Service & repair
Repairs that bring classics Back to Life
We love vintage audio equipment here at RPM and nothing gives us greater pleasure than being able to bring classic equipment back into service.
Our technicians have repaired well over a thousand items in the last five years and we are justifiably proud of our reputation and online customer reviews.
We have around 90% success rate and I can honestly say if we can't repair something it's usually because a component has failed which is made of purest unobtainium.
We try our best to turn around repairs within two weeks although inevitably sometimes backlogs build up and sometimes it takes literally months for replacement parts to arrive from international suppliers.
We also have the advantage of being able to 3D print some unobtainable parts (cogs, levers, etc) although this can take longer than we'd like...
Rest assured if we can't fix it it's not through lack of trying!
Ask us first
Contact us first with a photo, make/model, description of fault and how long since it was last working.
What we repair
- All makes of hi-fi sympathetically repaired or refurbished
- Technics 1200 specialists
- Turntables: from a full strip-down and rebuild
- Amplifiers, including recapping
- Tape decks and reel-to-reel
- Loudspeaker crossover upgrades
- In-store fitting and upgrades, and an "at-home" installation service
- Loan equipment while yours is being repaired, plus collection and delivery
We can also take a look at
- DJ mixers (not controllers unfortunately)
- Minidisc players
- DAT players
- Tuners
- DACs
- Phono stages
- FM tuners (DAB can be problematic)
- Some portable radios
Sorry, but we can't help with
- Music centres
- Radiograms
- Stack systems with ribbon connectors
- Dansette style portables
- Most modern portables with Bluetooth etc
- Pro audio equipment
- PA equipment
- Things you've bought from eBay that don't work (send it back!)
- Things your mate has tried to fix and are in bits
- Items with obvious rust/water/fire damage
Speakers
- We can diagnose faults and supply and fit replacement drivers (subject to availability)
- Currently I don't have anyone who can refoam/repair drivers
- We're happy to discuss re-capping crossovers etc
- Replacing or updating connectors - no problem
- Powered speakers - we can take a look but we don't do powered PA speakers I'm afraid
- Sorry we can't help with Bluetooth speakers or "party" speakers
- I can put you in touch with furniture restorers who can quote for refurbishing speaker cabinets
From the bench
What customers say
“I needed someone to repair my reel to reel tape recorder and I found Rpm on line. He offered a no fix no fee arrangement which was more than fair. In the event he repaired my machine at a very reasonable price and found me a couple of 10 inch reels to go with it.”Ray C.
“Took my 35 year old amp in for repair. Had it back within 3 days in working order, delivered to my door. Very reasonable price for repair. Shop is amazing and Richard is a top bloke. Great service.”Andrew B.
“Above and Beyond service from Richard who also came to mine and did a home visit to fit a new cartridge to my deck with excellent sonic results.”Mike G.