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I have a sears 8 track, cassette, lp stereo that the 8 track player has quit working. Does anyone know where this can be worked on at ? Does anyone know of anyplace in Indiana that works on them? I can send it otherstate if have to, I know these are pretty obsolete but I have a tremendous 8 track collection i love to listen to. Any help or info will be appreciated.
You might try Approved Audio Service. They're a sponsor here and I think they can fix you up.
Thanks for the info wayne. I did not realize that they still repaired 8 track players. I got one in the closet collecting dust because it doesnt work anymore. Crystal
Oh man I can remember listening to my parents 8 track player when I was a kid. I can also remember their record player, which kids today have no clue what a record player or an 8 track is. That kind of makes me feel old and I'm only in my 30's LOL.
I know the feeling. I'm also in my thirties and still have a bunch of 8-track cassettes. I need to just throw them out, or at least eBay them.
I don't know of anyone who works on them but I have a suggestion. Have you looked at it yourself? I don't think they are terribly sophisticated and you may be able to do something with it. If you don't want to do it yourself, google search it and see what you can find.
I'm not sure who would repair 8 tracks nowadays. I didn't know any still existed. That is, other than the one my dad owns. He still has quite a collection of 8 track tapes.
All you really need is an old school electronics guy. As SayWhat mentioned, 8 track players aren't incredibly complicated units. I had my parents old 8 track player up until a couple of years ago when it got left behind in a nasty divorce. Wish I still had that thing. I felt funky being an 8 track owner in this day and age, lol.
I bet the 8 Track tapes and players will sell very well on eBay. Anything from back in the day is a hot item on eBay.
I have to agree. Especially for people like you who have a large 8 track collection and wants to keep playing it. I wonder if VHS will eventually go that way, but I seriously doubt it.
Oh gosh! I remember dancing around the room to my dad's 8 track player. I remember we had one in the car as well. Boy have we come a long way.
I was just laughing about these the other day. We didn't even get an 8 track until they were almost obsolete. They stopped making the tapes shortly after we got the player. Styx, Moody Blues and Toto..our 8 track collection.
Thanks for the recommendation Wayne. I have a couple of 8 track players that I've had forever and it's good to have a resource I can go to. I remember when I got my first stand alone unit. The car my parents had didn't have a player and I would take this huge "portable" 8 track player and put it in the back floor board of the car and cruise. Good times!