Hi Tom,

I'm sure you have qualified techs closer to home, but for what it's 
worth, Strauss Photo Technical Services here in Washington is a factory 
authorized service center for just about every brand of photo, video, 
audio and office electronics.  I've never met anybody who has used them 
who doesn't love them.  (I'm sure someone on this list will be the 
first.)  I was just there today picking up my digital camera that had 
gotten wet.  They turned the camera around in less than a week, and it 
seems to work very well now.  Total bill $150.  I wouldn't bother 
e-mailing them, just call 'em.

http://www.spts.com/

All the best,

Dick Williams.

P.S.  Thanks for the off-line info on SoundForge!


Tom Fine wrote:
> I have here a Sony portable DAT machine that's dead as a doorstop. It 
> won't turn on or operate. Batteries seem to hold charge. Should I use 
> it for a doorstop or is it worth fixing? If so, does anyone have a 
> good tech to recommend? Sony won't service these things. I don't want 
> to spend an arm or a leg on this but I'd invest a few dozen dollars to 
> get it working right.
>
> -- Tom Fine