I hate to do this to a small business owner, but my experience with Shawn was pretty horrible. I sent my Dad's 1968 Pioneer SX-1500TF to Shawn to have it re-capped back in June 2013 and didn't get it back until February 2014. Here are my issues..... COMMUNICATION: Shawn's communication was non-existent. I had to badger him for any sort of update. He never contacted me to let me know that he received the stereo. He was originally supposed to have the restoration completed by August 2013. When I didn't hear from him in August, I called him only to be told that parts are on backorder and that he didn't start the job. This went on until November 2013. He then let me know that he injured his knee and didn't know when he'd be able to complete the job. Apparently his shop was up a flight of stairs and he could get up them. Then magically it was done and shipped. I will say this for Shawn, he was very pleasant to talk to. SHIPPING: My stereo arrived in an oversized box with a couple of air packets thrown on top of the stereo. The box was held together with duct tape instead of packing tape and was coming open at the bottom. Basically, my stereo was bouncing around in a box without any padding. WHO SHIPS ANTIQUES OR ELECTRONICS LIKE THIS?!?! PHYSICAL CONDITION: My stereo has a wood case around it. It was shipped to Shawn without damage. Arrived with two decent sized nicks on the top of the case. Shawn also removed all of the case machine screws, apparently lost them and used sheet metal screws instead. WHO DOES THIS TO AN ALL ORIGINAL ANTIQUE?!?! ELECTRONICS: The stereo arrived in not workable order. It would play with all kinds of odd transient noises and also had a issue were it took roughly 1 minute to turn. Neither issues were present prior to shipping to Shawn. Shawn dismissed both issues. He stated that he never heard the noises and that it was most likely interference. As for the 1 minute turn on thing, I got some long answer that really didn't make sense. After a series of emails, I finally gave up on Shawn correcting this. Flash forward to today.... I just picked up my stereo from another well known San Diego audio repair shop. The diagnosis? Well, Shawn didn't replace all the capacitors I was charged for. Some of the capacitors he did replace were the wrong values and wrong physical size. He also installed two capacitors backwards. The stereo also needed roughly 20 transistors replaced. I had asked Shawn about that and was told that he couldn't do it because of some nonsensical reason. Now that Shawn's work has been corrected, my stereo turns on in less than 5 seconds, has no weird noises and sounds great. AVOID GOLDEN GATE ELECTRONIC REPAIR! read more

I'm a vintage hi-fi aficionado and have equipment worth more than I'll ever admit to my wife. Unfortunately, with expensive equipment you also tend to see RREALLY expensive repair and restoration fees. Not with Shawn at Golden Gate. He gives free estimates and gets the job done fast and inexpensively. To be honest, since he does not have a traditional store front at first I was nervous about leaving a rare and valuable amplifier with him so I started with some smaller items. After the first repair I knew he was both honest and trustworthy and have plans for Shawn to restore dozens of my components. read more

I took my Denon in to be fixed by the business owner. I called him a month later after not hearing from him. He seemed irritated that I called and told me he would call me when he was finished. Two months later, I called him again and he told me he was waiting for a part. I called three months later, and there was no answer. I left three messages over two weeks an didn't receive a reply. I stopped by twice over the following month and he wasn't there. I would have done better lighting the receiver on fire, rather than waste an additional $40 paying this guy to "fix" it. read more

The problem is Yelp, not the repair shop is in error. They have the physical address correct, but it's by COLD SPRINGS, not downtown Reno. Also, it appeared fruitless to contact this person by phone; Yelp has a grossly incorrect phone number. More frustrating - another web search found this person's business and local number - I called the number; it rang but I was unceremoniously hung up on. Why should it be impossible to talk to this technician??? read more

Great service and great rate. I took my turntable and it was returned as functioning as new and it soudns great now.

Steer clear! This business was formerly in north Lake Tahoe. I took a piece of vintage equipment to them to get repaired. Even though their estimate was 30-40% more than the one I got in Reno, I tried to keep my business local. After waiting months, I contacted the owner to find out the status of my repair and was told it was ready to go but that he had moved to Silver Springs. He didn't provide me any notice of the move orvgive me the option to get my equipment before he moved. I asked when he'd be in North Lake Tahoe next and if he was willing to bring my equipment with him and he said I had to come get it from Silver Springs. I could've taken it to Reno (closer to me) for much less money. I've never gotten my equipment back. read more

I utilized this small business when Shawn first started out in the bay area. Very honest and knowledgeable,. Since he relocated to So cal I have sent him some items to repair. Always quick turnaround and fair prices. He has repaired my Kenwood turntable, Bose speaker, and Alpine car cd player. read more

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