The Retro Directory

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.

Armstrong Audio | Vintage & Retro Audio Repair ... - London

Walthamstow, London

Walthamstow-based specialist repair workshop for vintage and retro audio (c.1960–2000). Armstrong Audio undertakes diagnostics, repairs and restoration of turntables, amplifiers, reel-to-reel machines and studio/audiophile equipment by appointment, with a quoted pricing structure, 6-month warranty and on-site drop-off/collection hours.

Audio Cassette Recovery to Digital Conversion Services

Mill Hill, Greater London

Media SOS (Mill Hill, London) — specialist media preservation and digitisation service handling audio cassette repair and recovery, reel-to-reel, DAT and legacy video formats plus vinyl and photo/film scanning. Services include mould and sticky‑tape recovery, baking, splicing, noise reduction and azimuth adjustment, with delivery as MP3/WAV/CD/USB or downloadable files. Offers free diagnostics, mail-in orders and an open unit with weekday opening hours.

Audio Cassette Repair Fife | Repair your damaged audio tapes

Kirkcaldy, Fife

G.H.S Media (Kirkcaldy, Fife) specialises in repair and restoration of vintage audio and video tape formats — audio cassettes and reels plus VHS, Betamax, Video2000, VHS‑C, Hi8, MiniDV and professional Betacam/DVCam. Services include tape splicing, leader attachment, cassette/video re-housing, mould removal and transfers to DVD/USB/digital. They also offer photo/negative scanning and disc duplication.

Audio Transfer Liverpool | CD or MP3, WAV, AIFF Files

Kirkcaldy, Fife

Transfer Audio (Kirkcaldy) digitises vintage audio formats — vinyl (33/45/78), 1/4" reels, compact/micro/mini cassettes, Minidisc, DAT and 8‑track — to CD, WAV/AIFF/MP3, USB or downloadable links. They use professional, well‑maintained analogue and digital decks, offer noise reduction as standard, provide reel/cassette repair and splicing, accept posted orders across the UK and allow local drop‑offs/collections from their studio.

Audio transfer services - Happy Ireland Productions

Belfast

Happy Ireland Productions is an Irish media transfer and restoration service specialising in digitising analogue audio and video formats. They convert cassette tapes, vinyl, MiniDisc, DAT, reel‑to‑reel and 8‑track to CD/USB/MP3, and transfer VHS, S‑VHS, VHS‑C, Hi8, Digital8, MiniDV, Betamax, U‑Matic and cine film to DVD or digital files. Services include restoration, film repair, photo/slide scanning and disc duplication; main studio in Belfast with over 200 partner drop‑off outlets across Ireland.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Hear Audio

Lewes, East Sussex

Lewes (East Sussex) based specialist repairing, servicing and upgrading high‑end and vintage hi‑fi and audio/video equipment. Services include repairs, servicing, valve biasing, reel‑to‑reel and cassette deck work, turntable setup and speaker repairs. Sells pre‑owned hi‑fi kit and bespoke 'Witchcraft' cables, and offers UK shipping.