The Retro Directory

Audiojumble | Second-hand and vintage hi-fi

Crawley, West Sussex

Audiojumble is the UK’s long‑running annual second‑hand and vintage hi‑fi event. Held at the K2 Crawley, the one‑day show features 150–200+ stalls offering turntables, valve and solid‑state amplifiers, speakers, reel‑to‑reel and cassette machines, records, valves, cables and other vintage audio components — a major meet for hi‑fi enthusiasts and dealers.

Back to the Past Swindon | Retro & VIntage Buy & Sell Specialists

Swindon

Back to the Past Swindon is a Gorse Hill-based retro & vintage buy‑and‑sell specialist. They stock and purchase 1970s–1990s items including vintage computers, consoles and games, handheld electronic games, toys, Walkmans and cassette players, hi‑fi and vinyl. The business runs a physical shop (open most Thurs–Sat), offers written valuations, collection purchases and film scanning/conversion services, and sells to worldwide collectors.

BEO Repairs | vintage bang and olufsen repairs

Market Drayton, Shropshire

BEO Repairs is a UK specialist in vintage Bang & Olufsen audio (mid‑1960s to mid‑1990s). Services include repairs, full servicing and restoration of Beograms, Beomasters, Beolits, Beocords, Beocentres, Beovox and Beolab speakers; parts supply; and buying & selling serviced machines. Based in Market Drayton, Shropshire, they accept UK drop‑offs/collections by arrangement and can ship items.

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.

Broken Audio Tape Repair Restoration Services - AV Transfer

Mill Hill, London

AV Transfer (Mill Hill, London) provides broken tape repair and media-transfer services for legacy formats. They repair and restore audio and video tapes to enable transfers to CD, MP3, DVD or modern file formats, and also handle vinyl and reel-to-reel conversions. Accepts posted items and customer drop-offs for transfer and restoration work.

Broken Video Tapes Fixed and Repaired -London

London, Greater London

London Video & Cine is a Highgate-based specialist studio repairing broken or damaged video cassettes (VHS, Betamax, Video8/Hi8, MiniDV, U-matic, Betacam and more) and transferring them to digital files (MP4/AVI). They offer cassette housing repair, replacement pro cassettes, PAL/NTSC conversion, cine-film and photo scanning, plus AI-based noise reduction, colour restoration and upscaling. Typical tape repair + transfer is quoted at £50 per tape with a usual turnaround of around 10 working days and a 24-hour rush option.

Buy Retro Games and Consoles at ConsoleMAD

ConsoleMAD is a UK online retro games shop offering thousands of titles and consoles across 30+ formats (Atari, Commodore, ZX Spectrum, Nintendo, Sega, Sony and more). Stock includes cartridge, cassette, disk and disc-era games plus occasional memorabilia and clearance deals. Ships to UK addresses and lists options for selling games.

Cassette Deck Service | Vintage Hi-Fi Repair & Restoration Europe

Ljubljana

Specialist European workshop (based in Ljubljana, Slovenia) offering professional repair, 28‑step servicing and full mechanical restoration of vintage cassette decks, reel‑to‑reel machines and classic hi‑fi. Over 30 years' experience, factory‑level calibration using original Nakamichi reference tools, worldwide shipping and a webshop for rare calibration units, dust covers and parts. (Service currently paused — check site for reopening.)

Cassette player repairs, AB Repair | Morpeth

Morpeth

AB Repair (Morpeth) is an online specialist repairing and refurbishing retro electronics. Their site documents services and guides for cassette players, CRT TVs/monitors, Sega Game Gear LCD repairs, MiniDisc/Pocket MD audio mods and other retro PC/tech items. They also sell tested refurbished devices via an online shop and provide technical guides and PCB/board repair services.

Cassette Player/Walkman Repair Service

Mail-in specialist repairing and mechanically restoring vintage portable cassette players, with a focus on Sony Walkman models (eg. TPS-L2, WM-10, WM-F10). Services include belt/idler replacement, head cleaning and demagnetising, lubrication and speed calibration, plus deeper restorations and electrical diagnostics quoted after inspection. Diagnostic deposit required; typical repairs £125–£195 and turnaround is around 2–3 weeks after receipt.

Cassette Repair and Maintenance

Vintage-Electronics.net specialises in parts, kits and technical advice for 20th‑century audio equipment — especially cassette decks, turntables and reel‑to‑reel gear. The site sells replacement belts, lamp kits, pinch rollers and related components, hosts service manuals and detailed maintenance guides, and links to partner repair centres.