I am NOT impressed with the level of customer service and have NOT had a good customer experience with this company. I have an older Roland digital piano that I use for gigs. Recently, I needed a small part of the case that had broken off due to plastic fatigue. I contacted Roland customer service and they told me to contact an authorized service center in my area. I decided on Tap Electronics and was communicating with Sal. He asked for the serial number and part description which I provided. He said I would need to bring the board into the shop. I felt I didn't need to do that as it was just a plastic part of the case that screws onto it. I expressed my annoyance and Sal stopped communicating with me. I contacted ANOTHER service center and they are fantastic! They sent me an exploded diagram of the board to confirm the part I need. I texted them back right away confirming. They are reaching out to Roland in Japan to find part availability and pricing. I don't know what the hell is wrong with Sal. read more

Called them on advice of tascam told to speak to Sal left him a message he calls me back and leaves this message: that was the worst voicemail greeting ever and hangs up. I called number back to a hostile guy and asked who he was said his name was Sal so I hung up. Not getting my business after this unprofessional response. Tap Electronics Sal is costing your company business but I am sure you don't care if you are hiring people like him in the first place. Tascam has been made aware .... read more

I just got my Arturia Keylab 88 back from repair and thrilled to find it in impeccable condition and function. My Keylab had some circuitry issues which are now non-existent and it feels like a brand new keyboard. My experience at Tap Electronics was gratifying from start to finish. Sal was brilliantly gracious and exceeded all expectations - from extreme efficiency to pure kindness. My keyboard was shipped back and packaged so professionally, I knew it had arrived safely. If you need a highly professional, personal service from a smaller, friendly business - you can absolutely confide in Tap Electronics. read more

When they shipped my record player back, the hinges broke during shipping. They responded to my email about it at first, and then stopped responding to repeated emails. Very unprofessional. read more

Tap Electronics - Broken hinge - Electronics Near Me - Buena Park, California

Really competent, down to earth and honest owner who is good with his craft and knows what he is doing

Some years ago I sent to Tap electronics a sony cd recorder. After paying them I found out that the problem was still there.It was about 7 yrs ago.It was very frustrating because at that time they weren`t making new cd recorders.This time I had a much different experience I had bought a new Tascam cd recorder about 5yrs ago and it worked perfectly.I srarted having issues with disc errors and I had to send it to Sal at Tap electronics.He told me that they were pretty backed up for repairs and they might need it for a while. He also said that he had the exact same reconditioned model that he would be willing to send to me.He would also include a pair of Tascam headphones. The unit is working fine,he also sent the headphones as he said he would. i sent my original unit to them and they fixes that one also. Tap electronics was very good to me so I just wanted to give them a thumbs up. Thanks SAL read more

I brought my Esoteric disc player to TAP and they very quickly fixed everything wrong with it and provided a very deep explanation of the work performed. They are very kind hearted people and extremely professional with documentation, and repair to strict factory specifications. They are the only Esoteric repair facility in the nation and easily the most skilled electronics repair business I've ever encountered. My highest recommendation! read more

promise to refund $850 on the repaired power supplied that was s sent to the wrong address 90 days later I'm still waiting for the court coming up next read more

Really disappointed at customer service at this place. People who work there show absolute apathy towards their customers. They say things they gonna do and they don't, they say they will give you a call back and they don't. I gave them a Roland 808 drum machine and have been told it can be repaired but it wasn't, then that spare parts has been ordered and they haven't. Nor I have been notified about the time frame it's gonna take to do the job. At the end charged $45. I would recommend to choose a different place for repairs. read more

Brought in my Arturia Keylab 88 mkII last week became a key stopped working. I got an RMA number from Arturia and dropped of the instrument on Thursday. I got a call on Tuesday that my keyboard was ready and I could pick it up. WhenI got to the shop, the keyboard was at the door waiting for me and I was on my way in just a few minutes. They even gifted me with a great set of pro headphones as a bonus! Shout out to Sal and all of the hardworking technicians at Tap Electronics. The work you people do keeps us professional musicians working. Thank you!! Darrell Diaz Keyboardist/MD for: Dancing With the Stars Herbie Hancock Maxwell and many others read more

Unbelievable. If you own any home electronics that needs to be worked on, call first. Make sure this shop works on your device. Saul will tell you right away if TAP can do the job. Once they commit, the device will be working when you get it back. My TEAC PD-D1260 5 CD changer needed a lot of work. First, I bumped the drawer with my arm. I took it home after paying for the repair. Then, after 5 songs, the CD would not read and just quit. I took it back with a video on a USB of the failure. Since this device is from 1997, no new parts are available. After working on the main board for quite some time, I got the call to pick it up. In the meantime, I purchased a nice Onkyo 6 CD changer during a fire sale on Amazon. So I put the Onkyo in another room and hooked up the TEAC in the "retro game room." The TEAC played straight through 5 hours of CD's without stopping once! Here's the kicker: I was not even charged for the second repair, which was much tougher to get through than an easy drawer alignment! TAP Electronics is the only authorized TEAC repair center in North America. Do not take your TEAC anywhere else. read more

This place is amazing! I have a receiver that I really like but it was having an intermittent problem. Intermittent problems can be difficult to find and repair. The service manager Sal explained my unit had a sort of Black Box that holds information they could use the determine the issue. It appears that is exactly what happened. In my unit a logic card needed to be re-seated. They also performed full diagnostics and upgraded firmware. This unit has never worked as solid as it does now. These nice folks didn't charge me for stuff I didn't need. In my opinion that's becoming rare. That's what makes it even more valuable. It was good old fashioned great work. The receiver costs about $1,500 new so I didn't want to abandon it. Thanks to TAP ELECTRONICS I was able to get my unit back at an amazing price. I waited a couple months to write this review since my problem was intermittent. I am now confident that TAP ELECTRONICS deserves 5 Stars PLUS Thank you TAP!! read more

Brought in my Teac X-7R because of a tape dragging problem. I was told by Sal that a complete Teac service will fix the problem. 7 weeks a over 700 dollars later, I get my tape deck home and it still drags. They tell me it is the tape. I buy brand new tape, and it still drags. I take it back, they have it 3 weeks only to tell me they are "done working on it and can't figure it out, so it must be my tape". Communication is horrible. They don't answer the phone or return messages. They respond to 1 out of 4 emails. Avoid this place like plague! read more

These guys were great! The guy I interacted with was super kind and at the end the hi-hat I brought into them worked perfectly. It was a pretty reasonably priced repair, and I'm glad that I was able to get it fixed rather than throw it away read more

I was in need of rehabilitating my beloved 50-year-old TEAC reel-to-reel tape recorder. Sal, the front office manager, assured me they could do the work as they have two out of very few technicians who know how to work on TEAC and TASCAM electronic equipment (TAP Electronics is the North American Repair Center for TEAC and TASCAM). The work was done reasonably fast and sensibly priced, and I was ecstatic with the result. They work on many other manufacturers' home electronic equipment. Highly recommended. read more

Tap Electronics - Electronics Near Me - Buena Park, California

I try to give good reviews, because that way if I had a great experience. The next time you read about this place that will bring the company more customers. I have a very expensive Denon AVR reciever it went black one night after some very hard rains. Where do you take your baby and not get taken. I did some checking this had the best reviews for what I wanted. I would give this place 6 stars the shop was over whelmed with work. They let me know once the could get to it. I approved the work it was done perfectly test and I'm in love again. So why the 6 th star??I plugged everything in all 14 speakers the volume would not go up very loud and it would just shut down the whole system. I thought it was them so i took it back they showed me it was perfect and then explained that I blew up more and showed me how to find my blown speakers. I had 2 shorted out speakers who tells you how to connect?? Thank you again 6 stars read more

Tap Electronics repaired my Yamaha Disclavier Power unit in March 2023 and it was insatlled by our Yamaha dealer service department without a problem. Before this repair, I tried numerous times unsuccessfully to have the Disclavier unit repaired and after 4 years finally found Tap Electronics. I could not be happier to hear this older model Disclavier come back to life again thanks to TAP. Very reasonable pricing. Tap is a quality organization with excellent technicians and management. I really appreciate their knowlege and service. :) read more

We drove around trying to find a place that would fix an old hand-me-down record player. Not only did Sal fix it in a timely manner, it was done professionally, with clear communication via email about what was being fixed, the cost, and when it was ready to be picked up. He even had a holiday puppy story to make us smile when we picked up the unit. Tap is tucked in the middle of industrial offices but it's a treasure of a resource: skilled, trustworthy, and good-hearted. read more

Bad experience. i sent some speakers didnt receive them back for 8 months. i sent speakers in great condition, like new with the remote control and i received them back damaged with scratches and a missing remote control. Muy mala experiencia read more

I was beyond satisfied with the results of doing business with the company. I took my tascam dp02 to get repaired , they called the next day to give me an estimate and to get the okay to proceed with repairs, they gave me a nice affordable price, I said okay, and about a few days later they emailed , and text me that it was ready for pick up. My overall experience with Tap electronics is 2 thumbs up . I'm so glad I was referred to this wonderful company. Also the person I dealt with is Sal, he made me feel comfortable from the moment he answered the phone. When I came to pick up my recorder I felt like I knew him forever , that's how nice and cool Sal is, with great customer service!! I recommend this place to anyone in need of electronic repair. read more

I needed to obtain an all important shipping box and packing materials for my very heavy Esoteric player. Sal was very prompt in his communications and invoicing. They prepared a new triple-box and foam packing materials for me. When I realized they were relatively near, they allowed me to come in to pickup the box/packing and even allowed me to review a replacement cover for my unit which had a scratched top. Based on this service and Esoteric USA's designation as the USA service representative, I'd not hesitate to use them. read more

Really cool stuff here. They fixed my busted CD player with aplomb. Blah blah blah blah. That was for the yelp algorithm. Nothing against TAP. read more

I had a problem with my Yamaha receiver that the tech couldn't diagnose. It got kind of heated. Finally figured out that it wasn't the hardware, it was MusicCast, Yamaha's app controller. Although a frustrating experience, Sal V at TAP was consistently courteous and solution oriented and at the end of the day that made all the difference in getting this problem solved. read more

Let me tell y'all a story. The headphone jack on a little Tascam I had broke so I took it to Trew Audio in Burbank and they said it was too cheap to fix. Then I took it to Solutions in Hollywood and they said it was going to cost $270 to fix AFTER I paid a $25 inspection fee. And I thought that ain't right it's just the headphone jack that don't work. That's when I finally decided to drive down to Tap Electronics, which is what I was tryin' to avoid doin' by takin' it to all those other places. And it was far, but I listened to a podcast along the way which made it better. BUT my phone don't have a headphone jack so I couldn't play the podcast through my car speakers thus showin' you the importance of havin' a headphone jack. I had the volume all the way turned up and I could barely hear it what with all my engine noise and road sounds. So finally I take it there and Tap calls to tell me they could fix it in 2 days for $73. And after Solutions offered me a $270 solution I thought this was the best deal ever so I took it immediately. Solutions later called me twice tellin' me the $270 price point was a mistake but each time they called me it was still going to be more than $100 so I guess what I am sayin' is Solutions was not my solution. I went to Tap and it was worth the drive. Now my Tascam is all fixed up and ready to go back to doin' what it does best: Capturing celebrities talkin' about their wrongdoins. Mason Brooks Yelp Elite read more

Have an TASCAM 302 that needed some mechanical repair to function properly (would have fixed it myself, but this device is obsolete and parts are hard to come by). Contacted a shop in Phoenix, AZ that worked on another TASCAM product for me, but could not work on this dual cassette deck. They told me about TAP Electronics. I contacted TAP to submit my deck for repair. After about 3 months, I received my 302 back in it's fully functional state. Impressed with the work and the shipping department went well above and beyond to insure the deck would arrive safely.. NOTE: they are probably not the fastest nor the cheapest, but the best quality. Sal is very knowledgeable and helpful. Would highly recommend this shop to anyone needing there equipment serviced professionally... read more

Tap electronics was the only place I could ship to, to get my product's repaired at, I was successful in obtaining shipment to them. It took forever for them to repair it, then they shipped my equipment to the wrong address, I live in Indiana, these dam dummies sent it to some made up address in California, I was lucky enough that the people at the address call and told me they had my expensive equipment, I work hard for everything I have earned and achieved. Why would someone try and take my equipment. They are just lousy,. I have other equipment, made by tascam, that needs to be repaired, but im afraid to send it because of what happened the last time I sent my equipment to be repair. They are lazy ,don't take pride in anything they do and have a I don't care attitude getting your personal equipment, back to the original owner, my feeling's because of their employee's they need to make equipment that should be repaired by more companies than theirs, they are pitaful read more

We had an amazing experience with Sal, since day one, since the first call. My husband and I are extremely grateful for all his recommendations and expertise. Our 5year old surround sound gave out and he was able to find us options, straight forward, no runaround. Extremely satisfied enjoying our system thanks to him. definitely staying Loyal customers from Compton!!... read more

Because I'm in the electronics business, I have to deal with a lot of repairs, both warranty and out of warranty. Of all the repair shops I deal with, Tap is by far the best! Sal is very accommodating and reasonable, and the turn-around time is as good at it gets. Absolutely excellent! I'd give them more stars if I could! read more

I've had Tascam equipment in my studio for over 30 years. I always went to Tascam in Montebello to have repairs. This year I discovered that Tascam no longer repairs older equipment and TAP Electronics was named as their suggested alternative. I brought 2 units to TAP Eectronics to have repaired. The first was a DA78HR which was malfunctioning because it wouldn't track to time code. Sal gave me an estimate of $456.37 to fix the problem. I thought that was very high and told Sal I I've never paid so much for a minor repair. He used superlatives like "Ninja Masters" to describe the technicians who carry out the repairs. I reluctantly authorized the repair. The second unit was a DA88 which had a tape cartridge stuck inside the machine that would not eject. I told Sal that the tape was important because it was from a recording session I produced and it had several tracks from a vocal session I had paid for. It was a union session that cost over $2000 to record and I told Sal from the beginning that the recording was more valuable to me than the unit. After a couple of weeks, I received an estimate for repair of $870.00! I immediately called Sal and told him not to repair the unit but to just please save me the tape cartridge, a BASF Hi-8mm tape. He said it would just be $45 to get the tape out of the machine. About a week later, I got an email from Sal with an attached MP4, showing a Hi-8mm TDK cartridge, claiming this was the tape stuck in my machine. This was not my tape and we argued about it. He even professed to recognize my writing in the label as if he knew what my handwriting even looked like. The label showed a 48k format and I told Sal I would NEVER format in 48k and every tape in my studio is formatted in 44.1k. This was NOT my tape. Sal said he would ask his technicians to keep looking for the tape. They lost my tape. I called a few days later and asked if I could speak directly to their technician. Sal asked me "do you speak Korean?" I said no. He said "then you won't be able to talk to the technicians here because none of them speak English". Last Friday I picked up both machines. I'm not sure if the $456.37 I paid resulted in any actual repair. I will have to see if the unit they supposedly repaired even works. I will never use this company again and I will be informing Tascam that they should recommend another company to repair Tascam equipment. read more

I have an old Yamaha RX-1100 that I love that just quit working one day. My local stereo repair shop said they couldn't fix it and I should just buy a new receiver. So i bought a new Yamaha receiver but I did not like the sound at all. I loved the sound of my old Yamaha so I searched out for someone who might be able to fix my old receiver. I found Tap online and called them about the RX-1100 and they said to send it in and they would see what would be needed to repair it. I was so happy when they told me it could be fixed and they would have it back to me in a few days. When I hooked it up I was amazed at how good it sounded, especially compared to the new Yamaha receiver I had just bought. The price, the service and the speed in which Tap Electronics handled repairing my 30+ year old receiver was amazing to me. read more

I've used TAP for a long time for my Roland products - keyboards and amps. Usually without issues. Well sadly, things have changed. Recently took in equipment and brought home to find the issues were only partially fixed. One amp is in for the third time for the same issue, under an extended warranty now, and they want to charge me near $100.00 for labor. No thanks. You just lost a long time customer. Update: They called me and said the amp was fixed. After a good conversation, I went and picked it up. They did not charge me for this (it was an extended warranty) but I'm still not sure if their services will be used in the future. read more

I sent a Yamah RX-A780 for repairs. They quoted me a solution to replace the main board costing. Resulting in a cost pretty close to a new unit. I then declined the repair and requested Tap electronics to return unit to me. I was going to send it to another shop to get second opinion. I sent a few reminders email and never heard back from Tap Electronics. read more

I have my Tascam units in the shop for 3 months now. I call and ask where in the cue I am. The response for 3 months in a row has been: "Ill check with the technician and call you back". I have never gotten a call. Today when I ask when it might be looked at I am told that they "have tape recorders they have been working on for years and there is no way I can get a time estimate." I replied that my unit was a computer not a tape recorder and should not be that hard to diagnose. As far as i can tell my units are just sitting on a shelf. The guy I talked to said he would be glad to send my units back as long as I paid for it... again... Also not very nice or concerned at all. If you need you units fixed you might want a more caring and reputable company. I would not be surprised if they don't call for another 3 months and then say there's nothing they can do. Most reputable shops will perform some sort of evaluation even if they take longer to repair, the customer should not have to wait that long and certainly the business should not be rude and uncaring when dealing with customers. This place is a last resort. I would recommend another more professional shop with a better attitude towards its customers and enough staff to do what they promise.They seem to be overwhelmed and unable to meet customer expectations. I assume this review will cost me hundreds of dollars and I wont get anything fixed. read more

This is the place to get your musical equipment repaired. Keyboards, amps, PAs, guitars, and Tascam equipment. Tap also specializes in TEAC reel to reel repairs. The staff is very concerned about getting your equipment repaired as fast as possible at an affordable price. Depend on these people to do the best. They are intense about their work as you are about your music. read more

Not a fan of leaving bad reviews, but I brought in an old four-track recorder after speaking with the guy over the phone and exchanging a couple of emails, which said, "Non-Warranty For repairs not covered under warranty, our rates are as follows: Labor : $80 for the first hour, $40 for every hour..." He wanted me to leave the unit on a table outside and go while it's outside. Okay, corona virus. Fair enough. He is responsive, which is appreciated. What wasn't was that his estimate included labor rates that were more than double according to his emails. $165/$85. I passed because I no longer trusted doing business with him. When I picked it up it was just sitting on the same table unattended outside in the parking lot. And he made it clear that I had to pay the $40 for his diagnosis, which he did want to tell what was wrong, and not discussed prior. Still no problem paying but wish he said something about his rate doubling or that he was charging a diagnosis fee. Ironically, I found the "expensive guy" in Los Angeles with a quote for less than half of what this wanted to charge. So it goes. read more

I'll start by saying that I'm very pleased with TaP Electronics... My 13 year old Esoteric XO3-SE was having problems reading SACD's - it also starting having a problem with the tray opening and closing. Living in New York, I wasn't anxious to send my player cross country but Tap in Cali is the only Esoteric repair center in the US. SO, I reached out to TAP and was introduced to Sal. Sal had a pretty good idea what was causing my malfunctions and reassured me that they'd be able to do the repair. I have to also convey that Sal gets it...meaning he understands our love for our gear and hobby. So, Off to Cali it went. After a short wait, my player came back in Tip Top condition !! It has been performing flawlessly for a couple of weeks now and feels like a new player. I just wanted to thank Sal and all the engineers for doing an excellent job repairing my player. THANK YOU !! I couldn't be happier with the experience...Just wish you guys were in New York. read more

I'm impressed with Sal and his team at Tap. Had problems with a Esoteric player they diagnosed the fault and shipped it back quickly. Unfortunately the same problem occurred again way passed the WARRENTY, they corrected the issue and shipped it back all at NO CHARGE to me. I felt thankful and highly recommend TAP to all who wish to do business with a stand up company and people. read more

I was super pleased with the service I received from Tap Electronics. About two weeks ago our neighborhood experienced a power outage. After the power came back on, all of our various entertainment devices came back on except for our Yamaha RX-V373 Receiver. We use this device to control the various television devices (cable TV, DVR, AppleTV). I looked up Yamaha service providers on Yelp and saw that Tap Electronics was highly rated, so that was where I took our Receiver. They fixed the Receiver in what I thought was a very timely manner and charged us a very reasonable repair charge. They fixed the Receiver and upgraded the firmware. After we brought the Receiver home and connected all of the devices it worked perfectly. Thank you Sal, and the Tap Electronics repair and quality check people! read more

After checking my options as Yamaha Authorized Service Dealers I checked yelp for the best reviews and drove 30 miles away to give my Yamaha RX-V3900 Receiver for repair to TAP Electronics. They told me they are backed up but they will send me an estimate in a week by email. After a month I called them and they said no update yet and they will call me. After 6 weeks of no news I called and said if they didn't touch it yet I will come and pick up my receiver. They were polite and professional so I got a dry "Sure come and pick it up, sorry" I drove another 30 miles and picked up my unopened receiver back. I understand busy but 6 weeks on shelf unattended is very opposite what I red on all these reviews. read more

TAP replaced the scratched top of my Esoteric K-01 and did cleaning and functionality check for a very reasonable cost