Vintage Repair Center Bay Area
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Scored an Onkyo
Thanks Fairlane. i scored an Onkyo m508 last week, local pickup. Works great, I ran it for a few hours. Only issue I noticed is an occasional pop I hear on the speakers. I tried both speaker A and Speaker B, they both do it. Matter of fact, when I turned the amp off when i was done for the day, I heard a pop again on the speaker a few minutes after i turned the power off. Also my Pioneer SA-8800 started getting scratchy on one channel.
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Dswankey
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Bay Area - Reputable Repair Shops
Hello everyone, I bought myself a Marantz 2275 and it worked great for about four hours. Then the left side went out completely and then the next morning the right side was underpowered and had a vibrating like quality to the audio output. Needless to say I have to get this beauty...
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Best Bay Area Repair?
I have several vintage receivers and semi recently the guy I used to take my stuff to get repaired, retired. My favorite receiver is having major issues, and I don't no where to turn. It's Marantz 2238B, silver beauty with wood veneer case intact. I bought it for 45.00 about 6 years ago...
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tech recommendation in the SF Bay Area
I'm looking for someone to help me diagnose & repair a couple of amplifiers. Someone in the San Francisco Bay Area, fairly close to Berkeley would be ideal. Thanks.
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Perusing the links above, I'm finding a lot of folks long gone. Does anyone have new recommendations for decent hi-fi repair humans in the SF East Bay, or really, greater SF Bay Area, who are still working? Desperately needing rebuilds on my Marantz 2252B and Dynaco ST-70.
While I am at it: does anyone have experience with ADK Hi-Fi in Vallejo? I can't find a single reference to them here.
While I am at it: does anyone have experience with ADK Hi-Fi in Vallejo? I can't find a single reference to them here.
Dee K
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I've used "Sheldon" at Champlifier, Alameda - HiFi repairs - twice to keep my old Yam amps operating at peak efficiency. He not only addresses the obvious faults with your equipment but also brings to your attention other components that might be near the point of failure/trouble. He is often swamped with work so it might take a little extra time just to make an appointment for a diagnosis. But he is very knowledgeable and takes special care in repairing "vintage" equipment. While I wouldn't consider his services exactly "wallet friendly" his rates are fair considering the top-notch quality repairs he makes - the old adage "you get what you pay for" definitely applies here. Hope that helps.
I suggest your try Matt Householder who lives in SF near McLaren Park. I met him at a swap pre-COVID and have had him go over a vintage Sony receiver, a Dual 1219 turntable and some other stuff. Friendly guy who knows his stuff and isn't exorbitant. I also work with him as a fellow volunteer at the Oakland Museum White Elephant Sale where, you guessed it, he repairs and refurbishes donated stereo gear. You can contact him through his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/matt.householder1
I just checked with Matt and he said it's ok to post his email: matthouseholder@hotmail.com
I just checked with Matt and he said it's ok to post his email: matthouseholder@hotmail.com
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