Regent5

Cham and his team are excellent contractors who really know their trade. They were able to install a home audio system with ceiling speakers at a competitive price. Before the installation, Cham came out for a free consultation and provided some useful tips. On the day of the installation, his team arrived a few minutes early, covered all of the surrounding furnishings to keep things clean, and were very respectful to others in the home the whole time they were there. During the job, the team ran into some interesting challenges due to the way the house was constructed, but his team implemented their solutions professionally and without much delay. I can’t imagine a contractor gig going much more smoothly than this.

Regent5 is fabulous! I found them on Unilocal six months ago when I moved to a new house and wanted an AV and home automation contractor to wire my new home during a remodel. Since then Cham and his crew has done an excellent job setting up all the home automation system s, Lutron lighting system, and a very impressive high definition surveillance system. I also had them re do my home theater and in house music system. Great team to work with and highly recommend this company.

Cham is fabulous, I would highly recommend his work!
My husband and I had an outdated system that was in dire need of replacement. Cham was able to easily recommend a solution that took into consideration both our budget, and how we interacted with our equipment. His setup allows us to fully appreciate all of the most current technology, but does so in a intuitive manner.
Cham is extremely talented and professional, you will not be disappointed!

Cham was able to trouble shoot and fix an 8 speaker pair home audio system that was installed by another high end local contractor. He identified the faulty work and repaired everything. The system now works as intended, at the touch of a button on my iphone or ipad. Brilliant!!!

Very high review for Cham. I requested a universal remote setup and was easily able to schedule an appointment. Cham asked and listened to my needs and not only set up the remote, but went out to Best Buy to purchase a DVD player to replace my dying DVD which also enabled me to access Amazon Prime Video. He patiently showed me how to use the remote and showed me features on Comcast and iPhone I was not aware of. I highly recommend Cham as he is a one-​stop service. He and is team are knowledgeable in video, audio, computers and more.

Cham has been such a big help, picking up where someone else left off, getting us up-​to-​date on our home theater system and our wireless/​home computer functions. He is professional, friendly, and knowledgeable. Appointments sometimes take awhile, which is the norm for this industry, so give yourself time — but if there is an emergency, he will find the time to promptly see you. We have been very happy with his quality of work and integrity and I highly recommend him and his team.

I contacted Cham after having had another «professional» work on my AV system over the course of a few months (and quite a few $) with an unsatisfactory result. Cham came in and very quickly diagnosed the problems with how the system had been set up and ways to optimize and expand its functionality. He quickly and very thoroughly redesigned features of my AV set up so that now I have a far more functional set up that is RELIABLE!!! He even did a quick correct of my IT situation that was causing difficulties with wireless connectivity in my home, and now that system is functioning at a higher capacity and with greater reliability! Cham can do it all! He’s also extremely pleasant to work with — a very nice person. I look forward to re-​engaging his services with an expansion of my current AV set up in the near future.

I found AV Druids/​Cham on Unilocal.After having some of my friends help me install my speaker, A/​V, wireless system a year ago — it turns out I had so many issues along the way which caused problems all the way down to the wireless. When I had a company come out to help me with my wireless (which meant remotes dependent on wireless, etc), it was a disaster. 4 hours and 320 $ later — the wireless was almost completely broken. I called Cham the next morning (saturday) and he actually made time to come out to my house that afternoon. He helped me get to the point where i could function until he could get me a list of items that he felt were much more simple and widely used (Sonos) that would get me everything I needed vs. the complicated/​antiquated system i had from just a year before. I ordered everything (ps, he told me about a bunch of different technology options not just Sonos so he let me chose and explained the diff) and when it was delivered, he came and knocked everything out in one day. He scheduled to come out the following weekend to finish it up and go through a tutorial with me. It is amazing… i can’t explain it. To further explain how amazing it is – the reason i had my friend’s help a year ago was b/​c I contacted another company that quoted me 38K for one system and a 2^nd one was 23K. With AV Druids, had I contacted them a year ago, I would have had a simple, low cost solution that was in today’s technology and delivered what I needed in my house. Next step for him is to now hook up wii U for the front room, apple TV and an outdoor seamless system by re-​deploying the existing sonos controller and control music in the backyard. You can not go wrong with them, I live to tell. THANK YOU CHAM!!!

I highly recommend Cham! I initially purchased a sound bar for my TV that I thought I could easily replace myself with the existing sound bar. When I took the old sound bar off I immediately realized that I could not do it myself. It was very late in the day, around 5pm. He quickly came over to help me. That in itself was amazing. He looked at what I bought and gave me a much better suggestion. I ordered what I needed and within a couple of days he sent David over to put my new sound system together. Cham came himself at the end and made sure that everything was done well and he tought be how to use my new remote. We couldn’t be happier with our new sound system and we can’t wait to watch a movie this weekend. I would not hesitate to give Cham’s name out to anyone in need of a home theater system. His prices are also reasonable.

AV Druids just finished an audio-​video upgrade at my home. Cham offered excellent advice, and implementation was painless and trouble-​free. He and his crew are professional. Price was right, and they make no $$ on the components you buy. I plan to use Cham for other services, such as home security.

Chamila responded promptly when I contacted him, even though it was a weekend. If you have ever tried to get technical support you know this is amazing. He offered to come out right away. When he did show up he quickly assessed the problem we were having with network connections on our home wifi network and proposed a simple solution. Having done all of this he was prepared to leave without charging for what he had done… However I wanted some help with running some cable and relocating one of the routers so he did this for me. Total charge was very reasonable and in general I cannot say enough about his technical expertise and how he runs his business.

Cham and his guys came to my home this evening to mount a 70 inch Sony 4k television. The team did an A+++ job hanging the television and dropping wires behind the wall. Looks perfect. Also, Cham took the time to show me how to get the most out of my new TV, how to set-​up the remotes, optimize internet/​wifi connection, etc. Icing on the cake … Cham ended up charging me LESS then his original quote. Not a stone left unturned. I will have Cham back for my surround sound job next! Highly recommended.

As I write this review, I’m enjoying the handy work from Cham and his team, listening to the music from the audio system they set up for my place. A few things to note:
1) He is very timely and responsive: I was only two weeks away from moving into my new place, and realized I forgot to get some help with setting up the audio visual system. I found AV Druids on Unilocal and frantically called them. Cham was able to accommodate my schedule and stopped by the next day to do an assessment. Because some of the wires have to go through the crawl space, he recommended that all the installation be done before I move in so it won’t get dusty. His team managed to complete the installation before I moved in.
2) He gives GREAT recommendation on what equipment to use: The previous owners left behind an older set of equipment so Cham recommended me to sell them and replace them with a different system. What a great recommendation. I can now use my phone to control all the music and listen to podcast, radio, and any music I have on my phone in any room.
3) His design element is fantastic. I asked for a clean esthetic and to hide all the equipment and wires, and that’s what I got. The audio visual elements feel tucked away and not intrusive and the room feels really clean.
With Cham’s help I now feel like I’m living in the 21^st Century. :-) Thank you for a fantastic job done!

We were having an issue with our home Wifi and I contacted Cham out of desperation. I found him on Unilocal and was impressed with all of the positive feedback AV Druids has received. Cham was very responsive and came by the next day to check out everything. He quickly figured out the problem and provided a set of recommendations. The following week he showed up on time and installed the new equipment. He was professional, courteous, prompt and knowledgeable. He even helped fix an AV problem we had been dealing with. I look forward to using AV Druids in the future.

We hired AV Druids to replace an old flatscreen TV that had a bad circuit board. We had an old home theatre system with AV receiver, DVD, CD player, AppleTV and iPod hook ups that channeled through multiple rooms and an outside deck. We also had an older generation DISH receiver set up in multiple rooms.
Cham came up quickly to look at the project for no charge and made excellent recommendations on upgrading the existing system and hanging a new generation flat panel TV. He also recommended we upgrade our wireless network to improve connectivity throughout the house and backyard. Cham recommended we upgrade our AV receiver, DISH receivers and universal remote and guided us to which components were best for our needs and where to get the best price.
We hired Cham and he brought a team to our house, supervised the work, tested the system, explained how to use the we universal remote and answered our questions quickly on email when we had questions after the system was in place. The team was professional, clean and efficient.
I would hire AV Druids again in a heartbeat.

My husband originally hired Cham to straighten out and expand our AV and IT capabilities in our home. It was clear from the first time he came to the house that he was beyond knowledgable and incredibly talented at his craft. Not only did he unscramble my husband’s mess, but he was able to diagnose and configure everything so that even I could understand and use it! Anytime we have a problem or something goes wrong, I’ll text him and he’ll try and and walk me through the problem. If it’s not fixable over the phone, Cham is here in a heartbeat. I can’t recommend him enough!
With your AV/​IT needs in Cham’s hands you need not worry!

The hype is real– Cham is a stud. I moved into a new place in Menlo park and unfortunately hired some knucklehead from Craigslist to do some additional wiring. This guy not only didn’t do the job, but he screwed up the existing internet wiring. Reading the reviews on Unilocal,I called Cham at 6pm On Wednesday. By 730 he was at my house and by 830– he’d fixed everything. I’ve already booked more time with him to setup my home office and entertainment center. He’s polite, friendly and most important– is a real pro.

I found Cham on Unilocal after reading all the positive reviews and they were truly spot-​on! If you have any home audio/​video or IT needs, do not call anyone else. I just went through a major home renovation and I found Cham to be not only the friendliest and fun to work with, but he was incredibly competent, helpful in explaining things, responsive, professional, neat and best of all proactive. He would anticipate issues and address them well in advance, without me prompting. Really a breath of fresh air for those who need to deal with folks in the «contractor» world. We had two TVs installed and wall-​mounted, wiring throughout the home in-​ceiling speakers in multiple rooms and universal remotes to control everything.
He is best in class and takes his job seriously and wants to exceed your expectations. i also liked that he knew his stuff. Was up to speed on products and their strengths/​weaknesses. For example, he gave me my full shopping list for everything we needed including in-​ceiling speakers, receivers, remotes, etc. He also gave me options at varying price points explaining the pros and cons of each. Cham goes out of his way to make sure everything is working. When we first installed the system, there was a wifi issue and he responded to my texts while on vacation and also spent an evening FaceTiming with us so we could try to resolve the issue. We love our awesome home entertainment system! A+++!!

Cham at AV Druids did a wonderful job setting up our home entertainment system in three rooms. He took a tangle of wires, unsightly equipment and multiple remotes and turned chaos into beauty by moving the wires and equipment into closets/​behind walls and programming single, universal remotes for each room. He also diagnosed some intermittent internet and Wi-​Fi issues with our home networking setup, and will be streamlining the system for optimum performance.
Cham is very knowledgeable and professional, and is conscientious about his work. He will definitely be our «go to» guy for any future AV/​home automation needs!

Hands down — the best team you want for your next installation! AV Druids provided and excellent service, above and beyond my expectations.
After going through a pretty bad and extremely painful experience with local bay area team called «Dolphin Installation», i found AV Druids online via Unilocal — and i gotta say — Cham and his crew did an AMAZING and BEST IN CLASS job. Cham, literally, saved the day and made the entire experience easy, honest, informative and fun.
Cham took personal care of our installation and took personal care in ensuring that everything was thought out, properly set-​up and tuned to exact and professional specifications.
Our installation required an HDTV over the fireplace, along with a surround sound set-​up and installation, and after a thorough and personal walkthrough and logistics overview — we knew we had the right team with AV Druids and Cham.
By far the best experience for home installation i have ever gone through. Not only is Cham personable and professional, he is outstanding at describing layout workarounds, and explores all of the options available. I couldnt have asked for a better team and look forward to having Cham and AV Druids back in for another set-​up.

My husband and his buddy tried to wall-​mount our new TV themselves, and let’s just say, it wasn’t pretty. It was at the wrong height, angled weirdly, and they had snapped a few bolts in the process. We called 3 or 4 AV services, but we found a frustrating lack of follow-​through and unresponsiveness.
We got Cham to take our call on the first try, and he was at our home within 2 days! Cham did an awesome job for us, helping us remount the TV correctly, and untangling the rat’s nest of wires left behind by the previous owner. The job turned into more of a project than Cham originally anticipated, but he still just asked for his original quote. We also found out that Cham is a man of many talents, and he will be the first guy we call when we reconfigure some lighting fixtures and need electrical help.
One more thing: Cham is a really nice person, and I would not hesitate to invite him into my home at all. Call him; you won’t be disappointed!

Cham, was fantastic! He came to our house on the weekend and after a through examination of the problem determined that the fault was NOT as the AT&T technician had tried to claim, a short in the wiring inside of our house, but the fault was in fact due to the ineptitude of the AT&T technician who had not only failed to notice that the wiring inside of the MPOE telecom box had corroded and burnt, but in trying to assess the problem the AT&T technician had actually cut off the phone feed line going into the house from the outside telecom box. Seriously… If you want or need a reliable, trustworthy high quality low voltage wiring service Cham and AV Druids is the place to call!
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