Vintage & pro-audio electronics repair
Vintage amplifiers, receivers, hi-fi gear, synthesizers, cassette decks, and turntable electronics often fail because the parts aged out rather than because anything was ever wrong with the design, so we recap the dried-out electrolytics and rebuild the stage that failed.
- no power
- hum, buzz, or noise
- a dead channel
- distorted or weak output
- failed power supply
- intermittent faults after warm-up
- Marantz
- Pioneer
- McIntosh
- Fender
- Marshall
- Moog
- Roland
- Yamaha
Board-level repair for amps, hi-fi, and synths
Vintage amplifiers, receivers, hi-fi components, guitar amps, synthesizers, cassette and tape decks, and turntable electronics are diagnosed and repaired at the component level here: recapping aged electrolytics, tracing a failed output stage, rebuilding a power supply, or reverse-engineering a circuit when no schematic exists for the unit. Age itself is a big part of what brings this gear in: decades-old electrolytic capacitors dry out, solder joints fatigue, and connectors corrode long before the underlying design has anything wrong with it. This is real board-level work on the unit you already own, rather than a suggestion to replace it.
What we see fail
A dead channel, hum or buzz that wasn’t there before, distorted or weak output, a unit that won’t power on at all, and intermittent faults that show up after the gear has warmed up: these are common reasons vintage and pro-audio equipment ends up needing real diagnosis rather than a guess. A dead channel or a warm-up-dependent fault in particular tends to point at a specific failed component rather than a wholesale board failure, which is exactly the kind of problem board-level diagnosis is built to isolate.
Organ and specialty power supplies
Vintage organs and other specialty gear often run “piano” or organ-specific power supplies that nobody stocks replacement parts for anymore. When a direct part isn’t available, board-level repair, which means finding and replacing the actual failed component or rebuilding the supply, is often what gets the unit running again.
Tape decks and transport work
Cassette decks, open-reel machines, and portable tape gear are handled here as well, and tape work goes past the boards. Belts, idlers, pinch rollers, and head cleaning and alignment are part of a tape repair, because a deck with sound electronics still won’t play if the rubber that drives it has aged out. See cassette and tape deck repair for what that covers.
Brands and gear
Marantz, Pioneer, McIntosh, Fender, Marshall, Moog, Roland, Yamaha, and other vintage and pro-audio gear. This is independent repair; we are not an authorized or affiliated service center for any of the brands named.
How it works
Every unit gets a free diagnosis first, with no obligation. From there it’s a firm quote, your approval, then the repair.
Local drop-off, or mail it in
Drop off in Palm Bay or Melbourne, or ship it in; the process is the same either way, and it’s how we reach owners of vintage and specialty gear well outside Brevard County.
Four steps. You approve before we start.
Drop off in Palm Bay or Melbourne, or mail it in from anywhere. Same process either way.
Diagnose
We open it up and find the real fault at the component level.
Free · no obligationFirm quote
A fixed price and turnaround — no surprises, no diagnostic fee.
You approve
Nothing happens to your board until you say go.
Repair & return
Component-level repair, tested, and back to you.
Frequently asked
Do you repair vintage amplifiers and receivers?
Yes — vintage amplifiers, receivers, and hi-fi components are diagnosed and repaired at the board level, whether the fault is a dead channel, hum or noise, distorted output, or a unit that won’t power on at all.
Can you repair synthesizers and drum machines?
Yes — synthesizers and drum machines are repaired at the component level, the same as amplifiers and other vintage gear, whether the fault is power, a dead voice or channel, or intermittent noise.
My vintage stereo has no power or a dead channel. Can it be fixed?
Often, yes. No power and a dead channel are common board-level faults in vintage stereo gear, usually a failed power-supply component or a fault in one channel’s output stage, and neither is on its own a reason to retire the unit. A diagnosis identifies the actual cause before any repair is quoted.
Do you repair organ and specialty power supplies when parts are unavailable?
Yes. Organ and specialty “piano” power supplies often use parts nobody stocks anymore, so when no direct replacement exists, board-level repair is usually the way to get one running again: we find and replace the actual failed component, or rebuild the supply around what can still be sourced.
Real before/after teardown photos are being added as repairs wrap up. Check back soon.