Founded 2001 • With Angi since March 2012
Signature AVS offers free estimates in the area of Home Theater, Multi-Room Audio, Video and Audio Distribution, Outdoor AV systems, Security Cameras, AV consultation, and design. We can also take your existing equipment and optimize it as well as offer you advice as to how we can add particular equipment to bring it up to date. We offer a wide array of universal remote controls, in all price ranges, that make your viewing or listening experience easier and user friendly. We pride ourselves on the fact that we make everything a pleasure to use.
We have 4 employees consisting of the lead project manager/owner,2 techs and an electrician. The owner came from playing in a rock band for 15 years who decided to settle down and use his love for music to do whole house, indoor or outdoor audio systems. That eventually included video systems also. We also do commercial and residential security systems. We have covered a large area of the east coast from North Conway, New Hampshire to East Hampton, Long Island and as far south as Miami, Fl and west to Santa Monica, California. We try to stay in the NY, NJ, and PA. area. From Cape May, NJ to Dutchess County, NY. Long Island, NY to eastern PA.
We listen to what you want and expect, including your budget and go on to design a system that takes all of your ideas into account. We are not afraid to tell you when we think there is a better way and if we feel that you want to spend money on something that is not worth it, we tell you. On the other hand, if we feel there is something that you should lay out a few more dollars for, we will tell you that also.
The owner is a father of four and has been married for 15 years. He is committed to making your experience a stress free one by: showing up on time, returning phone calls, no suprise charges, calling if they are running late (happens very seldomly), respects your home or office, respects your property and family, and only does the quality type of work that will inspire you to refer him to your friends and family.
Please give us a call and you will hear that there is a human being on the other side of the line LISTENING TO YOUR NEEDS AND WANTS AND NOT SHOVING HIS IDEAS DOWN YOUR THROAT. Won 2015 Super Service Award!
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Mike C.
03/08/2022
Great. It was a tricky project involving the replacement of routers and installation of access points inside and outside. Howard and his crew are great. They are amazingly patient and have returned on their own a few times to test things out. Ours is a second home and Howard has become a trusted friend. We have no current choice but to use Optimum for Internet, and they are very difficult to work with especially their substandard equipment. Howard continues to support us as we work through some access point issues. Thanks Howard! All the best to you always.
Description of Work
Access points, home theater, multiroom audio
Category
home theater design, home security systems, tv sales, home automation
Hire Again?
Yes
Ann A.
06/24/2020
I would highly recommend SAVS. Quality products and work performance. Excellent, courteous, professional employees and they did a great clean up job upon completion. I would definitely hire them again for future jobs.
Description of Work
Installed Sound System
Category
home theater design
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
Thank you for your kind words. Stay safe and call for any of your future projects.Fred K.
06/19/2020
siwei Y.
05/19/2020
Brenda S.
01/11/2020
Howard is the best. He is the nicest and most patient guy. He came out to my house twice to try to mount a Samsung flatscreen television that had a defective bracket. The first time he came out he got on the phone with Samsung customer service, and they sent over a new mounting kit. When he came over the second time, he realized the new mounting kit still have the wrong size screws but he was patient through the whole thing and helped me out with Samsung customer service again.
Description of Work
Flat screen television mounted to wall
Category
home theater design
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
I did the same tv that you have yesterday and everything worked out perfectly. The screws that came with it worked. Hope Samsung was able to resolve your issue. Best of luck.Sysadmin N.
11/30/2018
They showed up time - and listened to my high-demand of request. Performed the job quickly and cleaned everything up. The price was exactly within our budget and they ability to meet our schedule was within range.
Description of Work
Hang 3 55" TVs
Category
home theater design
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
Thank you for your kind reviewChris B.
09/22/2018
Venkatesh S.
08/20/2018
I found SAVS on AngiesList and called. Howard visited for a recce, gave ball-park pricing. Knew his stuff, and gave me timelines and an idea of what I will get. I agreed and scheduled instantly. Howard came on the scheduled day with his colleague Shane; they got everything done over 3 visits. I did not have to call for follow-ups; they were thorough professionals; courteous and focused on the task in hand. Would I hire SAVS again? Certainly. Would I recommend them to my friends? Absolutely. Thanks AngiesList. SAVS = Signature Audio Video Systems.
Description of Work
Rewire Home Theater system; replace Receivers and install new Center-speaker & sub-woofer, wall-mount 2 TVs, program 2 universal remotes, and fire up 2 external zones.
Category
home theater design
Hire Again?
Yes
Qiana C.
06/06/2018
THE SERVICE WAS GREAT , FROM THE WOMEN WHO RESPONDED TO MY INQUIRY TO HOWARD ARRIVING AT MY HOUSE. BEING AS THOUGH IT WAS A LAST MINUTE INSTALL , HE WAS ON TOP OF EVERYTHING , KNEW OUR PRODUCTS AND VERY NICE. I WASN'T EXPECTING TO GET SOMEONE OUT THE SAME DAY BUT HE CALLED AND STATED HIS ETA AND ARRIVED PROMPTLY. I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND HIM AND THE CO AGAIN.
Description of Work
INSTALLING TV MOUNT
Category
home theater design
Cost
$125
Hire Again?
Yes
Lisa M.
12/17/2017
They are first class! The installation was seamless--everything works perfectly!!
Description of Work
Complete Home Entertainment was installed by Howie and his team. TVs, Sonos and installation & Full Set-up. I will now ONLY use SAVS.
Category
home theater design
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
Thank you for your kind words. You both were a pleasure to work with. We are looking forward to working with you in the future. Have a Happy Holiday and a Happy New Years. Sincerely, HowieMeghan M.
11/19/2017
Howard and his team were great. They were prompt, did great work, and were a pleasure to talk too. He was affordable and took great care in making sure we liked his work. I would definitely hire him again!!
Description of Work
Mounting TV
Category
home theater design
Cost
$150
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
Thank you for your kind words. Have a happy land healthy holiday and New Years. Sincerely, HowardRob K.
10/27/2017
Dax P.
10/08/2017
Howard and his team installed a Sonos playbar on a wall and setup a sub and Sonos application. He is a very experienced and nice guy. His service was excellent at a reasonable price.
Description of Work
Install a Sonos playbar on a wall and setup a sub and Sonos stereo system.
Category
home theater design
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
Thank you for taking the time to send a review. We hope you have a Happy and Healthy Holiday season. Sincerely, HowardSusan S.
06/15/2017
Chris and Matt were extremely professional,came at the time allocated,removed Old TV stand to make room for wall mount TV. They cleaned up the area, removed excess wires and vacuumed Around the floor. I would highly recommend this company, it's rare to find a reputable company that values your business. Chris and Matt even helped my husband and I move the old stand to the garage.
Description of Work
Mount our T.V to the wall.
Category
Uncategorized
Cost
$150
Hire Again?
Yes
Mariana R.
06/07/2017
To start, they didn't show up the day they were suppose to. Howard said his previous job ran over ( which now in hindsight I am not surprised because my job which should have taken no more than two hours, ended up taking a whole morning) The day we had originally scheduled Howard decided to send one of his guys who first thought I was on a completely different street, then because he couldn't find parking gave up and never actually came over. no professionalism. Howard showed up for the rescheduled appointment a couple days later. He was nice enough but took a WHOLE morning on a job that should have taken a quick two hours MAX. AND he 'forgot' to bring the flat extension cord he said he would bring. So he said he would come back on Monday to install the flat extension cord. I followed up for the next two weeks and he just stopped responding to my text messages!!! Again, ZERO professionalism. I would not recommend this company, mediocre job and no punctuality, and simply stopped responding to my very cordial and patient requests for him to come do what he said he would do. and he charged way too much. He concealed three extension cords and put up two small speakers.
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Description of Work
I needed to conceal some electronic cords and put up some speakers on the walls.
Category
home theater design
Cost
$250
Angela C.
05/03/2017
We hired SAVS to install cameras on our property, we were having issues and being harassed. Thanks to Howard we were able to catch this criminal. Howard was extremely helpful during this process and helped us as much as we need it. We will highly recommend them to everyone.
Description of Work
Surveillance cameras
Category
home theater design
Cost
$1,500
Hire Again?
Yes
Joanna R.
02/06/2017
lauren M.
02/02/2017
This company completely screwed us on a home installation we had booked. We were on a tight deadline to get our project completed, and this company carelessly moved our appointment from morning to afternoon (on a weekday) without consulting us on if that time worked for us. It didn't. They claim the reason why they moved the appointment is because we didn't put them in touch with our building manager in time which was completely bogus - We sent them the sufficient information and COI forms more than 48 hours before the install and they failed to follow up or notify us of any outstanding needs. When we pushed back about our appointment being moved without our knowledge, they rudely told us to use someone else if we didn't like it. I cannot vouch for their work, but I can say that their customer service is abysmal.
Description of Work
Provider was scheduled to install sound bar and speakers
Category
home theater design
Cost
$300
Service Provider Response
Sadly much of the information the member has written is inaccurate. Communications started back on January 19th. The husband was the one that was emailing us back and forth, and didn't want to communicate with us via the phone. We wanted to be accommodating and worked with the member as best we could, so we emailed back and forth with over 20 emails. We answered many questions and helped him pick what seems like the best fit for his needs ( member's review comment was we charged $300 but we only quoted him $150). The same week the installation was scheduled for the member they said their property managing company for their complex needed a COI from us in order to allow us to perform work in one of their buildings. (Date & Time: Sunday, January 29th at 8:36 PM) We told them we can certainly provide the COI with the Sample COI the property manager provides. The member said they would get the sample COI over to us. We didn't get anything until 3 days later, after we emailed them to remind them we still needed the COI information. We told them we still needed the COI along with information of whom to send the completed document and how they want to receive the COI (fax/email, etc.) We didn't receive anything until the day before we were scheduled to come do the installation. Installation was scheduled on Friday, February 3rd with an arrival time between 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM. The last email correspondence from the member was February, Thursday the 2nd at 12:50 PM from them still without answers to previous questions we kept asking them to provide. (Unanswered Questions were: Property Managing Company's contact information, COI Sample, and preferred COI delivery method. Plus, still no answer on if we are supplying the mounts for the speakers. At this point we emailed the member to request we push back the installation arrival time to about 11:00 AM to allow the member to still get the COI to our broker to fill out and send back to the property manager, and allow the property manager time to give us the okay to be on the property to perform the work. This email sprung on the first phone call we had with the member, which resulted in the member immediately cursing at us and saying things that would make any company question if this is the kind of person they would want to work with. After cursing to us they threatened to use another company, and we did reply that is their choice if they choose. We were not rude and wouldn't want to stoop that low. We have excellent grades and unfortunately we regrettably would understand if we did something wrong, but in this instance I feel like the grade doesn't match the effort we put forth in trying to win over the member and do the right thing.Michele L.
12/20/2016
I received a call the next day and was scheduled within a week. From the initial call to sCheadle the work to the cleanup done at job's end, everyone was completely professional. The TV looks great. Would definitely hire Howard Cohen and SAVS again.
Description of Work
I needed a 55 inch television mounted on a wall. I bought a "Deal" for $150.
Category
home theater design
Cost
$150
Hire Again?
Yes
John C.
08/22/2016
They did a great job with everything and made sure to test everything. When I had a small issue Howard came back right away to correct it and take care of some add on items I had.
Description of Work
Howard came back for phase 2 of my project to connect my 7.1 surround AV receiver, speakers, network my devices and mount 3 TVs. He had previously run all the wiring in the walls when the house was still being built
Category
home theater design
Cost
$2,500
Hire Again?
Yes
Margaret C.
07/01/2016
Howard called to let me know they were running behind and gave a new estimate for arrival time. When he and his assistant arrived, they were able to quickly problem solve and completed the work in a neat and efficient manner. Howard stuck to the price quoted over the phone. He answered all questions and was pleasant and professional to deal with.
Description of Work
Install wall mount and set up 40" tv.
Category
home theater design
Cost
$143
Hire Again?
Yes
Xiaomin H.
06/15/2016
Susan S.
04/24/2016
Great customer service. I bought this Angie's Deal for my son who had just bought a new condo. They were prompt in responding to me ,arrived on time, did a great job, cleaned up area when they were done. A company who takes pride in the work they do?
Description of Work
Mounted a 60" TV to wall, hid the wires in wall .
Category
home theater design
Cost
$150
Hire Again?
Yes
Martin C.
04/09/2016
Great communication from the very beginning and a fair price in my opinion for the work I needed done. They were able to get an appointment scheduled for an estimate very quickly around my schedule. Everything worked out smoothly. They were a pleasure to work with and I would definitely recommend them.
Description of Work
Install cell phone signal booster in warehouse.
Category
home theater design
Cost
$268
Hire Again?
Yes
Adam L.
04/05/2016
Initially, I contacted Howard because I was having some problems with my receiver as I hooked up my own surround sound system. He came over to my house and attempted to troubleshoot the problem. Turns out, it was a DirecTV problem and not with the system itself. While Howard was at my house I inquired about wall mounting my rear speakers as they were simply on stands, and also asked about outdoor speakers as I was looking to do some work to my back yard. Within a week, Howard was back at my house and just installed my outdoor speakers as well as wall mounting my rear ones. My room looks infinitely better now and I can't wait to enjoy my outdoor speakers. Howard walked me through the Denon App so I could listen to two different sources with my receiver. Couldn't be happier and I would highly recommend Howard to anybody who's looking for this type of service.
Description of Work
Excellent job overall. Very happy.
Category
home theater design
Cost
$630
Hire Again?
Yes
Other Information
Services Offered
Services Not Offered
Repair TV, CD players, Receivers. We do not do alarm systems or Satellite dish installation, but we DO DO Sirius/XM antenna installation.
Licensing
Licensed
- Trade License Number
- 13VH07258200
- Trade License Locale
- NJ
- Trade License Authority
- New Jersey: General
- Trade License Expiration
- 03/31/2024
Insured
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We are actively performing full services. We are taking additional precautions to protect our customers.
Custom Home and Residential Audio Video Installation, Sales and Design. Networking, CCTV Installation and sales.
Health & Safety Measures
We will wear masks and gloves when we visit your home
We will sanitize the workspace and all areas touched
We offer estimates and quotes using video calling
We accept remote payment
All statements concerning COVID‑19 business operations and essential services are informational only, and are self‑reported and not verified by Angi.