Repairs In Leeds

Can anyone recommend a good repairer of hi-fi in Leeds specifically for an
Arcam CD player?
The one exception to this will be the repairer that Image Hi-Fi of
Headingley uses. The reason is that I took the Arcam Alpha 5 CD player along
with an Arcam Delta 290 amplifier to them a year or two ago. The CD player
jumped tracks especially on the first track and the amplifier had one
channel distorting on one of the inputs. When they were returned I was told
no fault was found with the CD player and the input selector switch had been
replaced to the amplifier. However the fault was still present on the CD
player and there was now distortion on all inputs on the amplifier. I took
both items back (I'd secretly marked the input switch!) and on the return
was again told that no faults had been found. Again the CD player still had
the fault but the amplifier had some distortion on both channels to one of
the inputs. This I discovered was due to faulty soldering which I rectified
myself and the input switch had again been replaced despite a claim of no
fault being found. I took the CD player back for a third time and again it
came back with no fault found and that I'd be charged if there wasn't any
fault found again.
You can now appreciate my reluctance to go back to the repairer that Image
Hi-Fi use. They're a good retailer but don't seem to have a very good
repairer on their books.
The fault has now got progressively worse and now skips for the first 2-3
tracks and I think that the tracking laser is at fault. If I knew that was
definitely the case then I'd replace it myself especially when considering
the last repairs supposedly carried out.
Any help or recommendations will be appreciated.

Stephen

"Stephen" wrote in message
...
Can anyone recommend a good repairer of hi-fi in Leeds specifically for an
Arcam CD player?
The one exception to this will be the repairer that Image Hi-Fi of
Headingley uses. The reason is that I took the Arcam Alpha 5 CD player
along
with an Arcam Delta 290 amplifier to them a year or two ago. The CD player
jumped tracks especially on the first track and the amplifier had one
channel distorting on one of the inputs. When they were returned I was
told
no fault was found with the CD player and the input selector switch had
been
replaced to the amplifier. However the fault was still present on the CD
player and there was now distortion on all inputs on the amplifier. I took
both items back (I'd secretly marked the input switch!) and on the return
was again told that no faults had been found. Again the CD player still
had
the fault but the amplifier had some distortion on both channels to one of
the inputs. This I discovered was due to faulty soldering which I
rectified
myself and the input switch had again been replaced despite a claim of no
fault being found. I took the CD player back for a third time and again it
came back with no fault found and that I'd be charged if there wasn't any
fault found again.
You can now appreciate my reluctance to go back to the repairer that Image
Hi-Fi use. They're a good retailer but don't seem to have a very good
repairer on their books.
The fault has now got progressively worse and now skips for the first 2-3
tracks and I think that the tracking laser is at fault. If I knew that was
definitely the case then I'd replace it myself especially when considering
the last repairs supposedly carried out.
Any help or recommendations will be appreciated.

Stephen



There used to be an outfit in Kildare Terrace - don't know if they're still
there - or Richer Sounds have a national service dept.


--
Woody

"harrogate" wrote in message
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There used to be an outfit in Kildare Terrace - don't know if they're
still
there - or Richer Sounds have a national service dept.


Clutching at straws here as you're from Harrogate is there a repairer here
as I'm not aware of any. That's the reason I specified Leeds as there more
chance of one there.
I'll certainly check out Richer Sounds though. I was only in there on
Saturday having a browse too. Well the bus stop is right outside especially
with the posh new double deck bus now running with comfy leather seats!

"harrogate" wrote in message
news

snipped

There used to be an outfit in Kildare Terrace - don't know if they're
still
there - or Richer Sounds have a national service dept.


Clutching at straws here as you're from Harrogate is there a repairer here
as I'm not aware of any. That's the reason I specified Leeds as there more
chance of one there.
I'll certainly check out Richer Sounds though. I was only in there on
Saturday having a browse too. Well the bus stop is right outside especially
with the posh new double deck bus now running with comfy leather seats!

"Stephen" wrote in message
...
Can anyone recommend a good repairer of hi-fi in Leeds specifically for an
Arcam CD player?
The one exception to this will be the repairer that Image Hi-Fi of
Headingley uses. The reason is that I took the Arcam Alpha 5 CD player
along
with an Arcam Delta 290 amplifier to them a year or two ago. The CD player
jumped tracks especially on the first track and the amplifier had one
channel distorting on one of the inputs. When they were returned I was
told
no fault was found with the CD player and the input selector switch had
been
replaced to the amplifier. However the fault was still present on the CD
player and there was now distortion on all inputs on the amplifier. I took
both items back (I'd secretly marked the input switch!) and on the return
was again told that no faults had been found. Again the CD player still
had
the fault but the amplifier had some distortion on both channels to one of
the inputs. This I discovered was due to faulty soldering which I
rectified
myself and the input switch had again been replaced despite a claim of no
fault being found. I took the CD player back for a third time and again it
came back with no fault found and that I'd be charged if there wasn't any
fault found again.
You can now appreciate my reluctance to go back to the repairer that Image
Hi-Fi use. They're a good retailer but don't seem to have a very good
repairer on their books.
The fault has now got progressively worse and now skips for the first 2-3
tracks and I think that the tracking laser is at fault. If I knew that was
definitely the case then I'd replace it myself especially when considering
the last repairs supposedly carried out.
Any help or recommendations will be appreciated.

Stephen



There used to be an outfit in Kildare Terrace - don't know if they're still
there - or Richer Sounds have a national service dept.


--
Woody

In article , Stephen
writes
Can anyone recommend a good repairer of hi-fi in Leeds specifically for an
Arcam CD player?
The one exception to this will be the repairer that Image Hi-Fi of
Headingley uses. The reason is that I took the Arcam Alpha 5 CD player along
with an Arcam Delta 290 amplifier to them a year or two ago. The CD player
jumped tracks especially on the first track and the amplifier had one
channel distorting on one of the inputs. When they were returned I was told
no fault was found with the CD player and the input selector switch had been
replaced to the amplifier. However the fault was still present on the CD
player and there was now distortion on all inputs on the amplifier. I took
both items back (I'd secretly marked the input switch!) and on the return
was again told that no faults had been found. Again the CD player still had
the fault but the amplifier had some distortion on both channels to one of
the inputs. This I discovered was due to faulty soldering which I rectified
myself and the input switch had again been replaced despite a claim of no
fault being found. I took the CD player back for a third time and again it
came back with no fault found and that I'd be charged if there wasn't any
fault found again.
You can now appreciate my reluctance to go back to the repairer that Image
Hi-Fi use. They're a good retailer but don't seem to have a very good
repairer on their books.
The fault has now got progressively worse and now skips for the first 2-3
tracks and I think that the tracking laser is at fault. If I knew that was
definitely the case then I'd replace it myself especially when considering
the last repairs supposedly carried out.
Any help or recommendations will be appreciated.

Stephen



Why not send it back to Arcam or e-mail them for advice. No one usually
knows its equipment better than the ones who make it!..
--
Tony Sayer

In article , Stephen
writes
Can anyone recommend a good repairer of hi-fi in Leeds specifically for an
Arcam CD player?
The one exception to this will be the repairer that Image Hi-Fi of
Headingley uses. The reason is that I took the Arcam Alpha 5 CD player along
with an Arcam Delta 290 amplifier to them a year or two ago. The CD player
jumped tracks especially on the first track and the amplifier had one
channel distorting on one of the inputs. When they were returned I was told
no fault was found with the CD player and the input selector switch had been
replaced to the amplifier. However the fault was still present on the CD
player and there was now distortion on all inputs on the amplifier. I took
both items back (I'd secretly marked the input switch!) and on the return
was again told that no faults had been found. Again the CD player still had
the fault but the amplifier had some distortion on both channels to one of
the inputs. This I discovered was due to faulty soldering which I rectified
myself and the input switch had again been replaced despite a claim of no
fault being found. I took the CD player back for a third time and again it
came back with no fault found and that I'd be charged if there wasn't any
fault found again.
You can now appreciate my reluctance to go back to the repairer that Image
Hi-Fi use. They're a good retailer but don't seem to have a very good
repairer on their books.
The fault has now got progressively worse and now skips for the first 2-3
tracks and I think that the tracking laser is at fault. If I knew that was
definitely the case then I'd replace it myself especially when considering
the last repairs supposedly carried out.
Any help or recommendations will be appreciated.

Stephen



Why not send it back to Arcam or e-mail them for advice. No one usually
knows its equipment better than the ones who make it!..
--
Tony Sayer

Reminds me of when a friend took his dead Denon CDP back to the shop he
bought it from.

"That's what you get using cheap CDs"

Classic!

--
Jim H jh
@333
.org

Reminds me of when a friend took his dead Denon CDP back to the shop he
bought it from.

"That's what you get using cheap CDs"

Classic!

--
Jim H jh
@333
.org

Hi,

We are not exactly in Leeds but we do have a very good workshop on-site at
our Gateshead store. If you speak to Arcam I`m sure they would recommend
us. We are authorised to repair Naim Audio (yes that`s right), Quad, Rega,
Musical Fidelity, Meridian etc........


Regards,

Mark


--
Mark J. Ryan
(Sales & Support)
Lintone Audio Ltd.
7-11 Park Lane
Gateshead
NE8 3JW

www.lintone.co.uk
Tel. 0191 4774167