Archive for July 2022

High End Amp Repair at Bammel TV Tech Services  February 12, 2016 We were successful this week in—finally—restoring a customer’s high-end Madrigal Proceed 5 channel, THX-certified power amp. This one was a challenge! The unit had been in another shop—a “chop shop,” as we call them sometimes—and numerous components were swapped into incorrect positions or else…

Console Stereo Repair Customer recently brought to us for restoration a classic, vintage Zenith console stereo, model #MH2602M, bearing a chassis designation of 4G21 9H20. We estimate this unit was from the late 1950’s or quite early 1960’s. Customer reported “retro appeal” on the unit: it being fashionable to come to her home and listen…

Customer brought to us his Weslo Cadence DS11 treadmill for treadmill repair service, with the following complaint: “Unit powers on, but nothing activates.”  The Weslo DS11 is a lower-priced treadmill in the market, with a pretty low hp motor and 4 stock incline positions. Often found at $300 or below, could such a low-cost unit be economically…

How We Fixed a 24-Track Studio Recording Deck Customer brought to us an early-1980’s vintage studio recording deck: a 2″ tape, 24-track recorder—the MCI JH-24. The MCI JH-24 is a rather legendary studio multi-track recorder—a very impressive piece of equipment, the first commercialized 24-track recorder. Many rock classics were recorded on MCI machines: Eric Clapton, the Eagles, Led Zeppelin,…

Reel-to-Reel Repair Blowout: THREE Reel to Reel Decks Restored! Summer 2016 Amongst our many other specializations, we’re the go-to shop in Texas for reel to reel tape deck repair. Included in the movie clip below are two Fostex decks and one Teac reel-to-reel tape deck repairs recently performed. In the background sits another reel to…

Smart Home Systems: The Future Is Now! Technology is evolving at an unprecedented lightning pace, and it is smashing barriers in the residential space. From energy savings to smart surveillance to enhanced comfort, our living spaces are now more customizable than ever before. The possibilities are nearly limitless, and the team at Smart Home Houston…

Need Egnater guitar amp repair? We’ve added another splendidly sharp arrow to our highly diversified quiver: Bammel TV Tech Services is now the Authorized Service Center in Houston for Egnater guitar amplifiers.  Scoring this certification adds another premiere guitar amp manufacturer to our (already illustrious) profile, which includes Marshall, Fender, Peavey, Crate, Hughes & Kettner,…

In for service, a Sony Shake-99 audio/video system. Customer indicated a complaint as follows: CD STUCK…RECEIVER OUT—NO SOUND. This large-format product (see video) ROCKS! at both low and high volume. It has almost 5000 watts, with smartphone control, wireless bluetooth connectivity, included DJ and lighting effects—overall, a very nice product, and one we had not…

Mesa Boogie Guitar amp repair and restoration at Bammel TV! We fix tons of guitar amps—bass amps, heads, cabinets—we do it all. Here, a very high-quality example from Mesa Boogie, the classic company out of California. Mesa Boogie guitar amp repair at Bammel TV Tech Services.

A report from our television repair division, TV Repair Houston: Vizio TV Repair, model E500i-A0. Vizio entered the American TV market as a complete upstart in 2002, with 3 employees and a $600,000 operating budget—total. By 2007 company revenue exceeded $2 billion—an amazing feat. Known for their highly aggressive pricing vs their top competitors, Vizio hit the American market hard,…