Car Audio & DJ Equipment Near Santa Monica

Customers from Santa Monica usually plan their visit to DJ Custom Audio: the South Gate store is about 23.3 road miles away, roughly 33 minutes when traffic cooperates. Calling ahead at (323) 944-7844 means your gear or install slot is ready when you arrive. There is no DJ Custom Audio location in Santa Monica. We run one shop, in South Gate, and everything happens there: installs, demos, gear pickup and Payment Plan paperwork.

Santa Monica is a city in Los Angeles County where a lot of people live in their cars between work, school and family, so audio upgrades get real use. Santa Monica is in the Westside area; our shop is east of Santa Monica.

Car audio

Santa Monica drivers come to us for car audio installation and gear. 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; subwoofers and enclosures, for bass you can feel without rattling the whole car; speaker upgrades, which fix muddy factory sound more than anything else; amplifiers, to power speakers and subs cleanly; 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. Bought something online already? We install customer-supplied gear too. Trucks, boats and Can-Am powersports are welcome along with daily drivers. Tony keeps the bay focused on sound, security, cameras and lighting, done right the first time.

DJ equipment

Santa Monica DJs, bands, churches and families shop our DJ and pro audio floor. We stock fog, haze and bubble effects, microphones and wireless systems, subwoofers, DJ controllers, cases and stands, powered speakers, mixers and cables and accessories, and lighting (wash, moving heads, lasers), amps and processing and turntables and media players. Our DJ and pro audio lines are Pioneer DJ, JBL, Shure, Chauvet, Technical Pro, RCF, QSC, Mackie, Electro-Voice and ADJ. A DJ from Santa Monica upgrading to a new controller, a church adding wireless mics, and a family building a party system can all be helped in one visit.

We also put together equipment packages, such as a backyard party PA, a DJ lighting kit or a church or venue PA, so you walk out with gear that works together. We sell DJ gear only: 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 23.3 miles from Santa Monica by road (18.5 miles in a straight line), and the shop is east of Santa Monica. Without traffic the drive takes about 33 minutes; rush hour can add a lot more, so check your maps app before you leave. The usual route from Santa Monica uses I-10 (Santa Monica Freeway), then surface streets such as South Alameda Street 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 Santa Monica instead of ordering online? You can reserve gear by phone and pick it up at the counter, so nothing is sold out when you arrive. 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 can hold a DJ controller or mixer, test a wireless mic, and compare powered speakers side by side.

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 Santa Monica

Customers also drive in from areas near Santa Monica, including Venice, Brentwood, Sawtelle and Mar Vista. Each has its own page with directions to the shop.