I'm a bit of an audiophile. I don't drop $5,000 on an amplifier, but I try to buy good gear when I buy it. I've had a Yamaha amplifier and carousal-style cd player since 1992-93 which I bought when I was stationed in Germany with the Air Force. I spent about 3/4th of a month's pay to buy those two, not counting the Klipsch speakers I bought to go with them.
So when the amp started having a crackle in the audio years ago, I tried everything I could think of to clean it. I used to work at an audio parts company and still had friends there, so I purchased cleaner and gave it my all, but the amp was just not to be fixed. So they got stowed away for the better part of 6 years.
Recently, I pulled out the CD player and hooked it up only to discover the tray would no longer eject or move at all really.
After that I spent some time thinking about getting rid of my old audio gear, but then I realized they were nearly antiques and that made me really want to get them working again.
I found Audiowright on Yelp, called them up, and dropped off my equipment about a month and a half ago. I didn't have high hopes as the gear was old. How could you find parts for any of this?
Well the guys at Audiowright recognized right off that my amp had been one with a faulty selector switch. And promised to give my CD player a good look over to see what was wrong with it (a broken belt).
There were parts to be ordered and shipped from Japan and a lot of cleaning to do, and they did a great job of pulling it all together.
$200 later I have my two favorite pieces of audio equipment back and playing in pristine condition. Listening to Radiohead and Miles Davis, I would swear they sound better than when I first bought them and rocked the block during balcony parties at the dorm on Sembach Air Base.
Some may balk at the cost, but I absolutely got my money's worth. If you love your electronics the way I do and only buy quality stuff, Audiowright is the place to take it when it needs some tender loving care. read more