The Retro Directory

NEAL cassette deck repairs

Eastcote, London

London Sound (run by Mike Solomons) is a specialist vintage hi‑fi and NEAL cassette deck repair workshop based in Eastcote, London. They offer free estimates, mail‑in repairs, bespoke parts fabrication (eg. belts), full overhauls and valve equipment restoration, with a written 12‑month guarantee on repairs.

Nintendo NES TuneUp & Restoration Service - RetroFixes LLC

Rocky Point

RetroFixes LLC (US) provides mail-in restoration, repair and video/RGB upgrade services for classic consoles and vintage computers. Services include NES tune-ups, RGB and composite video mods (NES, SNES, N64, etc.), console refurbishment, battery/save installations, shell replacement and parts/kits for machines like Commodore 64, Apple II and early Macintosh models.

OLDAMPS - Valve amplifier repairs & guitar amp service, restoration Sheffield UK

Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Sheffield-based specialist in valve (tube) amplifier and vintage guitar-amp repair, servicing and restoration. Services include diagnostics and fault-finding, recapping, overhauls, biasing and noise/hum reduction, plus sympathetic modifications and conversions for classic brands such as Vox, Fender, Marshall, Hiwatt, Watkins/WEM and Orange.

Personal Cassette Player Repair - Fix Tech Fast

Fix Tech Fast is a UK electronics service centre offering specialist repairs for personal cassette players and other portable audio equipment. They handle common vintage faults (drive belts/idlers, bearings, worn rollers), battery and jack repairs, water-damage recovery and offer diagnostics, express turnaround, micro-soldering and a mailed-in repair service with warranty options.

Repairs – Deco Audio Shop

Tring

Deco Audio Shop is a UK hi‑fi specialist offering online retail, in‑store repairs and full restorations of analogue and digital hi‑fi equipment. Their in‑house engineer services turntables (mechanical and electronic), fits cartridges, repairs CD players (including laser replacement), re-caps and repairs amplifiers (solid state and valve), re-foams and repairs speakers, and performs cable reterminations. They also manufacture their own Deco Audio range of phono stages, DACs, power supplies and cables.

Repairs and Servicing on PA, Lighting and Sound Equipment

Retford, Nottinghamshire

EES Showhire (Retford) offers component-level repairs and servicing for professional audio, lighting and vintage hi‑fi. Services include valve/tube amplifier servicing, turntable overhaul, PA speaker restoration, DJ and microphone repairs, PAT testing and nationwide on‑site field engineering for venues and installed systems. Workshop drop‑off available for local customers.

Retro Game Museum – Retro Game Museum

Retro Game Museum houses one of the UK’s largest private retro game collections, covering systems from the 1972 Magnavox Odyssey through 1980s/1990s consoles (Mega Drive, SNES, NeoGeo AES, N64 Disc Drive etc.). The venue runs museum displays, offers corporate/event hire packages and periodically sells consoles and games from its catalogue.

RETRO HI-FI SYSTEM - Quality Dream Audio

Ripe, East Sussex

Family-run UK specialist in pre-owned Bang & Olufsen audio offering sales of serviced vintage Beogram/Beosystem components, a dedicated repairs workshop (free diagnosis), speaker recovering/refoaming, spare parts sourcing and nationwide/Europe shipping; visits by appointment.

Retro Reproduction - Repairs

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Edinburgh-based Retro Reproduction buys, sells and restores vintage hi‑fi. Established 1997, they stock turntables, valve and solid‑state amplifiers, speakers, cassette decks and open‑reel machines, and offer specialist repair, refurbishment and upgrades (including tonearm rewires, cartridge fitting, laser replacement and reel‑to‑reel servicing). They provide free estimates, national/international shipping and handle delicate packing for mailed items.

Retro Workshop

Hythe, Hampshire

Retro Workshop is a Hythe-based specialist workshop restoring and repairing vintage electronics (circa 1930–1985). They focus on valve (tube) equipment — radios, hi‑fi and guitar amplifiers — offering restoration, safety checks, valve testing and access to NOS valves and parts.

Services - Vintage Audio London

Wealdstone, London

Specialist vintage audio service in North London focusing on reel-to-reel tape recorders, cassette decks, turntables, amplifiers, speakers and vintage synths. Offers restorations, calibrations and parts replacement, buys or accepts donations of faulty or working equipment, and occasionally lists items for sale.

Servicing - Retrotech Audio - Vintage Audio

Specialist vintage hi‑fi service and repair workshop. Retrotech Audio offers expert servicing for valve (tube) and solid‑state equipment, turntables and loudspeakers, including speaker surround re‑foaming, sourcing original or equivalent parts, and UK collection/delivery. Team includes ex‑BBC and brand‑specific technicians.