TEAC A-H500 integrated, phono stage left channel dead. Repairers?

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FoL#1 Ellie’s amp has developed a fault on the left channel of the phono stage, it outputs, but at an infinitesimally low level. All the other inputs are fine so I tried a known good MM cart and swapped headshells to rule them out. Eventually I swapped out the entire amp for my old Arcam 8R and that confirmed the fault is with the TEAC.

I took the covers off and got rid of most of the dust and fluff in there but can’t see anything obvious like a bust cap or burned out resistor, so immediately it has become beyond my capabilities…

I’d like to have this repaired because A: Ellie likes it, and B: I want to sell the Arcam.

Is there anyone in the NW that would come recommended to repair this really quite nice little amp? Simon @sjs would it be something that you’d be interested in doing? Istr there’s a guy in Bolton who’s been mentioned as decent before?

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Mike Powell in bolton

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Cheers Paul.

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Booked in with Mike for Monday. Told Ellie she’d be paying for it…

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Mike’s good. Only does and charges for what he has to.

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Yeah, had a chat with him, seems like a good bloke. I’ve got a tape deck that needs new belts so might take that up too.

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Get Ellie to pay for that as well

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:rofl:

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You jest, but she has an old Walkman and gets me to make mixtapes for her…

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No I meant that she will have no idea what it costs to repair her amp so bung the cost of your tape deck on top. She is a teenager, she is into you for loads, she will only spend it on K-Pop anyway :grinning:

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Ahhh… sounds like a plan! :smiley:

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Got to start learning real life lessons at some point … :grinning:

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Indeed. Wait till it’s new cartridge time, I’ll sell her my OC9 and treat myself to a Koetsu…

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