Tulsa Tonight

I had visited the ever popular Best Buy only to be very discouraged by the sales person that I spoke to about a moderately expensive car stereo. The salesperson could not tell me when a schedule was open to do an install. (He didn’t even check a schedule or ask an installer as to when an install time might open up.) He could not tell me much about the features of the radio nor the functions of the add-ons. This is the same experience I had when visiting a second Tulsa Best Buy. I am pretty sure there are no major incentives for Best Buy’s salespeople to make a sale but if Best Buy thinks they are going to keep me as a customer, they have another thing coming to them - at least as far as car audio is concerned. Their lack of professionalism is something I was very surprised to have come across. My previous employment was with American Airlines in customer service - I had pride in my job and knew about all of the products I sold and at the time, I did not make much more than a salesperson at Best Buy does BUT I knew my product and provided excellent customer service even when no incentives were available for the sale.

A good friend of mine, Bobby Elllis - owner of the coffee roasting company - Copious Coffee, recommended that I pay a visit to Boomer’s Audio. Boomer’s Audio is located in Tulsa at 7659 East 46th Place just west of Memorial on 46th Place. I spoke to the owner of Boomer’s Audio, Mike Hudson and he listened closely to what I was looking for in a new system. He discussed several install options in several price ranges and his grasp of the different head units he carries was astounding. Mike drew up a few sketches of how the different set ups could work. Listening to Mike and his staff was a breath of fresh air without a hint of hard selling. I told Mike that at the moment I could not venture into a full system but that I wanted a very good head unit that would allow me to play music stored on thumb drives or an IPod. Mike suggested a very good Kenwood unit that had all of the features I was looking for and since I told him that I’d want to upgrade my car’s audio system again in the near future, he made sure that the head unit was capable of the future expansion I was looking to do.

The install took about 25 minutes and afterwords, Mike sat down with me in my car and went over almost every feature that the new head unit had. he explained things about the specialized equalization, the ability to change the overall look of the display and he even set the darn clock which is something I really liked because many install places install the radio and leave you to a 25 page manual… so typically it takes you an hour before you can even listen to any music.

Boomer’s does everything from car audio, mobile theater units, auto security and custom fiberglass work. Their line of audio equipment features such brands as Kenwood Excelon, Memphis Car Audio, MB Quart and Treo Subwoofers amoung other very good car audio brands.

Mike showed me Boomer’s custom shop where they can fabricate almost any type of enclosure for any type of audio configuration. You can expect to spend the same at Boomer’s as you would at Best Buy for car audio but you’ll get 200% more satisfaction from Mike and his crew in regard to customer service, professional installation and product knowledge.

My simple Del Sol’s install cost me just under $300.00 which is what I would have spent at Best Buy but I am glad I spent my hard earned money at Boomer’s Audio because I felt like even though I didn’t have a big budget - Mike and his staff still made me feel important as their customer. Some incredible systems can cost a heck of a lot more than I spent this week but for some reason I think that Mike and his staff treat each and every customer the same — with professionalism and an open ear. Kudos to Mike and the staff at Boomer’s Audio in Tulsa! Another reason why I love mom and pop owned businesses in Tulsa!

Boomer’s Audio - 7659 East 46th Place - Tulsa, Oklahoma 74145

918-62BOOMR or 918-622-6667 - Visit Boomer’s Audio Website HERE.