Does Anyone Repair Speakers These Days?

Kintarō Hattori

Hi Folks,

Not an especially snazzy set of speakers but I took a pair of Wharfedale Diamond 121's out of storage recently and one speaker isn't working properly. They had been just fine when I put them into storage a few months previously. It'd be a shame to simply throw them out. Is there anywhere that might look at these?

I'm in North County Dublin.

Many thanks.

grogi

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Hi Folks,

Not an especially snazzy set of speakers but I took a pair of Wharfedale Diamond 121's out of storage recently and one speaker isn't working properly. They had been just fine when I put them into storage a few months previously. It'd be a shame to simply throw them out. Is there anywhere that might look at these?

I'm in North County Dublin.

Many thanks.

This guy does repairs: https://www.adverts.ie/member/859887

Kintarō Hattori

grogi wrote: »

This guy does repairs: https://www.adverts.ie/member/859887

Thank you grogi, I really appreciate that. I'll follow it up.

paulpd

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Hi Folks,

Not an especially snazzy set of speakers but I took a pair of Wharfedale Diamond 121's out of storage recently and one speaker isn't working properly. They had been just fine when I put them into storage a few months previously. It'd be a shame to simply throw them out. Is there anywhere that might look at these?

I'm in North County Dublin.

Many thanks.

Good morning, I sent you a PM.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058175912/does-anyone-repair-speakers-these-days

Sorry for resurrecting this thread months later, but how did you get on with this? I have an old and neglected pair of speakers that I'm pretty sure could be brought back to life, and I'm starting to get a hankering to see if I can get them repaired.

Kintarō Hattori

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118431202#Comment_118431202

Hi,

I haven't actually gotten around to getting this sorted yet. I did however find a place in Swords, not that far away from me, that does speaker repair, so I'll most likely contact them in the very near future.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118431775#Comment_118431775

Thanks. I've actually seen DIY fixes for the problem that my speakers have, but I'd probably trust a repair place more than myself to get it right. The motivation isn't necessarily there either; these days I listen to most of my music on headphones.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118431775#Comment_118431775

P.S. no harm to mention that What HiFi mag were kinder to your Wharfedale Diamond 121s than you were. They thought well of them, and gave them a 5-star rating. Best of luck with the repair if you go ahead with it.

Kintarō Hattori

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118452960#Comment_118452960

Ah I know they received good reviews and in fairness I found them to be a nice speaker but, at the end of the day they are a budget set so they have their limitations. I've been slow to get around to having them repaired as I am currently hooked up with a set of Q Acoustics 3020i and I also have a set of Boston Acoustics stashed under a display cabinet (they sound amazing). They'll get repaired, it's just not urgent.