Street Sounds

Look no further, Bob is the best for your audio repair needs. I had a pair of Technics 1200 serviced by him and he had them ready in a day. His attention to detail and passion for music is second to none. 30+ years experience!

I had purchased a vintage Technics turntable that was not functional. I first contacted an electronics repair shop in my neighborhood to diagnose the problem and conduct the repairs. They said they could do the job, but they gave me a high quote along with a sense that my turntable would be sitting around for a while before getting looked at. Then I called Bob. As others have said, Bob’s store is no more; he now works out of a garage. Fellow Unilocalers, do not let this dissuade you. Bob was fantastic. He offered me a much fairer quote and a quick turnaround. He was also fun to talk to. When I picked up the turntable, Bob explained everything and guaranteed his work. Several months later, my turntable is still working perfectly. Five stars!

I came to Bob to have my turntables looked at for possible ground wiring issues because I had just bought a new mixer and we getting terrible humming. He was super friendly and professional. This guys lives and breaths DJing. We determined that my tables were in good order and that the mixer I bought needed to be returned. Didn’t charge me anything for the consultation and then we ended up chatting about music and DJing. Bob is a vet and knows what he’s talking about. I mean, the guy is personal friends with Kerri Chandler ENOUGH SAID! I was soo thrilled to learn that I have this valuable resource here in L.A. should any issues with my turntables ever arise. I will certainly be choosing Bob for my technics needs. As for the 1 star review from David B. of New York below. I’m pretty sure this person is a troll and should have his review removed. David B. you have no idea what you’re talking about. Bob at Street Sounds is the real deal. Full support!

I brought my Technics 1200s to Bob and I couldn’t be happier. Bob works out of his garage now and made me feel so comfortable leaving my equipment with him. He tuned up my tables and internally grounded them as well. Bob did a SUPERB job. This man knows what he’s doing and has your best Interest in mind at all times. I picked up my Technics the next day with no issues at all. He even gave me a 3 month warranty. Bob is honest, works fast, and knows what he’s doing. Wether you’re a professional DJ or someone who just picked up their first set of turntables, Bob is the guy to talk to. When it comes to my equipment, this is the only guy in LA I trust! THanks again Bob!

Shitty customer service. They suck. Didn’t answer any questions and were rude to me and my family. Do not recommend them at all. They suck. They suck. They suck. Did I mention they suck? They do.

The shop has moved to the owner Bob’s House/​Studio that I went to for my 2 turntables to be repaired. The workspace is perfect and he fixed them in 24 hours. I highly recommend Street Sounds for all your audio needs.

I took my turntables in for tuneup + plus doing some internal grounding. Both services were finished promptly (1 day). After, I brought one turntable back to the shop to ask about a particular setting I would like to tweak on the tonearm. I again left that one turntable another 2 days, picked it up, and am now with a set of perfectly tuned, calibrated, and clean 1200’s. Their service is really as straightforward and reasonable as it gets in Los Angeles. –Jacob Han

Took my 1200’s to get serviced and upgraded with new LED lighting. Very good service! Quick, friendly, and reasonably priced. Highly recommend and DJ that needs service done on their equipment to check this place out!

This is a review for turntable service. Read the other reviews; I had an identical experience. Repair work on my 1200 was reasonably priced, correctly done, and I got it back that same day. Bob is a friendly dude and I will certainly bring them my business in the future.

I can’t say enough good things about Street Sounds! I could write several pages about the place. It’s an icon in the LA house music scene and Bob, the owner, is basically the last man standing as far as record stores catering specifically to true house DJs. Sure the store isn’t what it once was back in its heyday thanks to the rise of digital downloads and it’s been forced to shift to selling more apparel, accessories and event tickets rather than vinyl to pay the bills. But if you need your professional DJ equipment repaired, Bob has got you covered. I have had him repair my Technics 1200s and my Pioneer mixer.
The other reason Street Sounds deserves 5 stars is for it’s no-​nonsense DJ school. Bob has taught countless DJs how to master the art of club DJ’ing, myself included. Thanks to Bob I am now a professional mobile DJ and there are plenty of others who have actually gone on to DJ stardom thanks in part to Bob’s guidance and knowledge.
I would like to address the concern of one reviewer who knocked Bob for his attitude and not letting him take photos in his store. Firstly, it’s quite common and fully within his rights as store owner to not allow photos of his merchandise on private property. Try walking into other stores along Melrose or even bigger franchise stores and see how they react to you taking photos. It won’t fly. So get over it.
Secondly Bob doesn’t take shi*# off of anyone and he speaks his mind. He’s honest, fair, polite and respectful when you show him the same respect. This is part of what makes his DJ school the best. He won’t sugar coat the facts and if you don’t have what it takes, he’ll tell you, straight up. I appreciate this quality.
So if you want to get your gear repaired professionally or if you’d like to learn to mix music properly and become a professional DJ I would highly recommend stopping by Street Sounds. You never know who you might meet there since Bob knows and has worked with many big-​name DJs and producers over the years.

I have been going to street sounds for over 2 years and every time I leave I have way more knowledge about Dj culture/​equipment/​repairing. The owner Bob is vey knowledgeable about his products and professionalism in Dj training. I rated him 5 stars because I would recommend anyone that has a interest/​passion for music should stop by to see Bob.

Bob did a great job fixing my turntable. Quick, responsive and great communication. Didn’t hurt meeting Young MC here either.

This is a review of the repair aspect of Street Sounds. They offer vinyl records as well as merchandise and even a DJ school. I wasn’t there shopping for records or shirts I just had my turntables serviced.
I was recommended to go to Street Sounds, by a friend, for some recent trouble I’ve had with my pair of Technics 1200 turntables. Being a LA resident my entire life, I must’ve been past Street Sounds millions of times going up and down Melrose. Upon arrival, my initial thoughts were that of a store that just sells shirts and records. It doesn’t really have the feel of a repair shop. It looks like a vintage record store full of posters and autographs of famous people and shirts and even a nice but small collection of vinyl records for sale.
I spoke to Bob, the only employee in the store about my recent RCA cable woes. After hearing the problem, he suggested that I just go ahead and replace the cable. He suggested I replace the cable with the gold RCA cable instead of the factory cable, as it transmits a better signal equaling better sound quality. He also recommended I tuneup the turntable, calibrate the tonearm, and I asked if he could internally ground the turntable. He gave me a really fair price for what seemed like a good amount of work, and to top it off, he said he’d be done in a day! Too good to be true right?
Sure enough I get a ring the next day to pick the turntable up. I go home to give it a test run, and it was running in better shape than before! He was absolutely right about the RCA cable. Serato picked up the signal nice and clear, no buzzing or popping. I liked the service so much, I had him do the same for my other turntable even though it was in perfect working condition. I experienced the same results! Quick turnaround, excellent service equaling two great sounding, well tuned turntables for a great price! For all my turntable needs I now have a new home. Can’t go wrong with my guy Bob and Street Sounds!

I got my pioneer mixer serviced there and my experience was great! I get off my day job right before the shop closes. I called ahead and Bob stayed open late until I got there to drop it off. He called me the next day to let me know what was wrong with it and give me a quote for the repair. I gave the green light and later that day he called and said it was ready. The price was reasonable and the turnaround time was excellent.

Street Sounds is on my regular rotation list to visit about every 3 months, or so. The last few times I have gone I have left with several gems and rock bottom prices. It seems that the owner buys used collections every so often, when offered to him. I visited the store today and left with three rare records that I had not owned. If you’re a digger, I would suggest heading over their every so often. Who knows what you might find.

Not a LA local anymore– but I try to get out there frequently.
The other week I decided to give Street Sounds a visit. It was definetley on my list and reason for traveling 100+ miles to go record shopping. I went there because of its reputation and personal experience of how many Techno/​Drum and bass gems I have found in there. Sadly, the genre that made them famous has been scaled down to maybe 20 records in 1 bin. Shame on you! The owner looked as though he was the only employee left. I’m sure it’s the same story with many other non dj owned house/​hiphop catered record stores. Sadly, Street sounds is just a shell of what they once were.