I was given an old family piece: a record player console from the late 1950s. It wasn't working, so…read moreI started calling local places. Alpha Tech works on turntables, not consoles. They wouldn't let me bring the (small) console in. They had me detach the turntable from it. That took a few minutes, as I had to tear some wires away from the plastic pieces that were glued to the console, and I also had to figure out where the wires were plugged in--no easy fear for this av-clueless one. But I got it done. When I took the turntable in, I was told it would be a $50 deposit for diagnostics and that could go towards repair if it is indeed reparable. That's fair. I got a call a day or two later and was told it was reparable and I was given an estimate. The amount wasn't for the faint of heart, but if I were faint of heart I'd not have accepted the item from the relative. My main concern was that there could be something wrong with the console and I'd have sunk a few hundred dollars to repair a turntable and for naught. They used to send such business over to someone in Belleville, but he's retiring. Ed told me that they would help me if that happened. So I felt fine moving forward. A few days later, I got the call and the total due. I came and picked it up. Has a conversation with Kevin, who was able to explain how to use the turntable, like how to switch the needle over for the different speeds and that I could stack multiple records at a time. I had no idea! What a revolutionary thing for when I listen to my 78s!! Then I got home and had a problem: I couldn't find where to connect one of the two wires I'd had to unhook. And I looked hard. Took pics and sent to my familial tech support person. No go. It was the wire for the speakers. I could tell because the turntable worked but the sound was so very quiet. So I called Alpha Tech and for Ed. He seemed surprised/amused that I couldn't find where the wire went. Sounded regretful that I hadn't taken a picture. Tried to troubleshoot by suggesting I look near the tubes. Laughed at one point. That irritated me a little: you are the expert, you have me take the thing apart, you say you're going to be there if I need you, I give you nearly $300, and I've got an admittedly stupid-sounding problem... Throw me a bone here and don't laugh. Well, I was thrown a bone. I was told I could bring the thing in and he would look. I was glad of that. For the record, the place was not near the tubes. I had to flip the thing upside down, scratching the top, and then I saw that in the front of one metal box-thing, where I could not see when it was right side up, was the port for that wire. I'm relieved the console is fine. As I write this, I'm realizing it how upset I'd be now if it had not been fine. Waste money or more money owed. Yikes. I took a risk. Anyway, it works. Sounds good! I got what I came for. I would absolutely go to Alpha Tech again. My tip for improvement for Alpha Tech is allow people to bring in their consoles. If their consoles are end table-sized rather than buffet-sized, it won't take up much space. If the consoles are bigger, create a wait list.

If you want your reel to reel even looked at, it has to be one of the name brand models. I've…read morecalled twice and they won't even touch my AKAI because it's "low end". I thought everyone's money is green. I guess not.

Absolutely fantastic, no question as to his professionalism. Down to earth and takes his time with…read moreyou, helps you to understand what is going on with your equipment. Honest and absolutely the best.

From the owner: 20 plus years experience with electronics and hi-fi audio equipment. We specialize in repairs and…read moresales of vintage stereo and audio equipment. From tube replacement real to reel head replacement to a full rebuilt and refurbish of your tuner, amplifier, tape deck, turntable, equalizer and speakers. We do it all and bring your equipment back to life.

Wolf's is always great for any computer service. Will always choose them first. Even if it is not a…read morecomplex issue, super helpful and honest.

James has a very fast turn around time and very reasonable prices, very friendly too. 100%…read morerecommend.

Here's a service I had at Winston for a baby Technics. $8 lamps? (These normally run a $1)…read more$6 for consumables? (Did the few pots on the unit really take an Entire can of cleaner?? $72 overall for a simple cleaning. Also it wasn't put back together properly and some screws were stripped / "angled" back in. The light diffusion shield behind the dial came back bent.

Had an issue with my whole house speaker amplifier. No guarantees but after a few weeks BAM! got it…read moreback home working great. AND very reasonable costs.

These guys were awesome. I even brought my own Amazon LCD replacement and they used it so I didn't…read morehave to pay extra. They dropped ever to help me and fixed my phone in less than 10 minutes.

I purchased a used iMac from this location yet less than a year ago from my son at college and he…read morebegan to have an issue with the screen dimming. I went back to the guy to look at it. He offers no apologies and no repairs. Was going to charge full price to fix the problem. I wouldn't use the shop again if I had to. I wouldn't recommend purchasing anything from the shop that has been repaired because he will not stand by it. Kye, if I was interested in what Best Buy would do I would have gone to Best Buy. You're a small business which I typically try to patronize and they typically do better by their customers than the big box stores but in this case you don't. Not a problem for me. I'll just go there moving forward and tell everyone that I know to do the same. Have a nice day.

My cell phone battery would not hold a charge and the battery health on my settings said it was…read moreseriously degraded. Getting a new cell phone wasn't an option, so I decided to try Dr. Fix It and I am very pleased with the result! Dr. Fixit replaced the battery in my IPhone 6s for a very reasonable cost and in a very timely manner. He is very personable, knowledgeable and professional. Dr. Fixit did a great job. The process was convenient and so easy! He also offered to recycle my old battery, so I didn't have to worry about it. My battery health is now 100%. I'm really glad Dr. Fixit was able to replace my battery for a fraction of what it would've cost to replace the phone.

From the owner: Full service cellphone and computer remote repair facility. We can fix broken screens, charging…read moreissues, and just about anything else you can throw at us. We also repair game consoles, some appliances and other small gadgets.

Fast service and very helpful. The guy that helped me out seemed very knowledgeable. I thought I…read moremight have to replace my phone but they were able to fix me up !

I got a front and back screen replacement on my iPhone 14 here yesterday. It looks like they gave…read moreme a brand new phone, I can't believe what a great job they did.