Stay away if you can. I needed warranty service for my Pioneer DJ mixer. Put simply, the problem was resolved, but upon further review I noticed damage to my faders and missing screws around the mic input. I didn't notice the screws until just now, but I brought the damaged faders to the attention of the manager and individual who performed the work on my mixer. I tried explaining that there is a locking mechanism as demonstrated by a easily-found youtube video (just search "pioneer fader lock" and you can see what I tried to show him) which prevents the faders from being easily removed by pulling up. I was told, "No, I've been doing this for years and they all work the same. I will *try* to get you a couple faders you can stick on there." I was initially satisfied, thinking I was mistaken about the feature, but when I recalled that in fact they were NOT supposed to be able to be easily removed by pulling up, I tried to bring that to the attention of the Manager/Tech but he would have none of it. He told me it is just as good to pull them off as it is to unlock it the way I eventually showed him (once my phone would load the video). He refused to be corrected and refused to admit any mistake, instead blaming ME for the damage. The gentleman got very heated and upset, despite my 100% polite and respectful approach. I said, "I'm not trying to give you a hard time," to which he simply kept replying, "Yes, you are." I only wanted my $2000 mixer properly repaired, but he told me I had to go and contact Pioneer. So that's what I'm doing and my saga continues. I would never go back to this shop for any reason. It seems they are quite accustomed to angry customers, which I wasn't, but was treated as such anyway. I was very polite but firm about my issue. They are an authorized Pioneer repair shop which Pioneer themselves directed me to. I was shocked and appalled that even after showing the proper method for removing the fader, I was still told, 'no, that doesn't matter, you can still pull it straight off just as well.' That defies the actual feature Pioneer uses in this mixer. The damage to two of the faders appears to have been from using a string or cord and slipping it under the fader and pulling straight up. Needless to say, I'm pretty sure that broke the P-Lock locking mechanisms, but Norman's refused to acknowledge it and turned me away.
These guys are old, tired and seem to not know what they are doing. When I asked them to pull up a youtube video for explanation purposes they staunchly refused. I asked them to observe the video on my phone and they continued to refuse but I was able to coax that big baby of a manager/technician to view the relevant part of the video, only to have him further deny and tell me it didn't matter. I've never seen such a bad level of service from an authorized pioneer repair shop, and I've let them know of this situation. Instead of understanding the issue, it all got pushed back on me as if it were all my fault and I was lucky for him to offer to give me some faders eventually as he would "try" to find me some. I pressed him and he told me he definitely would, but I expected a higher level of service given how bad they messed up. I saw the bad reviews here before, but since I needed warranty service I figured I had no choice and since it was free to me I didn't care. Now I totally understand why this place sucks, and I will call Wizard electronics after I finish this and beg them to become an authorized Pioneer repair shop, because I haven't had any issues with them, yet. I would drive out of state or pay for shipping to any other Pioneer repair shop before going back here. These guys are just lame and were rude to me. There is little-to-no professionalism in the work performed or the interaction and I'm now waiting and working to fix the damage that Norman's Electronics caused, and later tried to blame me for. read more