repair

Good day, Wondering if anyone can throw some light onto this as it seems to be a common issue, I've had a repair come into me CDs3 , the fault was its not reading any disks, it has already been to some type of repair shop at some stage in its life, on inspection its had a used laser put in the...

Hope someone can help, I've a (lovely?!) old Genki that's been sat doing nothing for a while and I've just tried to bring it back into use. All seems fine except for a constant whirring sound whenever power is applied. There's a ~25mm white plastic toothed wheel at the back right of the...

Apologies if this isn't the correct section of the forum for this post (feel free to move it). I have a Krell amplifier that has developed a random noise issue on one channel. It's been to Absolute Sounds who tell me that it can't be repaired at component level (by them at least) and that a...

Sadly I’ve come home to my AT33PTG/II with the cantilever mysteriously broken. While I certainly have my suspicions on a culprit, I’m mostly sad to think that my first MC cart with just 100 - 150 hours on it might have ended up a waste. Is this type of cartridge repairable at all, for a cost...

My favorite QUAD 405 music amplifier was broken. Led is on. One channel perfect, other one very loud with bad quality and if no source going middle frequency noise. Fuses are good inside. I check capacitors are not swollen. Before this situation i try to connect new speakers and make a mistake...

I have a very nice Aiwa AD-6900 in need of repair (playback on one channel only and a noisy motor). These are complex and fiddly to work on so am looking for an experienced hand. I’m based in SE London but can travel. Any recommendations here? Thank you.

just wanted to say a big thanks to Rega (Paul Darwin). I have a Rega Brio and a phono pre amp. On Wednesday, I removed the outer casing of the pre because of a slight rattle. The inner screw on the grounding bolt had loosened. In putting the case back, I obviously overtightened one of the two...

Hi all, I'm new here but recently found the forum very helpful in diagnosing an issue with my dad's A&r a60. We got this out of storage a few years ago and have been enjoying it since. Recently however, the input fuse blew when we turned it on. Replacing the fuse did nothing (it immediately...

Hi there After a couple of years from purchase my amp is starting to show lowish frequency noise in both channels with some startups. It is quite an intermittent fault for now but it's happened 3 times so I need to look at it. I have asked the Primare UK distro repair service and they think it...

Hello, One of my 1996 vintage mono block amplifiers decided to stop working on Friday night. It starts a bit garbled and turns off the audio within a second or two. The amplifier is still powered, and have tried an alternative speaker/cable arrangement. I'm technical (electronics background)...

On a separate thread I was selling a full system for an old friend including a Creek 4040 Mk2 integrated and Linn Axis TT. Before the prospective buyer travelled over to pay and collect I did a proper check of the kit to make sure all was well. Sadly, there were a couple of issues. Sale now...

Whilst I can use a soldering iron, have a modicum of electronics knowledge and can rebuild things, I have a slight issue here in that I don't really know where to start. I have a Arcam Delta 90 that needs some attention. At low volumes, either channel can drop out. When you turn it up again...

I just swapped the amp boards in my 110 for a pair of NCC200's from Avondale. As I ran through the bias tests, I noticed the amp's big rotary power knob was feeling a bit odd. As I completed the last test and turned it off, I suddenly realized that the switch had just broken. Now it spins...

I do hate optical connections. The connectors are frustratingly fiddly to fit, and the sockets, with that flimsy plastic door, are not fit for purpose in my opinion. I have managed to break three in recent memory, losing an important output on expensive pieces of kit. The most recent casualty is...