Metra 95-8718 Dash Kit

During my 16 years as a Crutchfield Advisor, I helped thousands of customers pick out the right gear for their applications. I quickly learned what kinds of problems they want to solve and what they need to know to get there.

In 2013, I joined the Creative team as a writer for our mobile audio categories. I still pull on those countless hours of conversations with our customers when I'm researching new products.

A few years ago, I began our in-house "Demo Days" project where I regularly set up product demos. These demos give our Advisors even more opportunities to see, hear, and touch many of the home and car audio products we sell. In fact, I often call upon Advisors to help assemble these demos, to add to their real-world installation experience with the gear.

I've always enjoyed playing with electronics and stereo gear — from setting up a stereo system for the after-prom party, to solving some of the A/V issues in our family's home. It never occurred to me that I'd be lucky enough to keep on doing it for a living.

More about Dave

• Started at Crutchfield in 1997
• Completed our thorough in-house Advisor training, learning about the ins and outs of our various products
• Attends dozens of vendor training events each year
• Authored dozens of Crutchfield articles and hundreds of car audio and pro audio product presentations
• Is one of our installation experts with hundreds of hours of experience installing car audio systems and setting up home audio/video gear