Excellent idea Phydo, I for one am accumulating way too much stuff I'd really like to get repaired and have had no luck so far. But, if this section/thread happens, I also think it should be an international effort...after all, were all scattered all over the planet. All with the same dilemma, finding a decent (...reasonably priced AND prompt) repair person that knows what thier doing that won't buggar up our precious equipment. It's hard enough finding someone to do the repair, let alone some who won't mind doing a bit of upgrade modding as well.
Anyway......if this section actually happens....maybe we should set some criteria.....
Here's my proposal for a possible layout of each entry/post in the new thread (info you'd like to know)....
You could just copy the titles in the intial post and fill the Blanks.
GLOBAL LOCATION: (i.e. US/ UK/ Australia....etc)
ITEMS REPAIRED/MODDED: (i.e. Sansui QRX-9001)
PROBLEM:
REPAIRER COMPANY NAME/ADDRESS AND CONTACT DETAILS:
TIME FOR REPAIR/MOD:
FEEDBACK: (was the repairer easy to contact or did you get a answering machine?)
TOTAL COST (Quote Given & Final Cost):
ITEM REPAIRED/MODDED CORRECTLY? (I suggest leaving it at least 4 weeks before filling this in)
WOULD YOU USE AGAIN: Yes/No ( Easy to see if this is last so you can just bypass all the No's..!!)
This might be a bit too involved....It might be easier just to post a name but this way it's easy to compare repair costs for the same problem.
....anyway.....just a suggestion.