I am an elderly and totally non technical individual, and recently, but
quite characteristically managed to muck up the settings for the
dvd/amplifier connection in my system. Thos was set up for me by a friend
who is now overseas. I rang a local (Camden Town) Hi Fi shop and asked
their rates. Minimum call out $47.50 plus VAT, and £1 per minute after 20
minutes! Quite apart from the cost being prohibitive, if the man comes out
and is incompetent, he can charge for his own lack of skill!
Does anyone know of someone who would be reasonable in their charges? I
stress that almost certainly this is a 5 minute job, occasioned by my
abysmal ignorance. Even if it cost £30 or £40 I wouldn't mind, but an open
chequw is out of the qiestion for an OAP.

Thanks

Peter Cartwright 0207 2094162

Peter Cartwright wrote:
Does anyone know of someone who would be
reasonable in their charges? I stress that almost certainly this is a
5 minute job, occasioned by my abysmal ignorance. Even if it cost £30
or £40 I wouldn't mind, but an open chequw is out of the qiestion for
an OAP.


Walk into your local Dixons and chat up a salesman. He will almost
certainly need the money.

Peter Cartwright wrote:

I am an elderly and totally non technical individual, and recently, but
quite characteristically managed to muck up the settings for the
dvd/amplifier connection in my system. Thos was set up for me by a friend
who is now overseas. I rang a local (Camden Town) Hi Fi shop and asked
their rates. Minimum call out $47.50 plus VAT, and £1 per minute after 20
minutes! Quite apart from the cost being prohibitive, if the man comes out
and is incompetent, he can charge for his own lack of skill!
Does anyone know of someone who would be reasonable in their charges?
I
stress that almost certainly this is a 5 minute job, occasioned by my
abysmal ignorance. Even if it cost £30 or £40 I wouldn't mind, but an open
chequw is out of the qiestion for an OAP.

Thanks

Peter Cartwright 0207 2094162

Whereabouts are you Peter?

Ian

Peter Cartwright wrote:

I am an elderly and totally non technical individual, and recently, but
quite characteristically managed to muck up the settings for the
dvd/amplifier connection in my system.

I am roughly in the same boat as Peter, looking for somebody who
is willing to pop round and help sort out my system for a few
pounds and a pint (Fullers or Youngs??).

Basically, I acquired a Bang & Olufsen sound system at our local
Jumble Sale - a Beocenter 2200 {Radio/Cassette/Record Deck} and
a Beogram CDX2 {CD Player} for £50 the pair plus a pair of
Amstrad Speakers thrown in for good measure. The Beocenter &
Beogram are over 20 years old, and have applied on the Beoworld
web site for the Manuals.

Beocenter-wise, the Cassette player needs a new belt, and at some
stage I will have to have a new one fitted (not important at the
moment) plus having the stylus re-tipped. The Radio & Record
Deck work fine - The Beogram works fine as well when connected
to the Beocenter.

In order to "flaunt" the system a little, I have also recently bought a
pair of Beovox Loudspeakers (The X25's - not very "State of the
Art", but good enough as a temporary measure). Having found
some wall brackets for them and mounted them on the wall, I am
suddenly experiencing problems.

With both L & R speakers, the Radio part is fine (connected to L &
R Speaker Outlets 1) - the L speaker goes silent (apart from a hiss)
when I try the Record Deck - and also when using the Beogram CD
Player.

Have tied various combinations (4 speaker sockets - L & R 1 and L
& R 2) - to get sound from both speakers, I have to connect 1
speaker to R1, and the other (L speaker) to R2.....

Can't understand why the Radio part worked OK when connected
to Speaker Outlet 1 L & R, but not anything else.

The Amstrads seemed to work fine, but are too heavy to be wall-
mounted. Cat problems......

Any help offered would be gratefully received from somebody very
rapidly approaching Peter's pensionable age.

Derry Barbour

PS - also am looking for some spare parts for a Revox B77 reel-reel
tape recorder (got for a snip at a previous Jumble sale...)

{Maybe I should curb my enthusiasm for acquiring "toys" which do
not completely work fully and go for more modern stuff from
Dixons or Comet instead ?? } - Or am I just an unreconstructed
Magpie ??
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Hmm - Sheena Barbour, that rings a bell. Rhinegold? I'm one of your
contributors. I only mess about with valves, but you can contact
and see if he can help. Best Wishes, Andy Evans (Arts
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Derry & Sheena Barbour wrote:

Peter Cartwright wrote:

I am an elderly and totally non technical individual, and recently, but
quite characteristically managed to muck up the settings for the
dvd/amplifier connection in my system.

I am roughly in the same boat as Peter, looking for somebody who
is willing to pop round and help sort out my system for a few
pounds and a pint (Fullers or Youngs??).

....

With both L & R speakers, the Radio part is fine (connected to L &
R Speaker Outlets 1) - the L speaker goes silent (apart from a hiss)
when I try the Record Deck - and also when using the Beogram CD
Player.

Have tied various combinations (4 speaker sockets - L & R 1 and L
& R 2) - to get sound from both speakers, I have to connect 1
speaker to R1, and the other (L speaker) to R2.....

Can't understand why the Radio part worked OK when connected
to Speaker Outlet 1 L & R, but not anything else.

The Amstrads seemed to work fine, but are too heavy to be wall-
mounted. Cat problems......

Any help offered would be gratefully received from somebody very
rapidly approaching Peter's pensionable age.

Derry Barbour

PS - also am looking for some spare parts for a Revox B77 reel-reel
tape recorder (got for a snip at a previous Jumble sale...)


The B&O problem sounds like something to do with the input selector
switch. Possibly a dry joint. It might also be worth pressing the tape
switch a few times - it is possibly configured as a tape monitor and
therefore in circuit when using the CD or record player inputs.

As far as the Revox is concerned, Brian Reeves in Manchester is the
person to contact. Do a Google search for his website.

Cheers.

James.

In article , James Perrett
writes
The B&O problem sounds like something to do with the input selector
switch. Possibly a dry joint. It might also be worth pressing the tape
switch a few times - it is possibly configured as a tape monitor and
therefore in circuit when using the CD or record player inputs.

As far as the Revox is concerned, Brian Reeves in Manchester is the
person to contact. Do a Google search for his website.

Cheers.

James.


James -

Thank you.

Will try that as well and search for Brian Reeves.

How is the Nuffield Theatre these days? Toured there in the past
with Ballet Rambert....

Derry
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Derry & Sheena Barbour wrote:

In article , James Perrett
writes
The B&O problem sounds like something to do with the input selector
switch. Possibly a dry joint. It might also be worth pressing the tape
switch a few times - it is possibly configured as a tape monitor and
therefore in circuit when using the CD or record player inputs.

As far as the Revox is concerned, Brian Reeves in Manchester is the
person to contact. Do a Google search for his website.

Cheers.

James.

James -

Thank you.

Will try that as well and search for Brian Reeves.

How is the Nuffield Theatre these days? Toured there in the past
with Ballet Rambert....


I'd have to admit that I haven't been there for a while but my excuse is
that I live in Portsmouth and don't tend to go out in Southampton much.

Cheers.

James.