The Retro Directory

Affordable Vintage Audio

Moray

Affordable Vintage Audio (Moray coast, Scotland) specialises in selling, repairing and refurbishing vintage hi‑fi equipment — amplifiers, receivers, tape decks and turntables — with experience on brands such as Akai, Technics, Pioneer, Sony and Cambridge Audio. Services include diagnostics, full refurbishment, routine servicing, custom cable work and modernisation upgrades to make classic kit more usable today. Phone or email for enquiries and shipment/drop‑off arrangements.

Airon Services | HiFi Repairs

Chester, Cheshire

Chester-based AV repair specialist established in 1989. Airon Services carries out home assessments and workshop restorations of vintage and modern audio‑visual equipment — specialising in hi‑fi (turntables, cassette decks, CD players, amplifiers, reel‑to‑reel), DVD/VHS/video players, and TV repairs. Offers component‑level servicing, parts guaranteed, and collection/delivery where required.

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London, Greater London

Vintage Wireless (London) is a specialist shop and repairer of classic hi‑fi from the 1930s through the 1970s. They buy and sell valve amps, turntables, tuners, cassette decks, 8‑tracks, speakers, vinyl and spare parts, and offer restoration/repair work and prop hire for film and TV.

Amplifier and HiFi Repairs in the North West of England and information about vintage stereo and hi-fi equipment.

Leigh, Greater Manchester

PR Audio (Leigh, Greater Manchester) is a specialist vintage hi‑fi repairer restoring amplifiers, integrated/power/pre‑amps, cassette decks, reel‑to‑reel machines, turntables and speakers from the 1970s–1990s. The proprietor documents detailed repairs and restoration work, offers component/transistor sales and accepts enquiries for vintage kit.

Arcade game machine Removal and Disposal Service

Camberley, Surrey

SMS Recycling (Unit 1A Bridge Road, Camberley) is a UK WEEE and IT asset disposal specialist that offers secure removal, recycling and disposal services for arcade game machines (pinball, racing simulators, claw/cran e and gambling/fruit machines) alongside general ITAD and hard‑drive/data destruction. They provide audited certificates of destruction, operate a CCTV-secure depot, follow a zero‑landfill policy and offer collections across Surrey and wider UK locations.

Arcade Machine Hire Gloucestershire. Hundreds of retro gaming classics.

Gloucestershire

Deckstar Deluxe (DDWES) offers retro arcade machine hire across Gloucestershire and the South & Midlands. Their full‑length arcade cabinets are loaded with over 1,000 classic titles (unlimited credits) and feature two-player controls for co‑op or head‑to‑head play. Popular for weddings, themed 80s/90s nights, parties and conventions; they also provide complementary event hire services (dancefloors, photobooths, DJs, draping and lighting).

Athertronics Electronics Repair and Restoration | audio repair | 9 Rockingham Road, Blackpool, UK

Blackpool, Lancashire

Athertronics is a Blackpool-based specialist repairing and restoring audio and musical electronics. Services cover vintage and modern hi‑fi (turntables, tape decks, amps, speakers), synthesizer and keyboard repairs and mods (including MIDI retrofits), guitar and amp work, effects pedal servicing and bespoke electronic restorations and upgrades. Offers diagnostics, parts sourcing and refurbishment.

Audio And DVD Repairs | Correct Service Ltd | Nottingham

Nottingham

Family-run Nottingham repair centre offering TV, audio/Hi‑Fi and DVD/hard‑drive recorder repairs, plus TV installation. Services explicitly include turntable and cassette deck servicing alongside broader domestic appliance and remote control repairs. Workshop/contact point in Carlton, Nottingham.

Audio Technical Services – Home Audio Repairs - TVs, Amplifiers, Blu-ray, DJ, Vintage etc. Free Estimates

Birmingham, West Midlands

Birmingham-based repair workshop specialising in home and DJ audio equipment, with experience dating back to 1975. Services include repairs and restoration of older/vintage audio (turntables, tape decks, valve units), TV and home entertainment repairs, and authorised servicing of Pioneer CDJ/DJM units. Offers free estimates, holds a stock of spares for faster turnaround and can arrange nationwide collection and return.

Audio Transfer Liverpool | CD or MP3, WAV, AIFF Files

Kirkcaldy, Fife

Transfer Audio (Kirkcaldy) digitises vintage audio formats — vinyl (33/45/78), 1/4" reels, compact/micro/mini cassettes, Minidisc, DAT and 8‑track — to CD, WAV/AIFF/MP3, USB or downloadable links. They use professional, well‑maintained analogue and digital decks, offer noise reduction as standard, provide reel/cassette repair and splicing, accept posted orders across the UK and allow local drop‑offs/collections from their studio.

Beverley Electronic Repairs

Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire

Beverley Electronic Repairs is a qualified, local service specialist repairing and restoring vintage hi‑fi, turntables, cassette and reel‑to‑reel decks, valve amplifiers, CD/Minidisc/LaserDisc players and older TV/VHS/Betamax equipment. Services include servicing, in‑home setup, local pickup and couriered distance repairs across Beverley, Hull and surrounding East Riding areas.

Bluetooth & Service MY Boombox – Bluetooth Boombox

Bluetooth Boombox specialises in selling and modifying vintage 1970s–1990s boomboxes—most items are 1980s models—from brands such as Hitachi, Toshiba and Sharp. They offer Bluetooth conversion services for customer-supplied units, routine servicing (belt replacement, cleaning, re-lubrication and basic cassette-deck attention), and list individual refurbished boomboxes and accessories for online sale with flat-rate return postage.