The Retro Directory

Services & Repairs - Audio Republic Hi-Fi Shop in Gateshead

Gateshead

Audio Republic is a specialist hi‑fi retailer with showrooms in North Leeds and Gateshead. They sell turntables, cartridges, tonearms, speakers and amplifiers, offer home demonstrations and home cinema installs, and provide dedicated hi‑fi servicing including turntable setup, cartridge fitting and full rebuilds on reference turntables.

Services, Upgrades & Repairs - Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Leith‑based hi‑fi retailer and authorised service centre offering showroom demos, sales and comprehensive servicing for analogue and digital audio. Services include turntable setup and overhaul (Rega, Linn LP12, VPI), cassette and open‑reel servicing, amplifier repairs and capacitor replacement, ultrasonic vinyl cleaning, cable burn‑in and room acoustic analysis. Nationwide mail‑in repairs plus local drop‑off and collection.

Shop | Retro Computer Museum

Leicester, Leicestershire

Retro Computer Museum (Leicester) is a visitor attraction dedicated to 1970s–1990s computers and consoles. The museum offers dozens of playable systems (Sinclair Spectrum, Commodore 64/Amiga, Atari, NES, Mega Drive and more), a huge software/library collection, regular events and an online shop selling vintage software, hardware accessories and gift vouchers. Open weekends and selected bank holidays; admission is ticketed.

Shopping Hall — PLAY Expo Blackpool

Blackpool

PLAY Expo Blackpool (organised by Replay Events) is a dedicated retro and classic gaming expo in Blackpool featuring extensive retro zones (systems from Pong to PlayStation 3), arcade cabinets, pinball, LAN and tournaments, plus a shopping hall where traders sell classic games, consoles, retro toys and related merchandise.

Sinclair ZX Spectrum

Retroleum is a UK one-person specialist supplier of spare parts and modification kits for 1970s–1990s home computers. The Sinclair ZX Spectrum section offers capacitors, chips, connectors, keyboard parts, heatsinks, voltage regulators, RAM replacement modules, composite-video and DC‑DC mod kits and other Spectrum-specific components. Online sales via PayPal with shipping by Royal Mail (UK addresses only).

Sinclair ZX Spectrum 16K/48K Recapping Service - RetroPassion Ltd

Margate, Kent

RetroPassion Ltd (Margate) are Commodore Amiga specialists offering recapping (capacitor replacement), refurbishments, upgrades, custom Amiga builds and sales of refurbished retro machines. They also provide a Sinclair ZX Spectrum 16K/48K recapping service and accept boards/units by post, with worldwide shipping options.

SNK Neo Geo – Goodwins Place

Goodwins Place is a YouTube-led UK retro tech specialist creating repair and restoration guides and carrying out console/handheld repairs and modifications. The site documents hands-on work for systems such as Neo Geo CD, Game Boy (DMG), NES and N64, offers custom mod projects and occasional sales of restored items and parts.

Sony Walkman and Personal Cassette Player Repair Service – Classic-Vintage-HiFi

Classic‑Vintage‑HiFi specialises in refurbishment and mail‑in repair of vintage portable audio. Core services cover Sony Walkman models (including WM-DD, WM-2, WM‑D6C), personal cassette players from Aiwa/Panasonic/Sanyo and Sony DAT Walkman recorders (TCD‑D3/D7/D8). Services include inspection, switch/volume cleaning, belt, centre‑gear and capstan/idler replacement, DAT gearbox re‑lubrication, capacitor replacement and full testing. Refurbished items are offered (listed via eBay). No walk‑ins; repairs performed by post.

Sounen Audio Repairs | Hi-Fi and audio repairs York

York

Independent audio repairs workshop in York specialising in vintage and hi‑fi equipment. Services include diagnosis, servicing and repair of turntables (including Technics), mixers, amplifiers, CDJs, cassette decks, speakers and hi‑fi separates. Also offers modifications, PAT testing, equipment installation and audio digitisation. Workshop operates by drop‑off/collection by appointment from a studio location on York's South Bank.

Specialized Toy Restoration - Smart Choice Repair Center

Boca Raton

Smart Choice Repair Center (Boca Raton, FL) is a full-service repair and restoration centre specialising in antique and vintage toys — including battery-operated and tin wind-up toys, electric and wind-up toy trains, and vintage dolls/talkers — plus small vintage electricals (radios, lamps, fans). They fabricate parts (springs, gears), perform speaker/headphone repairs, offer prototyping/3D-printing via a FabLab, and provide mail-in and local pickup/delivery options.

Synclavier and Fairlight System Support Services

Los Angeles, Los Angeles

Synhouse (Synclav.com) is a Los Angeles-based specialist that restores, repairs, upgrades and sells New England Digital Synclavier systems and Fairlight IIx samplers. They offer fully restored systems, parts inventory, remote diagnostics/support, house calls and international shipping, plus studio cartage/setup and long-term support for these vintage professional sampling keyboards.

Synth & Professional Audio Repair - Mr Circuit Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Mr Circuit is a Shrewsbury-area workshop specialising in vintage synthesizer and pro-audio repair, modifications and full restorations. They service classic Roland, Korg, Yamaha, Moog and similar-era gear (drum machines, synths, decks), offer parts sourcing, custom circuit work and mixing/mastering, and accept visits or insured courier delivery to their workshop near Shrewsbury.