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Kyocera repair/restoration

At the risk of being flamed, can anyone recommend an excellent technician or shop to repair my beloved Kyocera D-811 cassette deck?  The last technician to touch it was Steven Sank, but he's apparently had a career change and is now making custom mics.

I've also got a Kyocera DA-510cx CD player that needs work, though I'm not sure it would be worth the cost to repair.  It won't read any discs, and the tray needs a little help to open.  Thoughts and suggestions would be welcome.  No trolls, please.

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jasonbourne52
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Contrary to what the obsessed will claim any used DVD player will function perfectly well as a digital transport. No need to spend lots of bucks here!

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fuzztone
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Can't imagine a reason to drop a dime in any Kyocera.

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Thanks for the input jasonbourne52.

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fuzztone, the Kyocera D-811 had some great specs, 20-20k +-3db with normal or chrome tape, 20-22k with metal tape, .02% wow and flutter; Dolby C and HX Pro, direct drive dual capstan closed loop drive system, three motors, bias control. 

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lou_setriodes
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Had a D-811 also, really liked it a lot but it ate tapes.  Had a weird idiosyncrasy that if I hit FF & Rew before hitting play, it worked fine.  But if I forgot to do that sequence, it would eat the tape.  

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