Car Audio & DJ Equipment Near Hermosa Beach

From Hermosa Beach, our South Gate store is about 19.0 miles by road, roughly 29 minutes in light traffic. It is one counter, one address (8696 Atlantic Ave, South Gate, CA 90280), and a team that does both car audio and DJ equipment. There is no DJ Custom Audio location in Hermosa Beach. We run one shop, in South Gate, and everything happens there: installs, demos, gear pickup and Payment Plan paperwork.

As an incorporated city in Los Angeles County, Hermosa Beach has plenty of daily drivers who put serious hours behind the wheel, which is exactly when better sound pays off. Coming from the South Bay & Harbor area, you head northeast to reach us.

Car audio

Here is what Hermosa Beach drivers usually ask us for. The work includes alarms and remote start (Viper only), for security and a cool cabin on hot days; GPS and lighting, to round out the build; head units with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, so maps, calls and music run through a proper screen instead of a phone mount; amplifiers, to power speakers and subs cleanly; and backup cameras and dash cams, for safer parking and a record of the road. For customers coming this far, we suggest calling ahead so the install bay is ready when you arrive.

We're an authorized JL Audio and Alpine dealer, and we also carry Kicker, Focal and Pioneer. A lot of installs get done the same day. Bought something online already? We install customer-supplied gear too. Daily drivers, work trucks, boats and Can-Am machines all come through the bay. Tony keeps the bay focused on sound, security, cameras and lighting, done right the first time.

DJ equipment

If you DJ, run sound for a church, or are putting together a system for a family party in Hermosa Beach, we sell the equipment to do it. Categories include lighting (wash, moving heads, lasers), cables and accessories, turntables and media players, mixers, powered speakers and subwoofers, along with cases and stands, microphones and wireless systems, fog, haze and bubble effects, DJ controllers and amps and processing. Our DJ and pro audio lines are ADJ, Technical Pro, QSC, Mackie, JBL, Pioneer DJ, Electro-Voice, RCF, Shure and Chauvet. Whether the goal is a first DJ rig or a full PA for a venue, we can match speakers, mixer and mics to the room size.

Packages save guesswork. A church or venue PA and a backyard party PA are two we build often, matched so every piece works together. Everything here is for sale: no rentals, no DJs for hire, and no DJ equipment repair. Ask Joe on the DJ side about setup and software like Serato; he works with this gear himself.

The drive

DJ Custom Audio is about 19.0 miles from Hermosa Beach by road (14.0 miles in a straight line), and the shop is northeast of Hermosa Beach. Without traffic the drive takes about 29 minutes; rush hour can add a lot more, so check your maps app before you leave. The usual route from Hermosa Beach uses CA-91 (Gardena Freeway) and I-710 (Long Beach Freeway), then surface streets such as Artesia Boulevard and Firestone Boulevard for the final miles.

The last stretch brings you to Atlantic Avenue at Firestone Boulevard in South Gate. The shop is at 8696 Atlantic Ave, South Gate, CA 90280, next to the 7-Eleven. Parking is on site, and a shopping center sits across the street, so you can grab food while an install is underway.

Why make the drive

Why drive in from Hermosa Beach instead of ordering online? You can hold a DJ controller or mixer, test a wireless mic, and compare powered speakers side by side. You can see how a head unit screen will look, and ask whether it fits your dash. You get an honest recommendation, including when a cheaper option is the right call. You can reserve gear by phone and pick it up at the counter, so nothing is sold out when you arrive.

Payment Plan

Buy Now, Pay Later with our Payment Plan: 100 days same as cash, or up to one year with Synchrony. Approval and terms set by the provider.

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Around Hermosa Beach

Customers also drive in from areas near Hermosa Beach, including Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo and Lawndale. Each has its own page with directions to the shop.