Ryan and his crew put the Internet and Soundsystem in my house 10 years ago. I don't believe he's…read morestill with the company. I have called multiple times and talked to David who was supposed to come to the house on a Wednesday about one month ago. He never showed up and never called back. I've called multiple times to reschedule as I understand that sometimes things happen. He's not had the decency to return a call.

I absolutely adore Ryan & team (the ENTIRE company is great). If you are into 'smart' homes, audio…read more& visual, or anything along those lines than Ultimate HD is EXACTLY what you are searching for. Trust me on this....I've had multiple homes where the first thing I do is setup the Audio/Visual. If you're like me, you've had problems finding the right partner. In my early naive days I worked with Magnolia and then gradually upgraded to work with various service providers. Well, I can safely say that after numerous projects I've find my long term partner. This current property has x3 5.1 systems, 11 additional speakers, Nest, Ring, Phillips Hue, Hunter Douglas Powerview all controlled via Control4. These guys are smart and take your budget, time & necessity for cleanliness seriously. Give them a try and then thank me later :)

Great prices and workmanship. Easy to communicate with and excellent customer service. Most…read moreimportantly, very happy with results. We would highly recommend if in need of their services.

I must commend this business and Rae for professionalism and fairness. I had contacted the business…read moreto repair a chip in the bathtub. The service performed by the technician actually worsened the appearance of the chipped area. I emailed the company, including the before and after photos, stating how disappointed I was. The next day, I received a phone call from Rae, asking to set an appointment so he could remedy the situation. After his visit and his work on the tub, the result was startling -it was impossible to see where the problem had been. It was such a relief and Rae was so pleasant to deal with.

I've been working with Ghazar for nearly a decade across four different homes, and I can't…read morerecommend him highly enough. He's an expert electrician and an audio/visual whiz, handling everything from small fixture swaps to full-scale electrical upgrades with precision and care. His range of skills is incredible--he's installed a Sonos whole-house speaker system, a Ring alarm system, and much more. What I appreciate most is his ability to work independently with my full trust. In some cases, I've given almost no direction, and he's solved the problem seamlessly. For example, I simply mentioned needing a new attic fan, and he took care of everything--sending options, confirming pricing, purchasing, and installing it flawlessly. Ghazar is always incredibly responsive, delivers top-quality work, and charges a fair price. I've recommended him to friends who now swear by him too. If you're looking for someone reliable, skilled, and easy to work with, he's your guy!

This is second time I use those guys in my house for electric needs. They are experts. I really…read morerecommend them to everyone who has any electric problem . The best thing I really like, they are so punctual, which is so difficult to meet in Los Angeles. Thank you guys . I would give you 6 star if I could.

John and team installed the new blinds in our entire home. They did a great job and helped us work…read moreout the bugs when we ran up against issues. They have been responsive and helpful in their interactions. I recommend them to anyone who is looking to install Lutron blinds.

54 Electric has done significant projects for us over the past few years - including installing a…read morewhole home Lutron automation system to control lights and blinds, running new wires to install an induction stove, and installing numerous new light fixtures - and we have been very happy with their work. Their team is skilled and competent at automation (which seems to be a challenge for many other contractors), easy to work with and nice people, fair and trustworthy, and careful in how they set up and clean up their work spaces. Like pretty much all other contractors I've worked with, their primary challenge is communicating in a timely manner to plan and then schedule the work, but then once the 54 Electric team was working at our house we had a great experience!

Audio Video Evolution installed a bunch of high end Lutron Palladium shades and we are very happy…read morewith the experience. I bid this out and Brian (owner) was the only one that really took the time to come and look at the site and understand our concerns. He literally spend several hours explaining the systems, taking measurements, and just getting to know each other at our house before making an initial quote. I feel that buying a high end product, that it should come with a high touch service and Brian delivered on that. Brian was super knowledgeable and super patient in educating me and answering many many emails, volunteering good recommendations and breaking my incorrect DIY opinions of what home automation should be. I am a strong DIY guy and I threw a lot of technical questions at Brian. He spent a lot of time steering me in the right direction, and this is all before I gave him the business. We iterated on things for quite a few weeks. The other guys I talked to pretty much followed what I thought I wanted and really did not give much feedback even though it may not be the best thing for me to do. (i.e. I already have a consumer grade Lutron Caseta system in place , but the right solution for my wants is to go with a higher end Lutron system). The depth of technical knowledge about the product was just not there with these other guys. I got one other guy to quote the configuration Brian came up with, as I did not like their configurations. In the end I went with Audio Video Evolution. Some reasons 1) I got to know Brian in the process and I feel he is an open and honest guy. Just based on this I wanted to give him the business. 2) He is technically very knowledgeable and listens. 3) He was willing to price match which surprised me given the superior service he gave me presales. Brian's crew was awesome with the install. Very professional. You can tell this is a high functioning crew. They took their time to get things right, yet got the job done in a timely manner. The install looks gorgeous. BTW - Audio Video Evolution is on the recommended dealers list on Lutron's website. The most difficult part about the whole experience was waiting 10 weeks for the factory to make the Palladium shades and writing the check to pay for them. But in the end I am very happy working with Brian and would highly recommend them if you have any high end AV and shade work needed to get done.

I can't recommend Audio Video Evolution in a higher regard. They literally saved us some massive…read moreheadaches and took on quite a hefty project that spanned so many different areas. I got to know Brian (owner) and his team (Anthony, Carlos, Rod, Chris, Justin and Logan) quite well over the course of a few weeks - and their service was 5-star all around. Professional and friendly. Additionally, Brian brought in 54 Electric (owned by John Pfieffer), who solved some very complicated electrical issues with grace - and they, too, were incredible. More Info on the Projects: We purchased our home and knew there some electrical issues we needed to sort out, as well as some AV stuff we wanted to potentially upgrade. - Electrical: We quickly found out that there were 3 different systems running outlets and light switches throughout the house - and they weren't communicating with one another. And as a result, many outlets simply did not work. And, not to mention, there were many hazardous and non-functional cables throughout the house. Solve: Installed a Lutron lighting system throughout the home - and addressed cable hazards. - AV/Theater: We had an outdated theater, as well as a multi-speaker home system that wasn't functional. Solve: Installed a new projector, screen and speaker system in the theater, as well as fixed the existing multi-speaker system throughout the house. Also, created an AV tower to hold all the different receivers/systems in a closet space. - Shades: We were looking to replace the existing shades in our home and were considering electric shades, but got a few bids that were super high. We were surprised that Brian was actually an expert when it came to electric shades - and gave us a much more affordable price estimate. Solve: Installed Lutron shades in various rooms throughout the house. - Control 4 System: With all the above, Brian installed a Control 4 System to operate it all from one place, including our lights, theater, shades, multi-speakers throughout the home, entry gate, thermostat and security cameras. We thought, yeah, this could be pretty useful at times, but we literally use it everyday and it's a complete game-changer when it comes to convenience. Price: We bid this project out to 4 companies. Two companies came in super high - and one was comparable to Audio Visual Evolution. But, we ended up going with who we felt most comfortable with and couldn't be happier with that choice. Overall: After several months, we're highly satisfied with everything. We've had a couple of small technical things that we weren't tech savvy enough to figure out - and Brian and his crew were super responsive and helpful - and didn't hesitate to come out to take a look or assist. 5-Star Service.

I hate to write bad reviews but this one deserves it. I called them to get an estimate. The guy…read moreshows up and starts messing around with the panel, telling me what I need to get done and then wants to charge almsot $300 for the service, which was about 2-3 mins. I never agreed to pay anything, and I only called in for estimate, and never agreed to pay for any services. He kept insisting that his time is valueable and drove from over an hour away and kept demanding money, even though the time he spent on the panel to change settings took less than 3 minutes. Save yourself the trouble, find another honest business that tells you ahead of time what it is going to cost ahead of time and not starts playing around with gear without tacit approval

It's just impossible to get anyone here to answer any questions. No matter how plainly I ask a…read morequestion, it's not answered. You constantly have to follow up and, even when you do, there is no interest in actually installing anything. Not to mention that they offer a price, then ask you to agree to a much higher price, and when you ask about the original price the answer is "that was for last week, but if you sign right now we will give you that price." Not cool.

I recently had Forrest (owner/partner at Synaptic Homes) come out to help solve a couple of…read morechallenges I had at my home. The first was making sure our garage door is shut when it's supposed to be. So often, I or my husband would leave the house in a rush and forget to close the garage door - or it would start to close then reopen and we wouldn't notice. A couple of times it was open the entire day and we only found out when we got home in the evening (thankfully, we are in a safe neighborhood and nothing went missing!). Forrest's team installed a simple device that connected our garage door opener to our smart-home hub, set up a couple of rules and now the door will automatically open when either of us approaches the house, automatically closes when we leave and alerts us if it could not close for some reason or if it remains open longer 5 minutes if we are home and no motion is detected in the garage. Great! The other concern I had was they one of us would sometimes forget that we had food cooking on the stove and end up with burned pots, a kitchen full of smoke and the smoke alarm going crazy. The Synaptic Homes team installed a device on our old (electric) stove to detect if it was on (or if the oven was on), set up different timings for each and somehow tied that into the motion sensor on the smart wall-switch they installed in our kitchen. Now, if the stove is on and there is no one in the kitchen for more than 5 minutes (we can easily change that setting in the app) or if the oven is on and there is no one in the kitchen for more than 30 minutes (we can change that time too), we get a text alert on our phones. If there is still no motion detected in the kitchen in the next 2 minutes, the entire stove is shut off and we get another alert on our phones. I survived a house fire many years ago - this added safety is SUCH a relief in our very busy, chaotic house! Next week, Forrest's team is installing smart wall switches in the rest of our house and will set up rules to turn all the lights on in the house if a smoke alarm goes off between sunset and sunrise so we can see how to get out if there is really a fire. They say that we'll also be able to set rules to turn lights on and off at random to make it look like someone is at home even when we are away on vacation. I know I'll sleep better when it's all done! The Synaptic Homes team is super-knowledgeable and gave lots of options to bring safety, comfort and convenience to our home (which is getting smarter every time they visit).

Just had Forrest come over and install my new Nest doorbell. He made it easy through text to make…read moreappointment. Great friendly and professional service! AND....he followed up to see how doorbell was working out!! Who does that?! This guy! We'll have him back again for more home automation in the future! Thanks Forrest!

I am updating my previous review of one star. Apparently…read moreBryan did not get to hear my voice mail messages due to some problems with his system. Finally he got in touch with me and apologized and he came to my residence and fixed all my software issues. He as before is very professional and he did a fine job. Thanks Bryan. Sorry for this . It is no one's fault. and I was frustrated . Sesh

Wire Right was referred to me through a friend and Bryan drove all the way out to Sacramento to…read moreinstall my home theater system. All the wires were hidden in the walls and he did a fantastic job cleaning up all the debris when he was done. TV seemed to float in mid air and the speaker placement was beautiful. When the job was done Bryan calibrated the sound on my home theater so that it would be optimal for my space. I really couldn't imagine the work being any cleaner. Absolutely would use Wire Right again. In fact I would be concerned about using another company. The bar has been set high.