In House is a good shop...
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Originally Posted by stereorepairlongisland
Called Stereo Repair - In House Service Company of East Setauket NY.
Told that I probably had a problem with DC offset and that my boards that are connected to the heat syncs are clean. Their website claims "GFA - 565 Monoblock - These units develop a DC offset problem that leads to a loud turn on thump ... the cause is poor quality electrolytic caps on the driver board that lead onto the board and cause corrosion. We clean the board, replace all caps and reistors blah blah blah." $175.
They also claim that you speak with a well versed representative when you call them. I explained my problem to a woman who probably couldn't get a gig at Radio Shack; I was summarily put on hold and then a tech got on the phone and told me that he indeed was not interested in fixing my amp. At this point I prompted with "Isn't this your job? at which point Bartelby replied - "I would prefer not to."
stereorepair@optonline.net is the url I went to. Seemed to be bogus site. My impression was that the place is a fly by night run by Dumb and Dumber.
Anyway - boards look clean and problem can be worked around for time being. I may need to get an interim amp and was thinking NAD C-162 but am driving a 4 ohm load rather large floor standing speakers. Any help appreciated. I live in the Metro NY area but have already dealt with two stores and Adcom who will happily purchase these babies back on a trade in for what I don't know (they don't have anything comparable anymore and have much competition in their price sector.) Any ideas are welcome - preferably something on the subject of the NAD C-162. As to my experiences with repair services, it is like mechanics. A real good one is hard to find.
...I've had a few things repaired by them, as well as friends. The job gets done, and it doesn't seem like they would rip someone off. For eg., a friend of mine wanted to refurb some old Dynaco amps, they told him "don't bother". They could have easily soaked him for a restoration, and he was willing to pay.
Find some good quality caps, and let them install!