If you truly care about your car's audio, start and finish you search with Five Star. I went through numerous stops at other shops because I only want the best and I found it here. Dean's knowledge and skills are unsurpassed in the area. Results are meticulous and awesome. They may not be your lowest estimate, but you get what you pay for. read more

Terrible went there with some old Rockford Fosgate, amps needing them installed. Main installer refused to install said amps where too old would touch them that shows me he just is out there to sell his product. read more

I really want to like this place, but my experience speaking with them has left me conflicted. I went there to talk about having a stereo installed in an Element. I'd already installed "upgraded" speakers in the doors, so I was looking for a head unit, amp (or amps) and subs. The gentlemen at the counter (who's name I cannot remember) spent a good amount of time with me towards the end of the business day going through all the different brands, and gave me a fair quote for the products I was looking for. They're been at this location forever!, they have a huge amount of inventory to choose from, which was great. The not so great was when I met the "lead installer". I'd watched his his Youtube video's, which were very informational about how they go about the install, etc. but didn't see anything about customizations. (I went there mainly to ask about that) When I spoke to him about my SUV/Box/whatever you want to call it, his comment to me was "there's no room in there!" ... what? it's a box on wheels?!? Ton's of room! He elaborated that he wouldn't have enough room under the front seats to put the Amps, etc. The on-going attitude I received was off-putting. Even so much as to eventually take my business elsewhere. That, as well as if I wanted them to build me a custom box with an Amp rack?....they are not equipped for that kind of work. So, as far as installs go, based on everything I've seen, they're super clean, and fairly basic. They will not give you anything more than an Amp rack and tuck it under as seat, or mount to the rear seats/trunk, and put a pre-made box in the back. If you are good with that, and can get past the lead installers attitude? This place it good to go. If you want "custom", ( I wanted the Sub's and Amp built into the spare tire well) you'll need to look elsewhere. If they did custom installs and the attitude was better, this place would be outstanding. read more

First class service and install. Paul, Dean, and Fernando were all excellent. My system kicks ass . I drove 4 hours to have them do it, and I couldn't be happier. read more

I was so happy once I found about 5 Star I went to Best Buy and they wanted $318. just to intall the stero plus the cost of the stero and I would have to wait a week for an appointment no go for me I looked up 5 star and went there right away, I bought the same stero and had it installed pretty much right away and paid $287. The staff was awesome customer service at it's best One happy camper plus my Z has a new look read more

For technical questions definitely check out their live shows on Monday and Saturday. For product Paul is going to give you a great price. Then from there you can have them install, recommended, or else do it yourself. You can't fake good prices or the installs they video. So definitely a quality shop. read more

Outstanding products and customer service. Paul provided me with suggestions for a new audio system for my truck and his recommendations turned out to be the perfect solution for what I was hoping to accomplish. The prices were very competitive and subsequently allowed me to purchase locally versus from some unknown cyber somebody out in lala land. I would be happy to recommend any of my family, friends, business associates and/or peers to Five Star Stereo of Clearwater, FL. Mark Welch President StudioFox 44 read more

Five Star Car Stereo - Electronics Near Me - Clearwater, Florida

You guys treatment of loyal customers has truly gone to crap!!!! Paul the owner lies to his customers for months with the same lame BS excuses about being too busy. Too busy to schedule a freaking appointment!?!? Really!?!?!? You are a business owner for years and you know work has to be scheduled to be done. Open up your calendar while customer is there or go talk to Dean and look at calendar together then get a time and date set just like you do all your other appointments and installs!! I've been spending money there for years and sent everyone I knew looking for car audio to you. That ends today with you and Dean's piss poor attitude and blowing me off like you are doing me a favor!! It ain't for free it's business period and I was a paying customer!! I made a very long trip about 5-6 times and asked for you to schedule me, I did not ask for any special favors!! read more

for the people who had a bad experience, they make a shit load of money on the youtube videos they make. i would think their ad sense pay is at least in the high hundreds of thousands of dollars by now. since they have shit load of video contents from your cars. the videos are entertaining and it draws in the viewers for sure. the customer service is hard to get right for everyone. i mean you cant please everyone you meet. i have also seen businesses blow off customers too. if they sense your going to be a trouble customer, they will blow you off. expect it. i have been a customer for years and I think they are fun to watch. would I pay their fees, no. i can do my own work. i actually enjoy it. but dean does have skills that work and he is willing to share some of it to make some content for youtube. as for paul, never seen that dude. he sounds like a typical small shop owner. can be good can be bad. depends on the day. dean is a cocky person since he feels he knows a ton shit about his work. i get it. being cocky towards your fans and customers, I don't get. i have seen others like him and its nothing new. dean doesn't look like a people person and I sensed that from the get-go. he seems like that dude who would be that bully in elementary school or even that guy who hangs out with a bunch of other dudes making fun of the minority person back in the day. knowing that, just watch from afar you wont get in the line of fire is all I'm saying. as for the other people. if you don't like them just go somewhere else. there are others that do great work as well. since they are pricey you have many other choices for that same amount locally. look, customer service is a skill. many don't have it and only a few actually do. they are there to make money. if you think they care about you or any of your feelings, then sorry to say this but they don't. they are pretty popular because of the youtube videos. my advice is you want true customer service but don't have issues with prices, just look elsewhere. read more

Here's the cold hard truth! I LOVE promoting amazing businesses who CARE about their customers... THIS IS NOT THE CASE FOR Five Star Car Audio! The installation guy was a jerk to my husband both time he went in there, and my husband is the kind of guy that EVERYONE loves... We complained and the office people explain it away by saying "We just call him grump, but he's a pretty nice guy though" He will treat you like you're an idiot, which is no way to win customer loyalty... The work they do there is half-assed...Meaning that you will be back to get it fixed and then they will "try" to sell you on more shit just to get the sale. I wish we would've paid Ford the $2,000 to install our DVD players in our headrests because not only would we have had amazing service, they would've been done right the first time. Unfortunately, we hated dealing with the installation dude so much that we waited too long to take it back in to be fixed (the one DVD player started having problems a month after we got them installed) so they were out of warranty & we ended up having to pay to get our one DVD player replaced. Funny thing about that is, they asked for the brand over the phone, we gave it to them, so they quoted us $50 for a FULL replacement... When we got there, they said "Oh we don't have the cords for that so it will be $200 for a new one... But my husband didn't let them strong arm him and said "HELL NO we aren't paying that, you quoted us $50..." Well, we still ended up pay $100 instead of the original $50, but it's the principal of the whole thing! They will quote you one price over the phone and then state another once you get there...Both times we had to stick to our guns on what they told us in order to not get ripped off. Moral of the story, PAY MORE AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE! Value added is worth more than the price paid and this place is NOT about adding value to their customers, they are about jacking up the price you pay for substandard service. Oh and don't take my word for it, read the other 1 and 2 star reviews... read more

Horrible service. Nobody would help or even answer me. They could have made some money. A lot. I love electronic toys. Oh well. Then charged me 88.00 for a ground wire when they said 59. Don't waste your money here. I will not return or recommend. 3 employees and just me and they rather put stock away. Bye read more

Five Star Car Stereo - Electronics Near Me - Clearwater, Florida

As a novice with very little car stereo experience I found Five Star Car Stereo extraordinarily helpful. Not only are these guys knowledgable, but they did not try to rip me off like literally every other place I called. I give these guys five stars because of their professionalism, product knowledge, and that they give me a sick system for a great deal. Their shop is relatively large and has a lot of variety with plenty of buttons to push. I felt like a kid in a candy shop. I got a double din touchscreen, 4 speakers and an amp kit, plus all necessary wiring- all for about 80% of the prices I was quoted from places like Best Buy, A&B Audio and other local shops. To top it off, these guys have been around for 25 years, with 5 years at their current location, so you know their reputable. read more

The customer service here is great! I came here a couple times with a few problems I had with my subs and Paul took care of everything. Their prices are extremely competitive and unmatched. Will definitely come back in the future! :) read more

I live in California. I viewed about 4 YouTube clips to get info, as to how I can enable Bluetooth into my Pioneer Navigation system (AVIC-X920BT) Finally I saw a clip from FIVE STAR STEREO. They were able to explain the issue and re-installation (Bluetooth) process much better than most other clips, that I viewed. Since I had some more doubts that needed to clarify, I called FIVE STAR STEREO, Florida, directly. The gentleman on the other side was very kind and he explained to me as to how I can overcome the issue, by preforming, ' certain' simple procedures. That was such a selfless and kind deed of the person at FIVE STAR STERO, which you do not come across, these days! Mr. PAUL AHUJA is his name. I, highly recommend FIVE STAR STEREO, to any one, who wants audio systems for their vehicles. Thank you PAUL Ahuja, I wish your company was in California. read more

Worst customer service ever! I'd rather go pay more somewhere else. Called to get a quote on an install gave me a price and before I could say anything else - click! read more

I have been here for one full system install, two partial installs and have sent them 2 other customers. So initially I thought Paul was fair. I bought a new car, and needed my system removed from the car I was trading in. Paul charged me over $300 to pull a pair of components, a pair of coax, an amp, and a head unit. Not that I expect work for nothing, but when you give someone as much business as I have I expect better than that. Paul also quoted me $750 install for a 2 piece component in the front, coax in the rear, 2 amps and a controller. Again, I expected better. When he found out that he lost me as a customer, (my daughter and another friend also will go elsewhere) he called me..... Kind of late for that you think? I'm sure that when he found out that my tint guy will also going to stop sending work his way as a result of what happened to me, is the reason why he called me and left a message for me to call him. When you take care of someone, you expect/hope they do the same to you. I have taken my business elsewhere. read more

I had a head unit installed on my car, and was very pleased with the results. The owner was very professional, friendly, and helpful. The unit was installed very well and looked great in my car. It only took them about 1 hour. I would definitely recommend this location to others for service and equipment. My car needed some extra parts for the install, which drove up the cost a bit; but the results speak for themselves. Otherwise, this would 5 stars. read more

Five Star Car Stereo - Electronics Near Me - Clearwater, Florida

Dean and Paul are awesome!! Installer Dean hooked up my new F150 crew cab with an awesome system. I've had many systems to include one with four twelves. They installed two amps two tens and replaced my door speakers and added a processor so I could keep my factory head unit. Couldn't be happier. They even ran into problems with the other amp I brought to them and they still gave me a descent rate for troubleshooting. read more

Absolutely love Fire Star Car Stereo! They were beyond helpful installing an apple car play radio into my Nissan Sentra. Definitely had a great experience and I am enjoying the new radio for sure! read more

These guys were very helpful and did a great job. I had them install a DVD player and the install was done fast and very cleanly. The hole that was drilled in my center console was done neatly and everything works great. I feel the price was good and I'm likely going back there to buy the amp/subs. read more

I live in West Palm Beach, FL and experienced a sloppy install locally. I saw some U-Tube videos and was impressed. I drove there and I have to say Dean and Fernando turned my stereo into pure GOLD!!!!!!!!!!! They are very professional and thorough. They gutted my entire car and fixed all the mistakes. I can't ever consider going anywhere else. I am a customer for life and plan on going back. These guys are stereo scientists!!!!!!! I love these guys. Additionally, the owner was very kind and professional as well!! No wonder these guys have customers from out of state!! Very impressive!!! The only negative aspect is that they are not located in my area. Shane Trudeau, West Palm Beach read more

very very professional people ! I highly recommend ! Simply the best car stereo place in Florida

First off let me start off by stating that in my opinion the negative reviews that were posted before mine are Bogus!!!! I almost allowed them to sway me doing business with 5 Star but fortunately I decided to give them a try. I drove 2 hours from Orlando to purchase a whole system and let me tell you that it was well worth the drive. I called in before making the trek to get some idea on pricing and all of the previous quotes that I was given were either the same or actual less because they worked out a package deal for me. I have a rather large car audio dealer 3 miles from where I live and they didn't even come close to 5 Star Stereo. In fact they were looking to rip me off!! These guys are busy but from dealing with them on the phone and in person they were extremely patient and more then willing to help me in every aspect of my new system. Dean has vast amount of knowledge and really knows what he is doing. I did my homework and thought I knew what I wanted but after speaking with Dean I changed my decision on a few of the components of my system. Man am I happy that I trusted his expertise!!! I installed a Head Unit, Sub, 2 sets of 6x9s, and a set of tweeters in the dash on my own. These guys were great at supporting me every step of the way from talking to me on the phone with technical questions to tuning my system after installing it! If your looking for a honest Car Stereo place that knows what they are doing and won't rip you off 5 Star Car Stereo is your place! read more

I've gotten so much work done to my 01 Ford Taurus SEL and loving every sound that is coming from my car except for the people that moaning and complaining which normally I can't hear but aside from that amazing service and will definitely suggest anybody looking to get car audio installed read more