Steve Livingston is StereoMan. Steve has over thirty-five years of experience in electronics repair including more than twenty years in consumer audio and video. Among the services Steve provides are:
- home theater installation
- home theater and stereo repair
Steve can also help you obtain good quality audio and video components at competitive prices. And for your convenience, StereoMan makes house calls throughout the region!
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What experience does StereoMan have?Trained for electronics in the U.S. Navy, Steve’s electronics career includes ten years in two-way radio and five years in Common Carrier (the precursor to cellphones).
Steve started repairing stereo equipment in 1986, working as an independent contractor for Gibbs Radio Company. He subsequently provided service for three other local shops, as well as developing a personal clientele for StereoMan.
Steve has repaired thousands of stereo components, installed hundreds of car stereos and home theaters, and maintains several commercial Public Address systems, as well as the on-board sound systems for Asheville’s most popular tour bus line – Gray Line Tours – and its most unusual – LaZoom!
Steve is grateful to all of his clientele for making 2010 his best year ever, and 2011 is going even better!
Why does Stereoman do this work? Steve delights in the mental challenges as well as the craft of repair and installation, and the pleasure of working in a situation that requires him to listen to music constantly. He derives great satisfaction from knowing that his work is providing lasting enjoyment to his clientele. And just as importantly, Steve takes his environmental stewardship very seriously, making every effort to keep perfectly good equipment out of the landfill.
StereoMan is easy to find using any of the on-line mapping services such as Google, Yahoo, or Mapquest. However it has come to my attention that some GPS systems guide you here by a somewhat roundabout route. For your convenience, here is a map of the immediate area. To get close, take I-240 to Exit 4C, then head north on Montford Ave. From north Asheville, turn right on Chestnut St. from Merrimon Ave.
StereoMan’s labor rate is a mere $36 per hour! Most car stereos can be installed for a charge of $30-$36. Routine maintenance and repair of stereo components typically runs in the $25 to $50 range. If it’s going to be more, you’ll get a call first!
Despite having to increase his travel rate due to ever-higher prices at the pump, StereoMan’s travel charge is still a very reasonable $15 for the first 10 miles (one way) and $1.50 per mile thereafter.
Pioneer SX-850 Receiver Quite Nearly Perfect!
StereoMan listed this near mint condition Pioneer SX-850 receiver on 10/13/2011. This beautiful specimen went for $326, about 10% higher than the highest price usually fetched for this model.
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Classic Sansui Z9000X 130WPC Receiver – Outstanding Specimen
StereoMan sold this classic Sansui Z9000X receiver on eBay for $185.
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Scosche car stereo installation products at reduced prices!
StereoMan is now stocking Scosche fit kits and wiring harnesses at much better than internet prices! Most common kits and harnesses are available for $10 to $15. No shipping charge! No waiting! No guesswork!
Call or email StereoMan to schedule your installation appointment. Typical backlog is two to three days. And don’t bother buying those necessary accessories online for $15 plus shipping, or at Best Buy for $18.95 plus tax. Get just what you need at a great price, directly from StereoMan!
Cube Speakers!
StereoMan has located a cube speaker that looks just like the famous Bose cube, but sound better and cost less! Granted, that’s not saying much, but if you like the Bose cubes, you’ll loves these Pure Resonance cubes. Especially at $130 a pair!
Bose 301 Series III Speakers Nearly Perfect In Every Way!
The Bose 301s are one of the better home speaker models in the Bose line, with excellent imaging, a decent soundstage, and Bose’s renowned “direct-reflecting” tweeter arrangement. These speakers sold for $285 on 5/23/2011. Feedback left: “Great seller, great product! Thank you!”
Original PSB Alphas Nearly Perfect In Every Way!
These are the original, early 90s vintage PSB Alphas, considered in their day to be the absolute best buy in bookshelf speakers under $500 – and they were a lot less than that! They sold for a mere $9.99 on 5/24/2011. A steal! Feedback left: “Great”
Tips and Tricks: How to install an after-market car stereo
So you want to replace your original equipment stereo, and you want to do it yourself? StereoMan wants to help! Here’s all the instructions you need to get the necessary parts, get the original unit out, and get the new one wired up and installed. (or, you can hire StereoMan to do it for a very reasonable fee!)
