Today we’d like to introduce you to Doc Greene.
Doc, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
I have always liked electronics. From the time that I was a child I have played with electronics. It all started at the age of 2 when I decided to adjust the picture on my dad’s TV. I adjusted it so well, using the knobs on the back, that a TV repairman was required to re-adjust it.
All through high school I experimented with HiFi gear using guitar amplifiers to enhance and increase the sound of my small stereo. I used this on my first DJ job in 1971. I studied electronics in the U.S. Air Force in 1972 and got my first job selling stereo components in 1975.
Since then I have continued on in the business, learning from some of the best in the business. While Hi-Fi is my first love, I have a second love…and that is big screen projection systems. I designed my first theater sound system in 1979. It was surround 1.0 that is a left and right speaker in mono. I achieved this going inside my TV and connecting the wires right to the circuit board in order to get sound out of the cheesy plastic Sanyo TV to my expensive Conrad Johnson Tube, Pre-Amp coupled to my Stax pure class A power amp and my British Quality Audio (Quad) speakers. The sound, though mono, sounded much better than the 3 inch speaker in my set. Home Theater sound has come a long way since then.
I started this company in 1994. I started it because I realized that most stores no longer cared enough about quality and customer service to pay someone like myself to do it.
I was told by one boss that I could not go out to customer’s houses and help them because that was not my job. Another former employer told me that I could not afford to give that level of customer service, because it was not cost effective.
I knew the only way I could treat customers the way I wanted to treat them was to start my own company. I nearly starved that first year. The second year I barely made it. But today we are still here with a dedicated staff whose only goal is to make you smile
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Oh my God, Where do I start, there were several moments where I said, so this is how it ends.
AV Expert – what should we know? What do you guys do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
As one of the very few CEDIA certified Home System designers, we are known for high performance systems at a reasonable price. We really do care about our clients and thus our personal contact info has always been on the website. You don’t find many companies that do that. All of our clients have my personal cell phone number.
What moment in your career do you look back most fondly on?
Being recognized as one the top 50 dealers worldwide for Runco Home Theater products.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.AVexpert.us
- Phone: 281-856-8367
- Email: Info@Avexpert.us
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