The Retro Directory

About Us | Aquadthingaudio

Leicester & Banbury

Specialist restoration and repair service for Quad electrostatic loudspeakers (ESL 57 and ESL 63). Offers hand rebuilds of bass and treble panels, electronics upgrades, replacement boards and parts, dust cover and grill replacement, bespoke restorations and cosmetic work. Workshops in Leicester and Banbury with over 30 years' combined experience; also acts as service engineers for Classique Sounds.

AcidzRepairs | Game Console, Phone & Computer Repair – Drumahoe, Derry

Derry/Londonderry, Londonderry

Repair workshop in Drumahoe, Derry offering console repairs and restorations (including PS1 recaps, PS3/PS4/PS5, original Xbox and Xbox 360 RROD fixes, Game Boy and Nintendo repairs), controller fixes, phone and laptop repairs, and professional BGA/chip‑level work. Postal repairs accepted across Northern Ireland, ROI and the UK.

ADR SoundSense - Music Repairs- Hull & Yorkshire

Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

ADR SoundSense (Hull) is a long‑established audio and music repairs business specialising in vintage valve/tube amplifiers and hi‑fi restoration. They service and repair classic guitar amps (Marshall, Vox, Fender, Selmer), vintage hi‑fi gear, speakers and also offer guitar luthier work, laser and club lighting servicing, plus a recording/video studio.

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.

Aitken Audio | Aitken Audio

Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Sheffield-based audio workshop specialising in repair, restoration and custom builds for guitar amplifiers and pedals, plus servicing for hi‑fi and PA equipment. Offers fault-finding, servicing, mods and bespoke pedal or amp construction from an experienced technician; appointment-based workshop servicing Yorkshire and beyond.

Albion Games Café | Norwich Video Games Cafe | 21 St. Benedicts St, Norwich, UK

Norwich, Norfolk

Norwich games café with dozens of hireable screens, consoles and a large game library. Hosts retro-focused meetups and events (including the Norwich Amiga Group and retro quiz nights), Super Smash tournaments, Pokémon card retail and regular community nights. Offers food and drink, screen bookings and private hire for parties and events.

All Products | Retro Arcade Specilaists UK LTD

Retro Arcade Specialists UK LTD is a UK-based workshop specialising in arcade and pinball machines. Services include arcade and pinball repairs and refurbishments (JAMMA boards, CRT monitors and modern PC-based conversions), buying/selling/trading machines, CNC cutting and 3D printing for cabinet parts, import/export support and full arcade/games-room design and installation.

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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.

Amiga - Shop

Kingston upon Thames, Surrey

Analogic Computers (UK) Ltd run an online Amiga shop stocking a broad range of Commodore Amiga hardware and parts — from complete/working boards (A500/A600/A1200 etc.) to motherboards, power supplies, cases, keyboards, chips, Kickstart ROMs, accelerators, floppy drives and storage. Based in Kingston upon Thames, they also operate an online storefront with business hours and contact details.

Amiga CD32 Repairs, faulty capacitors, CD-Rom replacement

8bitplus (Neil) is a UK-based retro console specialist offering board-level repairs and mods for 1970s–1990s systems. Work shown includes Amiga CD32 capacitor replacement and CD‑ROM/laser swaps, recapping, RGB/video mods, Unibios installs, region/switchless mods and other restoration and upgrade work. The site shows examples and customer testimonials confirming mail-in repairs and commissioned projects.

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.