We needed a television hung in a very short amount of time and these guys were able to get it done in less than 24 hours. I immediately got a message when I submitted a Yelp project and I have to say this was the most efficient company to do business with. I think I've ever experienced. Alex arrived promptly within the window provided and performed exemplary service and was a stellar communicator who easily made my eighty year-old mother feel comfortable with the install. read more

SWAT Audio & Video - Home Theatre Installation Near Me - North Potomac, Maryland

Rick & his crew are just the best!! They are knowledgeable, easy to deal with, honorable, and a great crew! They installed our Sonos system, as well as our tv & we had no problems until 2 years later! A few days ago, we had a weird problem with Sonos & called Rick for help. He came that same day, spent a great deal of time checking the system (little did we realize it had already reset itself!), & left when it was running perfectly!! When I wanted to pay the bill, he said, "Nah, no charge!!" When do you ever find such decent & fair dealings with clients!!! Love these guys!!! You will, too!! read more

I got a message back from Rick very soon after I posted on Yelp. He gave his cell number so we communicated via text message there. He was quick to respond even on the weekends and was able to fit me in to mount my TV on the wall in my basement. He scheduled a technician and Robie and his coworker arrived right on time. In fact I was late getting home so he had to wait for me but they were patient and gracious. They got to work right away and we're finished quickly as well. They cleaned up the dust from drilling too, very thoughtful. It was $199 to mount the 55" TV, no connections and no wire hiding, and I had my own mount. I really just wanted the TV up. Great service, easy to communicate, I would recommend! Price feels high but was in line with other businesses so I guess that's the going rate, and I am happy to have it done professionally. read more

This is a great business. Rick and team make sure you are complete satisfied. Highly recommend!

Altogether great! On time and knowledgeable highly recommended. Would use again. Very good prices.

SWAT LLC is the best in the business. I used this company to install my 5.2 surround sound system and they were absolutely phenomenal. Very knowledgeable, white glove service, came out to my home on multiple occasions to ensure everything was top notch, answered all of my questions and left my place after installation as if they were never there. My new go to AV company and I can't wait to use them again when I expand my setup. Thanks Bear, Rick, Alex, Heidi and Robie read more

SWAT Audio & Video - In ceiling speakers, projector, and 100 inch screen. - Home Theatre Installation Near Me - North Potomac, Maryland

This company is amazing. Was using another company that installed my former system, and every time there was an issue, they charged me to come out, speak to me, wanted a service contract that was hugely expensive. SWAT came out and was able to do complete installation of new tv and audio system, reconfigured Sonos through the house, and did it with professionalism, kindness and understanding that they were working with someone that really doesn't "get it"..... Totally recommend them. read more

These guys are GOLD. We recently purchased a home that was wired with in-ceiling speakers but were in need of an amp and setup to power the entire home. I reached out, got a quote and quickly started communicating with the owners. They were reliable, quick to respond and had a wonderful proposal to get us started. On installation day, the guys were properly wearing PPE and ensured social distancing. We ran into a few issues from the wiring originally installed, but due to their knowledge and quick problem solving, they were able to successfully get our main floor running Sonos perfectly. We intend on expanding our Sonos to each of the other floors and speakers in the home and will be contacting them immediately when we're ready. Not only were they accommodating and easy to work with - as well as realistic - they offered us a Military discount for my husbands service. 10/10. read more

Rick and his crew at SWAT AV (Alex, Heidi, Bear and Robbie) are absolutely terrific. I had the Swat AV team install an 8 zone Sonos home distributed audio system with in-ceiling Episode speakers, which also included hanging 3 LG 65" flatscreen televisions, Sonos Soundbars with subwoofers and surround speakers (which double as in-ceiling audio speakers), and a new eero home Wi-Fi mesh system The job was completed quickly, including patching and painting walls, at a reasonable price. Rick took the time to understand what we were looking for, our listening habits and lifestyle, and working with gear we already had if we chose to do so - no hard upsell - even though we ultimately decided to upgrade to an all Sonos, Episode and eero system. I got several quotes, but what impressed me about Rick and the SWAT AV team was their responsiveness, thoroughly answering questions and making great product recommendations. I love the Sonos system and the fact that Apple Music and Sirius XM - our families two music/news streaming sites - were native to the Sonos platform. I also wanted a system with an easy user interface that my family could control right from their phones, which the Sonos system does with ease. The crew was punctual, polite, worked diligently and left the place spotless after each visit. They are a local family-owned business that has been around for 20 years and are easy to reach if there are any issues. We are looking forward to using SWAT AV again for some Lutron automated lighting and a home theater project. read more

These guys are honestly the best and my heroes. I made a mistake by hiring Puls who came the same day to install my tv and totally ruined my brand new walls in my brand new house that I just purchased. Long story short they messed up so much and kept rescheduling and not trying to fix it. I had enough and found SWAT. They came in the same day and totally transformed the mess that was there before and mounted my tv above the fireplace in a timely manner and fixed my wall like new! I am so pleased with how professional and nice they were I will definitely be using them again and recommending them to all my friends and family. read more

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When I think about Bill, Bear and the SWAT crew, I think of quality and professionalism. Over the past two years these guys have installed several entertainment systems in our new house, including a GREAT set up in our screened-in porch. Recently, they installed some outdoor security floodlights and a creative and stylistic set of bistro lights over our deck. This crew takes an enormous amount pride in their work and a fine attention to detail. read more

This is my second home with a system by these guys. My home theater is amazing and well worth the price. THey come and go as promised. I was happy the frst time, thrilled the second. You won't be disappointed read more

I signed up for Yelp JUST to write this review. I am blown away by the professionalism and knowledge of Swat AV. I originally came across them through Thumbtack and I'm glad I did. I wanted to convert my 5.1 theater system into a 7.2 with mounting of my rear surround speakers on my wall, as well as two in-ceiling speakers for that Atmos. I contacted Swat and Best Buy. Rick from Swat came over first for the consultation, he was courteous to my wife who knows nothing about audio and re-assured her that he would take care of everything exactly. We let them know that Best Buy was also a consideration and Rick took it in stride and said: "Once you get their quote, let us tell you why we are better". I didn't even need to get to that step. After Best Buy arrived, I could tell that their "expert" knew nothing about sound. He explained to us that they'd hang the back speakers but wires would be showing and they wouldn't do any patch work meaning I'd have huge holes all over my basement (where the work was being done). Not only that, he kept trying to upsell us on EVERYTHING he saw in our basement. "oh, your receiver is old, have you seen the new TVs at Best Buy" etc. I didn't even wait for the quote (which I never actually got by the way before going with Swat). Their price is more than reasonable for the quality of work you get, but before I get into that more, and I can't reiterate this enough, you DON'T want horrible contractors working on any audio equipment or installation of speakers in your house. If you do, you'll have destroyed dry wall, and audio that won't work properly and more than likely they will destroy your equipment too. If you get an icky feeling as I did about Best Buy, GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. You won't get that feeling at all with SWAT AV. Back to the price...SWAT AV is more than fair for what you get as well as reasonable. The equipment they offer you is great as well, so you're not getting cheap wiring or speakers (in my case I had to purchase the two speakers I used for my Atmos from them). They hide all wires, patch the walls, and offer white glove calibration of your equipment. The price they charged me wouldn't even cover NORMAL patch work from a professional, let alone complete audio equipment installation. Their communication is top notch. Actually, they were so responsive I felt badly for them. Any time I texted or emailed, they responded almost immediately. Each interaction with them I was more and more re-assured that they were the right ones for the job. If I had a question, they explained it in simple terms and weren't overbearing at all. They will also do their absolute best depending on their workload to get your installation done as quickly as they can. You have to realize though that home audio installation, especially in this area, is in high demand. Best Buy even told us there wouldn't be a shot before 3 weeks where they would have time to do their sub-par installation of my equipment. Bear worked with me and was communicative about cancellations and really made me feel like I was their only customer (which isn't the case because they are in high demand) and got me scheduled super quickly after my consultation. On to the actual installation! On the day of the install, I asked them to let me know when their expert was 15 minutes away so I could run home from work to let them in, expecting not to hear from them, but just get a call saying "hey we're here where are you?". Wasn't the case at all. Paul called me and I was able to meet him right as he arrived. He knew exactly what to do based on what I had communicated with Bear. Paul was patient and understanding as I re-summarized what I had wanted done. I left for work and when I got home my new system was waiting for me, right as Paul was finished calibrating my receiver. I was AMAZED. I looked around my basement and the patch work was almost flawless. I could barely see where he had to cut into my drywall, and he had to cut.... A LOT. He vacuumed everything, and my basement was spotless! My overhead speakers meshed right into the wall and looked incredible, I was amazed. I had asked him to leave me extra wire behind my receiver where he had to drill into the wall expecting to see loads of ugly wire...NOPE! He added a spool behind my wall in the utility room where it was out of site and not an ugly mess. I had expressed concern that my receiver might have been broken because I had a frayed wire when I installed it the first time at my old place and he threaded EACH speaker wire into a ¾ jack that plugged into receiver neatly so I'd never have to worry about a wire shorting out the system again. We ran our first sound test on my new 7.2 setup and it sounded AMAZING. I high fived Paul and was like a kid running around trying to find every movie I could to test out the new system. When they say white glove service they mean it! read more

These guys were GREAT! They Came in to install my Bose system and while the crew was here they installed my 90" Sharp on the wall. It looks amazing since they hid the components in the closet and programmed the universal remote to control everything, including my lights. WOW, Thanks SWAT read more