Car Audio & DJ Equipment Near Lake Balboa

Customers from Lake Balboa usually plan their visit to DJ Custom Audio: the South Gate store is about 30.8 road miles away, roughly 42 minutes when traffic cooperates. Calling ahead at (323) 944-7844 means your gear or install slot is ready when you arrive. We do not have a branch in Lake Balboa and we do not do mobile installs. What we offer Lake Balboa customers is one well-stocked South Gate counter where the same team handles car audio and DJ equipment.

Plenty of our customers come from Lake Balboa and other Los Angeles neighborhoods, usually with a daily driver that deserves better sound. Lake Balboa is in the San Fernando Valley & Verdugos area; our shop is southeast of Lake Balboa.

Car audio

Car audio is half of what we do, and Lake Balboa drivers keep the bay busy. The work includes alarms and remote start (Viper only), for security and a cool cabin on hot days; backup cameras and dash cams, for safer parking and a record of the road; speaker upgrades, which fix muddy factory sound more than anything else; GPS and lighting, to round out the build; and subwoofers and enclosures, for bass you can feel without rattling the whole car. From this distance, most customers book installs ahead of time so the car goes straight into the bay.

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. 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

Lake Balboa DJs, bands, churches and families shop our DJ and pro audio floor. We stock amps and processing, mixers, powered speakers, cables and accessories, lighting (wash, moving heads, lasers), microphones and wireless systems, subwoofers and DJ controllers, and turntables and media players, fog, haze and bubble effects and cases and stands. You will see Pioneer DJ, Electro-Voice, Shure, Chauvet and Technical Pro on the shelves, plus QSC, ADJ, JBL, Mackie and RCF. Common Lake Balboa requests: a first controller and speakers, a bigger PA for a growing church, or lighting to finish a setup.

We also put together equipment packages, such as a starter DJ setup, a quinceañera or wedding party system or a DJ lighting kit, so you walk out with gear that works together. Everything here is for sale: no rentals, no DJs for hire, and no DJ equipment repair. Joe will help you set up your gear and get Serato running before you leave.

The drive

DJ Custom Audio is about 30.8 miles from Lake Balboa by road (24.7 miles in a straight line), and the shop is southeast of Lake Balboa. Without traffic the drive takes about 42 minutes; rush hour can add a lot more, so check your maps app before you leave. The usual route from Lake Balboa uses US-101 (Ventura Freeway), I-5 (Santa Ana Freeway) and I-710 (Long Beach Freeway), then surface streets such as Balboa Boulevard and Firestone Boulevard for the final miles.

You will end up at Atlantic Avenue and Firestone Boulevard. Pull into the lot next to the 7-Eleven at 8696 Atlantic Ave, South Gate, CA 90280; parking is on site, and there is a shopping center across the street.

Why make the drive

There are good reasons Lake Balboa customers shop in person with us. You can hear the difference between speakers and subs on our demo displays before you spend a dollar. You talk to the people who will actually install your system, not a call center. 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.

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Around Lake Balboa

Customers also drive in from areas near Lake Balboa, including Reseda, Encino, Tarzana and Van Nuys. Each has its own page with directions to the shop.