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By Elkie Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:56 pm
Coz wrote:Googling "Technics 1200 Service / repair in Birmingham UK?" brings up quite a few options.


yeah, but that doesnt tell you how reputable the services are... :roll:

Matthews is a good shop, I'd trust them with any of my gear, and they are super helpful too. I went in looking for a fuse for an amp once, i wasnt sure what size fuse it was, and the guy spent half an hour or so googling the amp to try and find out what fuse i needed.

in contrast, HTFR *spits* should be avoided at all costs.
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By Coz Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:04 pm
Elkie wrote:yeah, but that doesnt tell you how reputable the services are... :roll:



He never asked for a reputable company. :roll:

Think before you type.
By Elkie Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:09 pm
Coz wrote:
Elkie wrote:yeah, but that doesnt tell you how reputable the services are... :roll:



He never asked for a reputable company. :roll:

Think before you type.


but is it not pretty safe to assume he'd rather get his 1210s serviced somewhere decent rather than somewhere thats gonna mess him around then charge him an extortionate rate?

Apply common sense before you tell someone to think before they type.
By MCL Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:33 pm
Elkie wrote:
Coz wrote:Googling "Technics 1200 Service / repair in Birmingham UK?" brings up quite a few options.


yeah, but that doesnt tell you how reputable the services are... :roll:

Matthews is a good shop, I'd trust them with any of my gear, and they are super helpful too. I went in looking for a fuse for an amp once, i wasnt sure what size fuse it was, and the guy spent half an hour or so googling the amp to try and find out what fuse i needed.

in contrast, HTFR *spits* should be avoided at all costs.



HTFR - hands down the worst ever online shop - bunch of **** idiots
By Elkie Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:36 pm
MCL wrote:

HTFR - hands down the worst ever online shop - bunch of **** idiots


in store isnt much better... plus the dubious reputation they have for selling bootlegged records, definitely best avoided!
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By Coz Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:37 pm
Elkie wrote:Apply common sense before you tell someone to think before they type.



Common sense tells me not to trust someone with a post count of 3 recommending how I spend my money. :wink:

Between Google, email and possibly the phone, the op can work out what best suits his needs.

By the way, I live 20 minutes from Birmingham so out of interest I Googled it myself.
By Elkie Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:42 pm
Coz wrote:
Elkie wrote:Apply common sense before you tell someone to think before they type.



Common sense tells me not to trust someone with a post count of 3 recommending how I spend my money. :wink:

Between Google, email and possibly the phone, the op can work out what best suits his needs.

By the way, I live 20 minutes from Birmingham so out of interest I Googled it myself.


well common sense would tell me that someone who lives 20 minutes outside of Birmingham and still needs to use google to find a decent place to get gear repaired definitely should not be trusted to advise me where to get my gear repaired... obviously they spend far too much time racking up their 2000+ posts and not enough time actually using gear. :wink:

EDIT: and googling "Technics 1200 Service / repair in Birmingham UK?" just brings up this thread.
without the quotation marks, it brings up one Birmingham based link, plus a few more up and down the country, including Luton, Chatham and Blythe. :roll:
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By Coz Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:54 pm
Elkie wrote:well common sense would tell me that someone who lives 20 minutes outside of Birmingham and still needs to use google to find a decent place to get gear repaired definitely should not be trusted to advise me where to get my gear repaired... obviously they spend far too much time racking up their 2000+ posts and not enough time actually using gear. :wink:



You're obviously a ****' retard who can't process the English language.

When you're quite finished being the wiseguy maybe you should get back on the hunt for your £200 2kxl! :lol:

Good luck with that mate...
By Elkie Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:00 pm
Coz wrote:
Elkie wrote:well common sense would tell me that someone who lives 20 minutes outside of Birmingham and still needs to use google to find a decent place to get gear repaired definitely should not be trusted to advise me where to get my gear repaired... obviously they spend far too much time racking up their 2000+ posts and not enough time actually using gear. :wink:



You're obviously a ****' retard who can't process the English language.

When you're quite finished being the wiseguy maybe you should get back on the hunt for your £200 2kxl! :lol:

Good luck with that mate...


and why cant I process the English language?

mate I've been offered like 3, I'm just trying to find one with a decent screen...

im not being a wiseguy, i was just offering the OP genuine advice... whilst you were giving a generic facetious "use google" answer... why are you even kicking off at me? you sure do make this forum seem a nice place...

just trying to be helpful with my first post, **** off with your hating, youve been proven wrong and you know it, quit actuing like a little ****. and stalking me through my old posts to find dirt is low. i dont get how thats even supposed to be offensive to me though? if youre gona be a dick, at least try a bit harder. a forum geek like yourself should be better at this. :lol:
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By Coz Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:09 pm
You're really setting out your stall as being a total twat with your first few posts. Well done. If you want to help then don't be a lady's private parts rolling your eyes when someone suggests a better option than your own 'advice'.

The new post button (located top right) brings you directly to your gear wanted "old post" - still on the first page, so no digging is required.

You're gonna have to try a bit harder to prove me wrong on anything mate.
By Elkie Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:27 pm
Coz wrote: If you want to help then don't be a lady's private parts rolling your eyes when someone suggests a better option than your own 'advice'.


Lets ask the OP whos advice was most useful. Google isnt the answer for everything, and if the OP is internet savvy enough to be using a forum, do you not think he possibly already knows about google? thick prick.

telling someone to use google isnt really a better option than referring them to a tried and tested option.

forum nerds ruin the internet for everybody.
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By Coz Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:43 pm
Elkie wrote:forum nerds ruin the internet for everybody.



Get off it then if you're so sensitive. :wink:

Elkie wrote:Matthews is a good shop, I'd trust them with any of my gear, and they are super helpful too. I went in looking for a fuse for an amp once, i wasnt sure what size fuse it was, and the guy spent half an hour or so googling the amp to try and find out what fuse i needed.


This is a perfect case in point... YOU could have googled it yourself and found out! You also believe you can get a 2kxl with a perfect screen for £200 which demonstrates that you haven't got a **** clue about anything!!! :lol:

If you want people to take you seriously you should drop the attitude and name calling, cause it ain't gonna get you far.