WE HAVE EXTENDED OUR TRADING HOURS
Please note that our core trading hours have been extended to 6 days per week: Tuesdays – through Sundays 11am to 6pm daily. Closed Mondays
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VALUATION SERVICE
VALUATION SERVICE
We provide a valuation service for $25 per item.
We would like the item to be presented to the store, but if the tyranny of distance prevails, an adequate description for our needs is required together with close-up image/s.
We are a specialist store unique to Australia, even globally, and are familiar with most 70s-80s stereo components and the values thereof.
A ‘Certificate of Valuation’ will be provided – may be useful for Insurance purposes.
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13 August 2010 – Jewellery
13 August 2010
VINYL JEWELLERY
Want to make a vinyl fashion statement whilst out with your friends? We have chrome plated Turntable Belt Buckles for your jeans, Silver turntable necklaces, even mini vinyl ear-rings.
THE VINYL REVIVAL
THE VINYL REVIVAL
It is now commonly accepted that high end reproduction of vinyl, out-performs the digital equivalents – let alone the joy of savoring every part of the album cover whilst listening. What about the ‘ceremony’ of taking the 12” record out of the cover & the plastic sleeve, placing it on the turntable, wiping off dust & static, lifting the arm onto the record & hearing that ‘click’ as the needle settles on the intro groove.
You’ll enjoy the album in it’s entirety, as the artist intended – a downloaded track quickly dis-appears into the computers library, probably never to be heard again! Your records are unique, can’t be copied perfectly, and are the most precious part of your musical experience – do not play them on ‘bull-dozering’ heavy, record players which permanently destroy the clarity of the music. An investment into a quality Turntable is a wise move indeed.
We’d bet that we know the answer to this question – you’ll remember your first record purchase, but what about your first download?
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March 15th 2010 – Headphones
March 15th 2010
HEADPHONES FOR YOUR HEAD
We have some cool retro Headphones in store at the moment, all in perfect condition, some with the original boxes.
February 16th 2010
SERVICING CLASSIC AUDIO COMPONENTS
Whilst sales of HiFi equipment is the main part of our business, we do get enquiries from the public about servicing. We therefore offer the service through our team of technicians, specialists in their field, but only on products consistent with our product listings.
We’re quite upfront about whether a unit is worth spending money on and our advice is free, whilst on-the-spot testing and analysis is charged at our standard labour rate of $75/hour (minimum is $37.50/half hour). If the component is left with us for repair a $90 non-refundable deposit is payable.
A final quote for repair is not practicable as further analysis of the issue requires pulling the unit apart & once the technician has gone that far, it makes sense to attend to the issue there & then. Unless you instruct us otherwise, we’ll proceed up to $200 without reference.
The non-refundable deposit ($90) on lodgement per unit, is rebated against the cost of the repair and is payable on collection – there’s usually a 2-3 week turn around, unless parts have to be ordered in.
Please note that the deposit is attributed to the repair cost, but if the unit is not repairable, the deposit is not refundable.
We reserve the right to offer the unit for sale if you fail to collect it within 3 weeks of being advised that it is ready for collection.
2nd January 2010
CD & CASSETTE SERVICEABILITY
We’ve all but given up on stocking/servicing CD players as inevitably the repairs cost more than the units are worth.
Usually it’s drive motors or laser pickups & they are all worth $100s for parts only.
The most difficult repairs are those that involve infrastructure parts, like trays, switches etc as they are not available as replacement parts & the only way is to find other identical units being dismantled – a tall order.
The higher end the CD player, the more difficult.
To a lesser extent, Cassette decks are proving challenging, so we tend to concentrate on turntables, our initial focus anyway – records tend to keep over decades better than Cassettes & even CDs.
100 SQUARE METERS OF ANALOGUE SEDUCTION, FULLY AIR CONDITIONED AND SOUNDPROOF !!
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PLEASE NOTE OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE-genrel articals
16th June 2009
Courtesy of ‘The Newtonian’ Vol 1, Edition 2
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PLEASE NOTE OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
· All stock are genuine, used, high quality components from decades past and are offered for sale as is – you cannot expect them to be in new condition.
· All stock has been selectively acquired by Classic HiFi, tested extensively & serviced where necessary.
· You are encouraged to audition in-store, as there are no returns/exchanges/refunds as you executed the sale under the above conditions
· We encourage you to attend to your own installations as we assist in-store with set-up advice
· If you require shipping, you understand that whilst we do our best to pack, we cannot be held responsible for items damaged in-transit.
· All our products carry a 3 month warranty, but coverage does not extend to mis-use or consumables such as amplifier facia globes, valve tubes and turntable styli or belts.
· Any order cancellations prior to delivery or collection, incur a 15% fee, levied against the gross price.
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