Did a great job communicating and repairing my old woofer for a very fair price! Would use their services again. read more

Neal's Speaker Service - Big old 18inch woofer - Musical Instrument Services Near Me - Colfax, California

Did a great job at a reasonable price. Quick response - don't let the location fool you he does good work

Aside from being a cordial person, I was impressed with Mike's honesty & professionalism at Neal's Speaker Service. I dropped off my 2 Urei studio monitors to have them checked out, no longer having a setup to check them out myself. I thought they might need to be re-coned because the foam around the speaker definitely needed replacement. He checked them out, repaired the foam for a reasonable price & told me they did not need re-coming, and that they sounded great, which was confirmed by the person who purchased them. He also checked out 2 Barbetta keyboard amps/speakers included in the charges. If he wasn't honest, he could have re-coned them, or told me he did l, as I would have had no way to know otherwise; it would have doubled the cost. I would definitely go back to Neal's with any speaker repair needs. read more

Just another great experience at Neal's speaker service. I called ahead and made sure I arrived at a time that worked for him. Friendly greeting and fast knowledgable (Mark Levenson) diagnosis and repair. Repaired while I waited. If I wasn't only 40 miles away I would mail any speaker repair to Neal's Speaker Service. I Thanks Mike, again you made my day!! read more

I would not recommend Mike at Neal's Speaker service. I checked around town about his service, and the word was that he took over the business from Neal (a relative), who ran the business for years (excellent rating), but everyone said they were suspicious about him. Well, I found out why. He is very difficult to deal with. Still, I needed a speaker repair and he's one of the few that do it. He quoted me $95 for the job and we agreed. When I picked up the speaker, he seemed in a bad mood and claimed I only paid him the $95. Later I got these threatening emails from him because he claimed I only paid him half of what was owed. I asked, "Why did you accept the $95 in person and not say anything?" These are actual quotes from Mike himself sent to me via email. Mike Taylor - nealspeakers@yahoo.com Fri, Aug 30, 2:28PM to me Sending you to collections... Hope screwing me is worth a hit to your credit" Hey cocksucker, hope you're happy with robbing me. Your days are about to get a whole lot worse... Hope it was worth ripping off a small businessman. See you in hell You're an absolute piece of shit. I added collection fees and late fees to your collection. This just got expensive... See you in court This 100% Mike Taylor folks, unplugged. I do not recommend this service. read more

Neal's Speaker Service - Musical Instrument Services Near Me - Colfax, California

Amazing! My speakers needed serious help. Price was fair and he turned them around super fast. Highly recommend this man's work.

I am Very happy I found this guy. Great service at reasonable price, fast and fair. Nice drive, too.

Best Kept Secret!!! I took in a 12 year old pair of Monitor Audio towers with tired capacitors, and Mike had them back to me in under two weeks with quality parts parts, and sounding better than they ever did!!!!! WAY thumbs up! Thanks Mike John D read more

Great job repairing my 50-year-old Acoustic speakers so that they are like new. Mike was friendly, quick, very professional and did the job in one hour and at a very fair price. Wonderful to still find hidden gems like Neal's Speaker Service in the world we currently live in read more

Absolutely the best! I called Mike and told him about my speakers, which are from Poland, and he asked me to bring them in so that he could look at them. After inspecting them, he said that he could repair them. The price was fantastic, and the turn around time was very short. I live in the middle of Nowhere Nevada, so it isn't an easy commute- 5 hours one way. He takes great pride in his work. I think the repaired speakers sound better now than when they were new! Keep up the good work Mike! read more

Let me tell you neals speaker service is a beautiful hidden gym with excellent service. Mike is the man he knows his speakers and is one great guy. If your looking for service and an A1 job look no further. Mike is a stand up guy and is very upfront and super professional and very kind with the coolest cat ever. Thanks again Mike your the man my friend. read more

Unbelievable 5 star service! He was nice enough to put new surrounds on a pair of 1989 Snell E3 woofers while I went to lunch to save me a return trip! Seriously! Service like this is a lost art! A great experience and they look brand new! read more

I own a 1964 Fender classic vintage guitar amplifier that had a blown 15 inch speaker. I called Mike at Neal's speaker service. I lived about 40 minutes away so I took the speaker to him. He had it completely re-coned and like new in "one day"! His work was exceptional and the speaker sounds better than new! Speaker repairmen don't grow on trees.....I was glad to find him....and "extremely reasonably priced"! Bill Silva Lincoln, CA read more

Been here twice. First time was in 2017 to recone an 8" field coil musical instrument speaker from 1952. He said he'd have to look at it to make sure, but he could probably recone it. Tested it and it sounded great, turnaround time was as expected, 4 days. Second time was to recone another musical instrument speaker to preserve the originality of the amp. Again, I tested it and it sounded great, turnaround time was as expected, 4 days. I have nothing to complain about here, but I wish Neal's was closer to me! Great service, quality parts, predictable timeline, excellent results. I'll be back. read more

Incredibly fast service at a very reasonable price. They refoamed my 40 year old JBL 2235's while I ate lunch. I put the speakers back in my JBL 4430 boxes today, and they sound massive. I'm glad I didn't try to do it myself. Experience really matters sometimes. read more

I brought my Dynaudio Audience 60 speakers to Mike for blown drivers. I bought them new 20 years ago and I didn't want to spend thousands to replace them. He repaired the tweeter and helped me track down a replacement driver for the woofer since it was damaged beyond repair and they were discontinued years ago. Once he received the parts, he repaired it within one day. He fee was very reasonable and they sound as good as new (maybe better) ... Highly Recommended. read more

Extremely happy with the results and sound quality of these vintage Pioneer HPM-900 speakers. I found (Mike) Neal's Speaker Service on the internet and called and discussed my polymer cones were cracked on these speakers. Mike was very familiar with how unique these were and had some history on the speakers. We discussed price and I decided to drive and deliver the 2+ hours to drop them off. He gave an estimate of 2 weeks and exactly to the day, my phone rang and they were done! Arrived home and installed the next day. Wow is all I can say. Very impressed with the workmanship, repair time and price! Craftsmen are always in demand! read more

Neal's Speaker Service - Re-Coned Woofer installed - Pioneer HPM-900 (circa 1980) - Musical Instrument Services Near Me - Colfax, California

My first experience with Mike at Neal's was okay, he realigned a voice coil for me on a 15" woofer. My second experience cost me a vintage speaker. I shipped a 15 inch Yamaha to him for repair. Part of a vintage restoration project I was working on. After several weeks he says his supplier does not have a cone kit. He wants me to order the parts from a third party at twice the cost. I said I was willing to wait for him to find the parts. So after about 2 months of this bullshit I get this message from him " I'm not storing it for you. Either pay for return shipping or I'm throwing it away" ..... wow! Throw it away Mike! I got a warehouse full of pro audio speakers and there are other speaker repair shops who will get my business in the future. For a shop that claims to be experts in vintage repairs, I was very disappointed. read more

Probably good for vintage gear but DEFINITELY DO NOT BRING MODERN HIGH END STUFF TO HIM. I brought a B&W speaker to have a gasket replaced. Winds up the diamond tweeter was smashed to bits during this process. It's a he said she said thing so I did not argue. He worked on the speaker without taking it out of the box and that's how I suspect the tweeter got smashed. It is an $1100 part. He had ordered a part but it was the wrong part. At that point, I just wanted my speaker back. I would also like to add that the cabinet wound up with a deep gouge in it. I didn't see it till I brought it home. read more

Applying foam surrounds is the sort of DIY task that takes experience to master. My past attempts at gluing new surrounds has shown me that I have a 50/50 success rate. I have a pair of woofers from some Dahlquist DQ-10 that have a Masonite ring, which is something I've never experienced fixing before. So I figured I'd rather not risk it. It's a bit of a drive to Colfax from Sacramento. It's also easy to miss the location. But all in all, I found it whole experience to be pretty painless, and the price was very reasonable. And my old speakers sound great! Which is what it's all about. read more

These guys are highly recommend for their prompt and professional service. I took in a speaker that had multiple holes in it and it was repaired within less than a week! Works great now! Quality service with a smile as they say! read more

In all honesty as a business owner who advertises on yelp I hate writing bad reviews, but this experience has just crossed all borders. I have a Mark Levinson sub that needed some love, so after some research and chat with a lexus sound system expert they told me the system has a specific impedance and to make sure the repair person was aware of that. I had a younger family member contact Neal's being so busy with running my business. When he was trying to get the information on the speaker across to Mike, he seemed annoyed and said he knows his job and should not be told what to do. Ok great! So the speaker was taken in, "Repaired". After installing the sub, it was doing something weird, the slightest bass I would give it would throw off the entire sound system and the music would stop all together for 2 seconds, every bass drop. I was not doing a bass test or anything crazy, just playing music at like half the power of what the car system has. After calling Mike, he started saying to go have the system checked blah blah blah. For some reason the system worked until he worked on it. Not cool already but whatever. Then upon letting him know about the specific ohms the sub has he went full on cussing at my underage little brother, wow dude! You need help, first off maybe psychotherapy or something. Second, do some research in speakers maybe, its possible since the 80's they changed. You obviously know nothing about Mark Levinson sound systems. Today he calls and says he called the sheriff and is willing to get a restraining order on my little brother. Okay dude nice! You really need some help! That's definitely not how you do business. Trust me I know read more

This review is about 1 1/2 years overdue. Mike at Neal's repaired my vintage Jensen DP- Alnico-5 12" in Jan 2016 Came back outstanding and he is a stand-up guy regarding any concerns. I'm going to send him 2 more speakers. A+++ read more

offered to fix my speaker right away at a reasonable(much less than replacement) price. Responded in less than a half hour. Great communication. Didn't end up needing the service, but good to know Neal's is there next time. read more

Ron Neal is a saint ! He has been repairing my speaker cones for about a year now. Prompt service and to the point. Any questions, he will answer them all without blowing smoke up your ass. I guide all my pro-audio DJs and sound guys to him. read more

I have an old b380 JBL Subwoofer he did a great job would recommend highly. Not only was it done quickly he still had the original parts the speaker sounds like New read more

united radio, b & w repair center, tried to fix my sub and kept sending it back saying they can't find anything wrong. My polk s55's have deeper bass than it. It worked for one week fine than quit. They are morons!!! I'm sending it back and if they can't fix it they can keep it. Screw them I'll never buy another product. I can't even sell it as it is so lousey!!! read more

Took two Mark Levinson auto speakers to Neils and Mike did a great job fixing them for a very reasonable price...they sound incredible now!

Needed a minor repair on a Klipsch subwoofer wireless connector. The pins on the remote receiver were bent and would not align properly with the sub unit itself. Mike took it into his shop while we waited outside and returned a few minutes later with the unit repaired. The man is a genius, an old school craftsman and a kind hearted soul. I have done business with Neal's for over 50 years and will never go anywhere else. read more

I was referred to Neal's by a Vintage Stereo store in Santa Cruz. I decided since I was going to be taking a trip to Tahoe to give Neal's a try. I had a pair of 70's era vintage JBL L40's in need of refoaming. I was a little uncertain about this decision when I arrived at the repair facility which is rustic and does not look like your typical electronics repair shop. I dropped off my speakers and picked them up a week later. The repairs were done neatly and the speakers now seem to work well. I have just installed the speakers and used them very little. Hopefully, the good work will hold up with time. I recommend Neal's Speaker Service. read more

Mike replaced the cracked, worn out rubber surround on my old Velodyne sub-woofer. My wife and I dropped it off went to lunch came back and it was ready. Good as new! Great work and fair prices. Highly recommended. Thanks Mike! read more

I searched everywhere for replacement speakers for my SWR Baby Blue bass amp. The Bag End E5-S aren't made anymore. I sent the 2 to Neal's and Mike did a great job rebuilding them. Quick turnaround. Friendly service. read more

Mike did an outstanding job repairing my Speaker Labs DAS7 speakers. The service was fast, reasonably priced, and they sound like brand new.

I brought two Mesa Black Shadow speakers to Neal's Speaker Service. One was from a Mesa/Boogie combo amp, and the other was from the matching extension cabinet. They had both made a rattling noise when I played low notes on my guitar at mid to high bass settings on the amp. I feared that both speakers might need to be reconed or replaced. When I removed the one from the combo amp, I noticed that the dust cap had become partially detached. When I brought them to Mike (the owner), he glued the detached dust cap, dried the glue, and after a few minutes ran an audio signal through the speaker to test it. No rattle. He did a similar audio test with the other speaker. No rattle. He said the speakers should be fine. I asked Mike how much I owed him, and he said no charge. Over the next couple days I reinstalled the two speakers being careful not to overtighten the nuts holding in the speaker. Mike had indicated overtightening could warp the frame a little and cause rubbing against the voice coil and noise. Both speakers sounds just fine. While I rarely need speaker service, I would definitely go to Neal's Speaker Service if I did. read more

I brought a speaker in to have it foam surround replaced, when I came to pick it up a few days later They said the cone was so brittle that they had to replace it but wasn't going to charge me because he had forgotten to call me first. Only after I insisted in paying did he agree to only charge me half price. The speaker looks and sounds as if were new. read more

Excellent work and great customer service. Mike repaired my Alpine Type R subwoofer that needed some TLC. Good as new once again. Thank you read more

Excellent work. Quick turn around. Reasonable prices. Lots better than replacing a damaged speaker with new.

I never had the pleasure of meeting Ron, but I've never heard a negative thing about him, or his work. All positive. I've been working with Mike T, for over a year now. Sending him all of my speakers, that I can't fix myself. I buy and sell audio equipment, mostly vintage, as it's one of my businesses. He is every bit the kind, generous, straight forward person, as I've heard Ron is. His quality of work, is 2nd to none, and his prices for this quality, can't be matched. I would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone who takes the're audio seriously. From a simple re-foam, to an all out rebuild. Mike T. from Neal's won't let you down. read more

Take your speakers to be repaired to Neal's Speaker Repair. A small home based business with reasonable pricing and they know what they are doing. There are not too many small repair shops left so support these guys. read more

Ron has reconed over 100 speakers for me over the years....he does wonderful work ....knows what he's doing and always uses the best possible cones. I highly recommend him, especially for guitar and Hi-Fi speakers. Very fair pricing too. Gonna send him some more speakers soon. Sal read more