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Randall Smith began by taking a practice amp, upgrading it to the point that it’d destroy your home furnishings, thus was born a combo that was compact but would work equally well in the studio, home or on stage.

Distinctive look and sound Orange has held the interest of musician crossing genres for decades. Ensuring their tube/valve amplifier is working as it should with anode and grid current checks, to make sure the tubes balance.

Founded by Nozomo Matsumoto through the decades the company has crafted highly refined, state-of-the art audio systems. In the 1970s they range of exciting audio that is sought after by collectors today.

Swiss designer Willi Studer began his business in 1948 and introduced the Revox brand. Often the reel-reel units will come in for service requiring work to the brakes, timing on solenoids and tensioners. Heads are still available for some.

The dual concentric or co-axial formula to their speaker drivers provides and open unique clarity. Tannoy has brought the best studio monitors and home speaker systems to the world. We run a set of recently refurbished Buckingham Monitors in our own studio. A rare component is the SR840 Amplifier. It’s always a delight to see one of these for a re-cap and service.

Tascam being the professional brand producing a wide range of recording gear still used today. The digital systems are quite complex and can exhibit bugs. There is still a wealth of support for these systems.

The pro-series Technics rack mountable systems are still being used, and for very good reason… great quality and reliability. The SL-1200 turntables are still the flagship standard for the top DJs. In 1969 the first direct drive came to the market as the SP-10.

The story behind Jim Marshall needs no repeat here. There is a lot of aged Marshall gear in need of help. Many studios put tube amps in storage which is not good for them, they stay fresh by being used. Refurbishing these is fairly easy to do but requires time and diligence.