Car Audio & DJ Equipment Near North Hollywood

From North Hollywood, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, DJ Custom Audio is about 23.0 miles away by car (plan on 32 minutes or more depending on traffic). That is a real drive, so this page lays out exactly what is worth the trip and how to get here. There is no DJ Custom Audio location in North Hollywood. We run one shop, in South Gate, and everything happens there: installs, demos, gear pickup and Payment Plan paperwork.

Plenty of our customers come from North Hollywood and other Los Angeles neighborhoods, usually with a daily driver that deserves better sound. On a map, North Hollywood falls in the San Fernando Valley & Verdugos part of Los Angeles County, and South Gate is southeast of it.

Car audio

Here is what North Hollywood drivers usually ask us for. The work includes 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; subwoofers and enclosures, for bass you can feel without rattling the whole car; GPS and lighting, to round out the build; and alarms and remote start (Viper only), for security and a cool cabin on hot days. 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. We keep it to sound, security, cameras and lighting, and we only put in gear we'd run in our own rides.

DJ equipment

The other half of the shop is DJ and pro audio equipment for sale, and a lot of North Hollywood buyers come for it. Categories include turntables and media players, microphones and wireless systems, amps and processing, mixers, subwoofers and cables and accessories, along with powered speakers, cases and stands, fog, haze and bubble effects, DJ controllers and lighting (wash, moving heads, lasers). You will see JBL, Pioneer DJ, Mackie, Chauvet and Technical Pro on the shelves, plus ADJ, Shure, RCF, Electro-Voice and QSC. Common North Hollywood requests: a first controller and speakers, a bigger PA for a growing church, or lighting to finish a setup.

Packages save guesswork. A quinceañera or wedding party system and a backyard party PA are two we build often, matched so every piece works together. To be clear, this is gear sales: 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 23.0 miles from North Hollywood by road (18.3 miles in a straight line), and the shop is southeast of North Hollywood. Without traffic the drive takes about 32 minutes; rush hour can add a lot more, so check your maps app before you leave. The usual route from North Hollywood uses CA-170 (Hollywood Freeway), US-101 (Santa Ana Freeway) and I-5 (Santa Ana Freeway), then surface streets such as Magnolia 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 North Hollywood customers shop in person with us. You can see how a head unit screen will look, and ask whether it fits your dash. You can reserve gear by phone and pick it up at the counter, so nothing is sold out when you arrive. 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.

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 North Hollywood

Customers also drive in from areas near North Hollywood, including Valley Village, Studio City, Burbank and Sun Valley. Each has its own page with directions to the shop.