Musicar Northwest in Portland, Ore., jumped out to an early lead in the voting to make the Top 12 Retailers list, followed by Soundscape Car Audio in Texas and NVS Audio in New Jersey. On the installer side, Installer of the Year Runner-Up Matt Schaeffer leads all vote-getterss, followed by Miguel Vega of Tennessee’s Titan Motoring and Carlos Ramirez of NVS Audio.
Retailer Standings (Industry votes only; highest to lowest)
| Retailers | % Vote |
| Musicar Northwest – Portland, OR | 10.4% |
| Soundscape Car Audio – Plano, TX | 5.8% |
| NVS Audio – Linden, NJ | 5.7% |
| Kingpin Car & Marine Audio Inc – Wilsonville, OR | 4.6% |
| Sound Depot and Performance – Gainesville, FL | 4.6% |
| Cartronix – Valparaiso, IN | 3.5% |
| GNC Customs – Goshen, IN | 3.5% |
| Prestige Car Audio & Marine – Metairie, LA | 3.5% |
| Spokane Audio Video Experts – Greenacres, WA | 3.5% |
| Mobile Toys – College Station, TX | 3.0% |
| Al & Ed’s Autosound – Los Angeles, CA | 2.6% |
| Driven Audio Ltd. – Abbotsford, BC | 2.6% |
| Explicit Customs – West Melbourne, FL | 2.5% |
| JC Audio – Jackson, TN | 2.3% |
| Driven Mobile Electronics – Chantilly, VA | 2.2% |
| Absolute Electronix – Rockville, MD | 2.0% |
| Radios Knobs Speakers and Things – Pontiac, MI | 2.0% |
| Sound Wave Customs – Virginia Beach, VA | 2.0% |
| Westminster Speed & Sound – Westminster, MD | 2.0% |
| Cartunes – Atlanta, GA | 1.9% |
| Dr Dashboard – Evansville, IN | 1.9% |
| Stereo King Oregon – Portland, OR | 1.9% |
| Industry Auto Designs – Las Vegas, NV | 1.7% |
| Greg’s Custom Audio, Video & Car Stereo – Pikeville, KY | 1.6% |
| JML Audio of St. Louis – Fenton, MO | 1.6% |
| SRQ Customs – Sarasota, FL | 1.6% |
| Tip Top Customs – Morris, IL | 1.5% |
| Audio Solutions StL – St. Louis, MO | 1.3% |
| Extreme Audio – Mechanicsville, VA | 1.3% |
| Foss Audio & Tint – Tukwila, WA | 1.3% |
| Stereo Solutions – Redding, CA | 1.3% |
| Autosound Lab – Fresno, CA | 1.2% |
| Ocala Car Audio – Ocala, FL | 1.2% |
| Sound Auto – Hamilton, NJ | 1.0% |
| Sound FX, Inc. – Lewes, DE | 1.0% |
| SoundsGood Auto – Coquitlam, BC | 1.0% |
| Audio Expert Car Stereo – Clearwater, FL | 0.9% |
| Blvd Customs of Lakeland – Lakeland, FL | 0.9% |
| The Car Audio Shop – High Ridge, MO | 0.9% |
| Tunes-N-Tint – Lakeland, FL | 0.9% |
| California Audio – WVC, UT | 0.7% |
| Auto Trim Design – Amarillo, TX | 0.6% |
| Elite Audio – Spartanburg, SC | 0.6% |
| Dreamworks Motorsports – Roxboro, NC | 0.4% |
| Sound Solutions – Gulfport, MS | 0.4% |
| The Sound Shop – Indian Trail, NC | 0.4% |
| Audio Designs & Custom Graphics – Jacksonville, FL | 0.3% |
| Distinctive Car Toyz – Pleasantville, NJ | 0.3% |
| Installers | % Vote |
| Matt Schaeffer – Safe & Sound Mobile Electronics – Chantilly, VA | 12.0% |
| Miguel Vega – Titan Motoring – Nashville, TN | 5.9% |
| Carlos Ramirez – NVS Audio – Linden, NJ | 5.1% |
| Chris Ott – Amplified Autosports – Tampa, FL | 4.6% |
| Bryan Piper – Resonance Auto Craft – Corpus Christi, TX | 4.2% |
| TJ Carlson – Kingpin Car & Marine Audio – WIlsonville, OR | 3.7% |
| Tim Baillie – HzEmall – Surrey, BC | 3.5% |
| David Cruz – Soundscape Car Audio – Plano, TX | 3.4% |
| Mike Schwitz – Sound Connection – St. Joseph, MN | 3.1% |
| Nicholas Frazier – Innovative Concepts – West Springfield, MA | 3.1% |
| Aaron Garcia – Perfectionist Auto Sound and Security – Anchorage, AK | 2.7% |
| Christerfer Pate – Mobile Toys Inc – College Station, TX | 2.5% |
| Brent Leavitt – Low Notes Garage – Boise, ID | 2.4% |
| Charles Brazil – First Coast Auto Creations – Jacksonville, FL | 2.4% |
| Scott Miller – Explicit Customs – West Melbourne, FL | 2.4% |
| Barry Barth – Prestige Car Audio & Marine – Metairie, LA | 2.3% |
| Warren Williams – Hi-Tech Car Audio – El Cerrito, CA | 2.3% |
| Andrew Emelander – GNC Customs – Goshen, IN | 2.1% |
| Jeff Cantrell – JC Audio – Jackson, TN | 2.1% |
| Jeremiah Mojica – GNC Customs – Elkhart, IN | 2.1% |
| Steve Coogle – Discount Audio – Louisville, KY | 2.0% |
| Dan Macilwain – Sound Advantage – Rochester, MI | 1.8% |
| David Kosakowski – Total image – McKees Rocks, PA | 1.8% |
| Matt Cropper – Stereo King – Portland, OR | 1.7% |
| B.J. Curcio – After FX Customs – Stamford, CT | 1.5% |
| Erick Markland – Markland Designs – Lithonia, GA | 1.5% |
| Andrew Evens – Industry Auto Designs – Las Vegas, NV | 1.4% |
| Tyler Wilson – Spokane Audio Video Experts – Greenacres, WA | 1.4% |
| John Schumacher – Audio Solutions StL – St. Louis, MO | 1.3% |
| Mike Sandoval – Sound Warehouse – Salt Lake City, UT | 1.3% |
| Adam Perkins – Sound Wave Customs – Virginia Beach, VA | 1.1% |
| Vinny Tullo – VIP Customs – Earlysville, VA | 1.1% |
| Alan Hogan – Baileys Audio – Lake Charles, LA | 1.0% |
| Jason Stone – Stereo Solutions – Redding, CA | 1.0% |
| John Cage – Spokane Audio Video Experts – Greenacres, WA | 1.0% |
| Aaron Markwell – Godspeed Rides – Sarasota, FL | 0.8% |
| Brandon Green – The Car Audio Shop – High Ridge, MO | 0.7% |
| Bryan Turvaville – Auto Trim Design – Amarillo, TX | 0.7% |
| Cj Silvey – Foss Audio and Tint – Puyallup, WA | 0.7% |
| Rob Miller – JML Audio of St. Louis – Fenton, MO | 0.7% |
| Dan Castro – The Car Audio Shop – High Ridge, MO | 0.6% |
| Daniel DiCampli – Windward Audio – Kaneohe, HI | 0.6% |
| Brandon Douglas – Adrenaline Autosound – Clayton, NC | 0.4% |
| Colton Wadley – Pro Audio – Provo, UT | 0.4% |
| John Phillips – Stereo One Carbondale – Carbondale, IL | 0.4% |
| Jon Schmitz – Mach 1 Audio – Washington, MO | 0.4% |
| Michael Oechsner – Mobile Edge – Lehighton, PA | 0.3% |
| Sam Lee – Audio Xcellence – City of Industry, CA | 0.3% |
| Alain Sainvil – NVS Audio – Linden, NJ | 0.1% |
| Jonathan Moore – Dreamworks Motorsports – Roxboro, NC | 0.1% |