did in the late 1980s once before. I hate feeling like some old person saying 'back in my day' but there is a sense of contentment to flip through a huge selection of sounds, seeing things and deciding if based just on the cover if it's worth spending your hard earned money on. Something playing over head selected by someone who works there, finding something new, it was a shared experience that I think we miss now with everything algorithmic and solo. The only downside being that it's hard to balance a solid selection in a physical location, I'm sure compared to 'online' but there's nothing quite like flipping through records and finding something you were looking for. Solid pricing for a retail location in downtown, you're not going to buy 11 records for a penny like Columbia house but you won't be disappointed with the selection and the hunt.

Best record store within a 600 mile radius. A good variety of records across genres both new and…read moreused. A good, fair grading system for used vinyl. Also a good selection of 45s which you don't always see around the area. If you live in KC and are looking for records, make a day trip to Lawrence and the Love Garden.

John has always been incredibly helpful and very knowledgeable and experienced with pro audio and…read morespeaker repair. His work is fantastic and he will tell you the truth. I appreciate honestly in electronic repair because there's so much information out there; some good, some bad. Slice is a fixture in the pro audio community and has been for decades- Still the best in the business!

Jim Van der Slice is a prince of a guy. He fixed my Peavey SP-5si speaker in a day (he had the…read morerequired part on hand), but he knew what two things might be wrong just through my description over the phone. And our conversations were nice to boot. All my referrals will be to here, and if you have stuff waiting to be fixed, take it to him before he closes up shop and heads to fairer weather! Slice!

We have always had good service with Applause. I was disappointed to read that others have not. The…read moreproducts are pretty next generation stuff if you want to spend the money. For now, we are happy with all the products we have good luck with the service people.

Although this company did a great job with our Control4 installation, their customer service has…read morebeen hellacious since then. Once we wrote them our check, they disappeared. We are actually trying to get them to upgrade our system (aka SPEND MORE $$) and our 3 contact attempts have been ignored. We are currently discussing service with another dealer.

I stopped by on a whim when I was in KC. I saw them while driving by and then looked them up on…read moreYelp to confirm my instinct was correct that this is what I'd call a a hippie shop/head shop. My kind of place! I was able to get some awesome incense and trinkets. I attempted to squeeze myself into some tiny jeans on the sale rack! I got them on. lol I just couldn't walk. I think they were in the 0-2 range. If you are that size, they have 2 cool pair of jeans on the sale rack! I found a rad pair of overalls which I wound up purchasing and a rad, bucket hat too. The couple (I'm assuming couple but a man and woman) running the place were very nice. I thought all the prices were reasonable! My overalls were the highest item but I think they were around $50. My cool bucket hat was only $11. A box of incense cones were $1.25- $2.00. I'll definitely be back in!

It's a Beautiful Day is just a couple of blocks north of "downtown" Westport, but represents the…read moretrue heart of what made Westport a counter-culture mecca before the chains and the gentrification started taking hold a couple of decades ago. If you want to remember the glory days of the 60's & 70's pop on in - they still exist here and challenging the current day status quo is more important now than ever before. You can get you a Deadhead sticker for your Cadillac or VW Van, the coolest hippy clothes for the next festival, incense by the bucket load, candles, art - mass produced and locally created, a room full of vinyl and every inch of the place is filled with something more cool than what you were just admiring. I picked up a few stickers and a zine as gifts. I'm not sure why it's been so long since I was last in here, but any trip to Westport going forward must include a stop in to recharge the soul and pick-up something to enjoy or to gift. Long live It's a Beautiful Day and all that it represents.

We needed to have my daughters iPhone 6 fixed. It was doing crazy things and we really didn't know…read morewhat the problem was. I looked into 3 local places and decided to try AVIES because of the crazy amount of 5 star reviews they had on Google. SO GLAD I chose them!! We took the phone in and were assured we would be called after some tests were run on the phone. Got a call a few hours later with some not so good news. They told me that they had done several checks on the phone, changed screens a few times, and were still having the problems. They would need to keep it over night to do a few more things. Received a call from Richard the next day. He concluded that the phone was actually bent and that's what was causing the "Ghost touching". He fixed the bend, put her original screen back on, and didn't charge us a dime!! Very pleased customer!

Used this business for the second time. The first was for a new smart TV, the second was for my…read morelaptop. In both cases, I was extremely satisfied. We are not very tech savy, and Rich was very patient in providing explanations and teaching us what we needed to know. I would recommend this business to all my friends.