The Retro Directory

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.

Sinclair Repairs & Servicing

DataServe Retro is an online vintage computer specialist focused on 1970s–1990s home micros. The site offers systems, manuals, system software, spares and peripherals for platforms such as Sinclair (ZX80/81/Spectrum/QL), BBC/Acorn, Amstrad, Commodore, Atari and more; sells media (floppy disks, cartridges, cassettes) and vintage audio/cassette spares, and provides Sinclair-specific servicing and repair information/services with shipping.

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.

SS Radio – the repair people since 1938

Wallasey, Merseyside

SS Radio is a long-established Wallasey repair specialist (trading since 1938) offering workshop servicing and restoration of classic audio equipment — including cassette decks, CD players, turntables, reel-to-reel machines, valve and transistor amplifiers — plus amplifier/speaker repair, DJ gear (notably Pioneer CDJ) servicing, TV and Smart TV repairs, and insurance/engineers' reports.

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.

The Jim Austin Computer Collection

Fimber, East Riding of Yorkshire

The Jim Austin Computer Collection (The Computer Sheds) is a private museum in Fimber, East Yorkshire, with over 1,500 computers and thousands of related artifacts spanning the history of computing. Open to the public by guided tour (donation requested), the collection includes mainframes, Cray supercomputers, DEC machines, Altair 8800s, early calculators and many rarities. Tours and volunteer opportunities are available by arrangement.

The National Museum of Computing

Milton Keynes

The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park houses the world’s largest collection of working historic computers, spanning wartime machines like Colossus through mainframes to 1980s personal computing. Open to the public with guided tours, events and learning programmes, the museum also runs conservation projects, offers vintage computer hire and operates an online shop selling books, prints and memorabilia.

Turntable and Mixer Fixers | Brighton UK | Collection | Turntable Servicing | Turntable Repair | Mixer Repair | Technics Repair

Brighton

Brighton-based specialist repairing and servicing turntables and DJ mixers, with a focus on Technics and classic vinyl hardware. Offers a full 15-point turntable service (cleaning, lubrication, calibration), modifications, cartridge/stylus work and a daily collection & delivery run (free on Wednesdays). Fast turnaround and a one-year guarantee on repairs.

Turntable Servicing and Repairs | Reel Time Cardiff

Cardiff, Cardiff

Reel Time Cardiff (operator Meurig Hailstone) provides specialist vintage hi‑fi services in South Wales: turntable and suitcase record player servicing, vintage cassette deck repair, analogue-to-digital transfers (vinyl/78s, reel-to-reel, cassettes, Minidisc, DAT) and professional audio mastering/restoration. Visits and drop-offs are by appointment; note turntable and cassette servicing is currently paused until early 2025. Contact by phone for enquiries.

TV, DVD, HI-FI & Video Repairs in North West London

North West London

Independent North West London specialist repairing and restoring vintage audio and electronics. Michael Maurice Repairs handles record players, radiograms, cassette and reel‑to‑reel tape machines, CRT TVs and VHS/video recorders, offers on‑site assessments and workshop servicing, and sells refurbished vintage hi‑fi equipment.

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Westcliff on Sea, Essex

Home Entertainment Services (Westcliff-on-Sea) is an independent repair and media‑transfer workshop specialising in televisions (CRT, projection, Plasma, LCD, LED), hi‑fi and legacy video/audio formats. They repair cassette decks, amplifiers, tuners, Minidisc equipment and offer transfers/duplication from VHS, VHSC, Betamax, 8mm, V2000, LaserDisc and DV to DVD, plus cassette/reel-to-reel to CD. Local collection/delivery, home visits and mail-in shipping are available across Essex.

VHS recorders, Hi-Fi systems, cassette decks repair London | E17 Electronics

London

E17 Electronics — a London-based specialist repairing and refurbishing retro audio/video kit. Services include VCR/VCR‑DVD/HDD recorder repairs (Panasonic, Toshiba, Sony, LG etc.), cassette deck and Walkman restoration, radio and Hi‑Fi/home‑cinema servicing, plus VHS/Hi8 tape-to-digital conversion. They sell professionally refurbished VCR/DVD/HDD recorders and tapes online with UK delivery and offer collection/mail-in repairs from their shop at 186A Blackhorse Lane, E17.