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HHB repair dilemma
I have an HHB CDR 850 which began to act funny earlier this year. It began to
intermittantly not recognize valid CDRs and then began refusing to enter record mode and/or to finalize discs. I took it to a local repair shop but they were unable to repair it and suggested factory repair. I located the closest repair shops (all of which are more than 100 miles away) and was told by one shop that it was likely a repair that would cost $750 -$900. Another place guessed at about $350-$500. This seems exhorbitant to me for a unit that originally cost $1100. I hate to just give up on having it fixed. Can anyone recommend a reputable and honest repair shop that works on HHB CDR units. I guess distance from me is not much of an object because it will apparently have to be shipped in any event. However, I am near San Francisco. Thanks for any help, Garth~ "I think the fact that music can come up a wire is a miracle." Ed Cherney |
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Mike Rivers wrote:
garthrr writes: it was likely a repair that would cost $750 -$900. Another place guessed at about $350-$500. This seems exhorbitant to me for a unit that originally cost $1100. I hate to just give up on having it fixed. I hate when that happens, but it's been happening more and more these days. The pile of things that don't work but are too expensive to throw away is getting higher. Can anyone recommend a reputable and honest repair shop that works on HHB CDR units. I suspect that both of those estimates are fairly honest. It's not likely that there's anything they can do but replace the transport. But, I'd open it up and at least try cleaning the lens, and examining the transport to see if dust or coagulated lubricant is the problem, in which case some foam wipes and sewing machine oil might do a trick. I hate this **** where things cannot be reparied reasonably. It's about the least planetarily intelligent approach imaginable. -- ha |
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In article znr1070459775k@trad, Mike Rivers wrote:
I've been meaning to write or call Cassette House, a long time media supplier, to see if they have any customers with machines like mine who have found a brand that works consistently. When you buy whatever's on special at Office Depot or Best Buy, you never know what you get, but I suspect that a place like Cassette House knows the origin of much of what they sell. I buy Mitsuis from the Cassette House and I have never had a problem with them on the HHB 800. Consistently low error rates. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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In Article znr1070459775k@trad, (Mike Rivers) wrote:
I'm not fussy about what kind of disks I buy (never tried the big bux Taiyo Yuden or that other "good" brand) and I've found that occasionally I'll buy a pack of disks that don't pass the laser calibration and wont' record. I didn't have that problem with disks that I was buying two years ago. The transport has the latest ROM in it, and that's as far as upgrades go. It has probably burned fewer than 50 disks, so I doubt that it's worn out, particularly since it works fine with other batches of blanks. Jeeze Mike, I'm paying .60 ea for Taiyo Yuden Gold in a jewel box in lots of 100. The quality lets me sleep well at night and I don't think .60/ea is big bux. Regards, Ty Ford PS: I have the earlier HHB 800. I don't use it THAT frequently, but so far, so good. Were I going out today to buy a stanalone burner, it would be a Sony w33 or w66. **Until the worm goes away, I have put "not" in front of my email address. Please remove it if you want to email me directly. For Ty Ford V/O demos, audio services and equipment reviews, click on http://www.jagunet.com/~tford |
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HHB repair dilemma Group: rec.audio.pro Date: Thu, Dec 4, 2003, 1:44pm (EST+5) From: (Ty=A0Ford) In Article Eric Toline, a frequent visitor here, just told me of an HHB MD repair problem. In the end his client sent the MD recorder/player to Sennheiser who now distribute HHB in this country. As such, I suggest you contact Sennheiser in Connecticut. Regards, Ty Ford In the case above since the unit was somewhat DOA Sennheiser is going to replace it. For all other HHb repairs you're going to be referred to one of three authorized HHb repair places in the country. As I later found out the repair place in Pennsylvania is the best. 814-383-4442. Eric |
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Ty Ford wrote:
Were I going out today to buy a stanalone burner, it would be a Sony w33 or w66. Why? What they got that's good to you? Just curious. -- ha |
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HHB repair dilemma Group: rec.audio.pro Date: Thu, Dec 4, 2003, 9:26pm From: (Mike=A0Rivers) In article Don't know what the deal with HHB in the US is now. All HHb products that were handled by HHb USA are now distributed by Sennheiser USA. HHb USA is no more. Eric |
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hhb is now distributed by sennheiser.
---------- In article znr1070571096k@trad, (Mike Rivers) wrote: In article writes: Ty Ford wrote: Were I going out today to buy a stanalone burner, it would be a Sony w33 or w66. Why? What they got that's good to you? Just curious. Probably availability. I guess TASCAM and Denon still have them. Don't know what the deal with HHB in the US is now. As I recall, the W66 lets you plug in a keyboard and add text to the CDs for players that can display it. -- I'm really Mike Rivers - ) However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over, lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring and reach me he double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo |
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i was replying to this comment:
"Probably availability. I guess TASCAM and Denon still have them. Don't know what the deal with HHB in the US is now." it seemed to refer to the availability of cd burners. i don't know about the repair situation yet. ---------- In article znr1070739325k@trad, (Mike Rivers) wrote: In article . net writes: hhb is now distributed by sennheiser. We're talking about repairs here. How does Sennheiser handle them? Everything go back to Connecticut? Or Germany? Or are there authorized repair stations? Or did you just have the urge to tell me something I might not know? (I already knew about the distribution) Not that I care, but since you replied to me, I thought I'd ask out of curiosity. -- I'm really Mike Rivers ) However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over, lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring and reach me he double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo |
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HHB repair is done by NXT Generation.
I have the address at the Studio, but they aren't hard to find with a search . Very good service. Richard H. Kuschel "I canna change the law of physics."-----Scotty |
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