Consultations

A 90 minute in home consultation is only $150, a meeting that will:

Save you hundreds to thousands of dollars in on the equipment you'll need for your system.

Educate you on the aesthetic, installation, equipment purchase, furniture, and use considerations you won't find from any retailer, remodeler, interior designer, or cabinet maker. These folks are not enemies. We collaborate with them all. They just don't have the complete picture for planning and implementing your home entertainment system.

Provide you expert, unbiased equipment / pricing information. I know the sales / negotiation strategies for each retailer and manufacturer, both in-store and online. We have no dog in the hunt when it comes to your choice of TVs, receivers, High Definition service etc.

Help you create a system that will meet all your goals and a system which will be the envy of family, neighbor, and friends.

Insure that any advice your're getting from family, friends, stores, and interior designers, and remodelers is accurate, current, and applicable to your specific situation.

If you don't have a current relationship with a remodeler, interior / landscape designer, cabinet maker, etc. who understands home entertainment solutions, I bring you backgrounds and contact information for over 40 local companies who get it, provide quality work and value, and are at the top of their game.

Bay Area Gadgets - My Unique Background & Perspective

Design and/or Implementation of 200+ home entertainment projects across the valley in partnership with local experts in other disciplines

Corporate roles at Best Buy, Good Guys, & CompUSA reviewing products, setting competitive strategies, and developing home entertainment / home technology white papers for my annual Consumer Electronic Show visits in Las Vegas. This will be my 10th CES.

I believe that every home is entitled to affordable elegance. Together, we create best elements of the solutions you'll find in the homes where price is no object.

I personally subscribe to and research 40+ publications monthly from Home Entertainment to Consumer Reports to Abolute Sound and This Week In Consumer Electronics. This need to read will insure you get the most for your money, avoid early obsolescence, and make you aware of products not sold in stores.

I personally install/program the electronics and remote controls. I train our clients so the final result is always tailored to how you & your family interact with TV, music, movies, iPods, computers, and more.

Beyond The Consultation - Detailed Budget/System & Installation Project Management

Detailed Design & Budget - The initial consultation provides substantive, actionable intelligence, a general game plan, and a 25,000-50,000 foot view project budget. Most of my clients have realized the additional time and money savings of a detailed project layout, pricing down to the last component, and fees for furniture, painting, electrical, etc. For this additional documentation and research, I charge $75 per hour. The detailed pricing/project information typically require 4-7 hours of my time. If you're interested in saving additional money and time, I can tell you exactly what your investement will be at the end of the initial consultation.

Installation and Project Managment Services - Bay Area Gadgets targets its services to busy professionals and families who don't have the time to manage every detail of their project. They want the job done right, at a fair price, and early warning to any unexpected issues which arise during a remodel, design, or installation. The detailed budget/design will let you shop our recommendations/design to any other retailer/custom installer / Craig's list, your brother/enthusiast/handyman. We won't be the least expensive. if we can't stand behind our work, we won't take on the project. That said, we have yet to have someone else install one of our designs. They simply can't compete with our attention to detail, quality of work, and focus on your specific needs.

Bay Area Gadgets In-Home Consultations