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    Doc Boyd Instrument and Amplifier Repair

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    Super knowledgeable, helpful and friendly. Will definitely come to Steve when it's time to re-tube my 65 Twin Reverb Reissue!

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    Words fail me!! I cannot recommend Sheldon and Champlifier HIGHLY ENOUGH!! This is the SECOND…read moretime they have come to my home and transformed my system (1st time was way pre-pandemic). I am not a knowledgeable audiophile (just a music lover), but my music system plays 16 hours/day and keeps me happy. When it goes wrong, I panic. Champlifier's response was way speedier than the other shops I called/emailed (from NONE OF WHOM did I receive a response, BTW), and he was out to my home within a week. He brought gorgeous [not cheap, true] alternate components for me, and fixed all kinds of little wiring things. My stack system now sounds better than ever!! As my former mechanic used to say, "You want it cheap? Good? Quick? Pick 2 and call me back." Well, although it wasn't cheap, I (and my gear-head cousin) feel we got a VERY GOOD DEAL, and it couldn't have been faster or better, so I think I got all 3. HIGHLY recommend Sheldon and Chanplifier. Great communication skills and superior technical expertise.

    I dropped off my vintage Pioneer Amp for a rebuild. Sheldon estimated the job would be $3800. He…read morewas scheduled out several months. After 6 months I picked up the amp. He was unable to work on my amp because he was backlogged. I had a nice talk with Sheldon. We were both trained in electronics in the military. I was in the US Army, he was in the Jamaican Military. He asked me what he had quoited me for the work. I said $3800, he said his price had gone up and to replace all the capacitors today would cost $5000. I think he works alone. His repair shop is filled with interesting gear. I like the guy but I probably would not got back to him.

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