I run a small family business with my daughter and a helper. I go on every job to make sure all work is performed to the highest standards. Although I love expensive toys, I take a practical approach to system design and like my work to be clean, high quality and simple. I accept credit cards, local checks and cash payments. Email me at: jamieduplichan@hotmail.com.
Business highlights
29 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered
Services we offer
I offer initial consultations where acting as your advocate I help you design a system, choose equipment, find the best source for purchase and discuss several aspects of installation. You can also purchase some equipment from me and I can help with installation if you like the way the consultation goes. I take a service approach to my business and strive to work in your best interest knowing that ultimately this works best for me too.
Services we don't offer
We do not actually repair televisions or stereos, although we do diagnose and replace.
Description of Work: A/V consulting and installation of sound system in several rooms
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,100
SUSAN N.
09/2015
5.0
home theater design
+ -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: set up av system with newly-acquired components |He was terrrific
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$75
Ernest B.
07/2015
5.0
home theater design
+ -1 more
unknown
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Rich E.
08/2010
5.0
home theater design
+ -1 more
The combination of components in our system made it difficult for the universal remote to work on all of them in a consistent manner. It was also a challenge to get the wireless headphones to work with all the different options. But, Jamie stuck with it, even coming out a second time to make everything was working well. Even in a difficult situation, he kept a positive attitude. His focus is on getting it right and making his customers happy.
Description of Work: Programmed our universal remote to work with several components, TV, receiver, cable box/DVR, Playstation, Wii, iPhone, iPad and camcorder. Also set up wireless headphones to work with all components.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$350
Dianne S.
05/2010
5.0
electrician, home theater design
+ 0 more
He is fabulous all around. His price, quality, and everything all around was fabulous. He charges by the hour basically. Everything was great and I will continue to use him.
Description of Work: He previously set up all of the home theater systems in my house. Now, he is coming in to determine how we can use wireless headphones with our systems.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
NANCY K.
04/2010
5.0
home theater design
+ -1 more
I called Jaime and he tried to perform some basic diagnostics over the phone (how great is that?). After this didn't work, he asked if he could fit me into his schedule over the next 3 days, to which I was more than happy to agree. True to his word, Jaime called me within the 3 days and asked if he could come out (yes, asked me - he always asks). He arrived in a few minutes and we went straight to the problem. Not only did he fix the issue (the remote was using the wrong input mode), but he asked whether he could change a few other configurations to improve the picture quality. All in all, he was here about 25 - 30 mins and I'm happy, happy, happy! Jaime gave me his card and told me to call him (the only "told" in the entire experience) if I had any problems, at any time. Jaime's a pro and a gentleman. I'd go back to him for anything electronics related, and highly recommend him.
Description of Work: I called Jaime based on his Angie's List bio. I had somehow changed the settings or done something that had disabled the video functionality on my universal remote for my DVD Player. This was a simple job for someone that knew what they were doing, which I didn't.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$49
Andrea P.
03/2010
5.0
home theater design
+ -1 more
The person who came out was nice and very professional. They were kind of expensive, though. I didn?t like the price.
Description of Work: We contacted Jamie Duplichan Home Theater Consultant to get a quote for a home theater.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$900
Dianne S.
03/2010
5.0
home theater design
+ -1 more
Jamie installed my television components last August, and came back to add a Wii into the system. He came when I needed him, despite feeling ill. Great to work with!
Description of Work: Installed Home Theater components and integrated them into a universal system.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$200
Patrick O.
03/2010
5.0
home theater design
+ -1 more
Jaime came to my house promptly and on time, inspected the area where I wanted to hang the TV, made suggestions for what I was planning, and then sent me a bid the next day. He was also very helpful with choices of TV. He did the job within the time estimated, programmed the TV along with the cable box, receiver, blue ray player and remote. He is informative, professional, and his work was perfect. I highly recommend him.
Description of Work: Installation of a 60" TV on a wall with speakers embedded in ceiling and connection to cable, power, bue-ray and stereo receiver.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,800
Janice M.
02/2010
5.0
home theater design
+ -1 more
When I called, he took time to talk with me about my setup. He called the day before the appointment to affirm the date and change the time?not to a later time, but a sooner time (a first in my repair-call experience). He arrived right on the dot, took a few minutes to reconnect the system, then spent some time testing the different functions, adjusting the controls, explaining the remotes, and introducing me to DVR, which I hadn't ever used. In a half hour, he was done. The charge was $0; the $50 coupon offered to Angie's List subscribers accounted for that. If he comes back, of course, he'll charge, and if anything else goes awry, I won't hesitate a minute before I call him again. I would recommend Jamie to anyone who needs help with electronics. Thank goodness the concept of real service is still alive and well in Austin.
Description of Work: My TV, VHS/DVD R/W, external speakers, and cable box were not speaking to each other. I needed to have a pro reconnect them and test them for functionallity and then show me how to operate my simple system. Operating from the many positive reviews of Jamie Duplichan's home theater work, I called him, and this morning he came out and set it right.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
ERICH M.
02/2010
5.0
home theater design
+ -1 more
Everything was great. I spoke to Jamie on the phone and we met the next day to go over the project. He had several excellent suggestions. The job was started soon after that and completed in a short amount of time. There were no surprises. I couldn't be happier with the work performed.
Description of Work: Retrofitted of my living room for surround sound and also added further wiring for CAT5e and video to the opposite side of the room. This wasn't a straightforward task given a vaulted ceiling with no attic space.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,200
Bradley S.
01/2010
5.0
home theater design
+ -1 more
Jamie showed up on time, worked around my schedule as I was only available after 4 pm the day on the installation. He gave me the option of purchasing the speakers or speaker wire through him, or indepdently. I chose to buy my speakers from an online retailer and the speaker wire from Jamie. He was very cool with that and didn't try to push me either way. If I ever move, I'll be calling Jamie again to use his services. If I build a new house, he's definately the man to pre-wire my whole house for sound and data. Thanks Jamie.
Description of Work: Jamie installed external speakers, ran speaker wire from the outside speakers through an external wall and into my living room where the reciever is located. He did a wonderful job and I couldn't be happier.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$88
Erika O.
01/2010
5.0
home theater design
+ -1 more
I have a nonmainstream TV, and Jamie did the research to familiarize himself with its peculiarities. He configured the TV and components to work in a convenient way, despite the lack of the TV remote. He explained in terms I could understand why he did what he did, and he was very helpful in answering questions. There was a minor problem, and he was very responsive about correcting it. He was pleasant to work with and very knowledgeable. He's my man for the next system.
Description of Work: Configured and hooked up two TVs and associated components; answered technical questions.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$350
JAMES AND JUDY E.
12/2009
5.0
home theater design
+ -1 more
He was very, very good. He had to come out twice to do all of the work. He got remotes for me and installed them. He got prices, made comparisons, downloaded all of the information on his laptop. He also did work for my step son and did excellent work there, too. His labor prices were exceptionally reasonable, I think he has a deal where you pay $99 for the initial visit where he goes over things and works on your requests and then that amount is applied is you have a whole lot of work to be done.
Description of Work: Jamie Duplichan Home Theater Consultant wired our very complicated system.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
ANNE P.
11/2009
5.0
home theater design
+ -1 more
He appeared on time worked very quickly and answered all questions. He also offered advice on another project we were planning
Description of Work: Mounted speakers to the ceiling and ran speaker cable through the attic and ceiling. Setup stereo and TV for surround sound
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$250
Catherine P.
11/2009
5.0
electrician
+ -1 more
He was really awesome. He was very professional and he gave me some advise on how to cut some corners on cost. He brought up the $50 coupon from Angie's List. We are definitely going to hire him again.
Description of Work: Jamie Dupluchan Home Theater Consultant installed a television.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$299
Gary E.
11/2009
5.0
home theater design
+ -1 more
Excellent service. Jamie looked at our current system and diagnosed the issues completely. He explained the terminology and differences between products to help us sort out what we needed to fit our budget. He showed us where we could go to get each component to save the most money. The savings from his advice more than paid for his service I highly recommend him. We were very pleased with his service.
Description of Work: Provided advice, specifications, and recommendations for upgrading our home theater system.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$99
Mollie M.
07/2009
5.0
home theater design
+ -1 more
I called Jamie and told him over the phone what I was thinking. We schedule a consultation, and he came to my home where he clearly and simply laid out my options. When he gave me a ballpark price, I felt it was more than I wanted to spend, so he came up with some ways to save me a little money (i.e. not using wall mount speakers, different remote, etc.) We scheduled a date for him to come back (only two days later), and the work was done in under four hours. He even assembled my media cabinet for no additional cost.
Description of Work: Jamie totally hooked me up! I had him mount my large flat screen TV on the wall as well as hook up all my components (DVD, Wii, Cable, iPod). He also sold me some great speakers and got those hooked up as well. The best part is that everything is run through one remote, and it's the kind that you don't have to point at the actual components, but rather, at the TV (meaning you can use the remote from almost any angle). I just love it.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,500
robin E.
06/2009
5.0
home theater design
+ -1 more
It went great. He showed up right on time and we discussed how the installation should proceed. He gave me tips and ideas to help save money on the job. That was just unbelieveable! He worked steadily and professionally and even set up the tv, wii game, cable, etc. and made me a chart to show what remote would do what with regard to the workings of all of it. I really appreciated everything he did.
Description of Work: We needed our surround sound system put in and Jaime came recommended through Angie's list.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$280
Millie S.
04/2009
5.0
home theater design
+ -1 more
From the time we called Jamie until the job was done, he was friendly, professional, timely, helpful and thorough. We highly recommend him.
Description of Work: Jamie installed flat screen TV & DVD over a stone fireplace mantel and did an excellent job - it works great and looks good.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$600
John P.
03/2009
5.0
home theater design
+ -1 more
He arrived on time and performed the work in a very professional manner. He came in right at bid. I highly recommend him.
Description of Work: Jamie installed two rear surround ceiling speakers. He also advised me on speaker placement and theater system audio tweaks.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$250
RAY & MARY M.
12/2008
5.0
electrician, home theater design
+ 0 more
Jamie was great! He worked with me to spec components for a system that met our budget and was invaluable in indicating ways we could save money as well as pointing out areas in which we might want to concentrate our budget based on our requirements. We bought some equipment from him, but he had no trouble with us getting most of it elsewhere (because we could get it tax-free, with no shipping). He installed and connected everything in less time than he had budgeted, showed me how to operate everything, plus was happy to answer my questions after the install. We were very, very pleased and would definitely use him again and highly recommend him.
Description of Work: Specified components for home theater system; ran cable and installed ceiling speakers; connected AV receiver, 57" LCD HDTV, blu-ray, x-box 360, wii, and speakers (front and ceiling); programmed universal remote; wall-mounted 27-inch HDTV and covered cables/cords.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,400
Dan & Susie G.
08/2008
5.0
home theater design
+ -1 more
Everything went very well with this installation. Consultation was thorough and the contractor did everything he could to keep costs down, while getting a very good quality system in place. Installation was done in a very courteous manner, making sure any messes were minimized. Contractor was very willing to answer any and all questions.
Description of Work: Consultation regarding a home theater system. Purchase, installation and configuration of receiver, subwoofer, left/right speakers and rear ceiling mount speakers.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,300
Jason E.
07/2008
5.0
home theater design
+ -1 more
I called Jamie to get an estimate on running wire to a set of speakers in the rear of our living room. Jamie not only gave me several options available which he could help with, but also told me an inexpensive way to do it myself using some flat cable designed to go under the carpet which I had purchased earlier. I ended up doing it myself, with the help of someone to restretch the carpet, which was much less expensive than a theater installer. I will use Jamie in the future when I move to a larger theater install upstairs.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Diane B.
04/2008
5.0
home theater design
+ -1 more
Jamie did a great job. The space I wanted to install the components was small, and he made it fit and look great.
Description of Work: Installed an LCD TV onto a wall arm mount and a surround sound speaker projector onto a wall bracket, hiding the cables in the wall.
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Service Categories
Stereo and Home Theater Systems,
Electrical,
Internet Service,
Phone Wiring,
Electronic Gadget Repair,
Phone Repair
FAQ
Jamie Duplichan Home Theater Consultant is currently rated 5 overall out of 5.
Monday: 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday: 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday: 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday: 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday: 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Jamie Duplichan Home Theater Consultant accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,MasterCard,PayPal,Visa
No, Jamie Duplichan Home Theater Consultant does not offer free project estimates.
Yes, Jamie Duplichan Home Theater Consultant offers eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Jamie Duplichan Home Theater Consultant does not offer a senior discount.
Yes, Jamie Duplichan Home Theater Consultant offers emergency services.
No, Jamie Duplichan Home Theater Consultant does not offer warranties.
Jamie Duplichan Home Theater Consultant offers the following services: I offer initial consultations where acting as your advocate I help you design a system, choose equipment, find the best source for purchase and discuss several aspects of installation. You can also purchase some equipment from me and I can help with installation if you like the way the consultation goes. I take a service approach to my business and strive to work in your best interest knowing that ultimately this works best for me too.
We do not actually repair televisions or stereos, although we do diagnose and replace.
Contact information
8710 Donna Gail Dr 8710 Donna Gail Dr., Austin, TX 78757