Hello! I found this forum while troubleshooting a Walkman Professional D6, which I had recently found unused in the box some old storage containers. I was very excited to find this Walkman, as my girlfriend and I have been getting into cassettes/physical media lately, and thought it was a great find. However, just recently, it started playing back far too fast, and so I started searching for a possible solution. At first I got worried that I had made a mistake in using 1.5v alkaline batteries as opposed to 1.2V NiMH rechargeable batteries, and had blown out the CX20084 chip that controls playback speed, as I had seen some discussion of chip blowout with the Walkman D6C. But, after finding Deb64's helpful comment that the D6 doesn't have this chip, and her post on how it could likely be repaired, I was relieved that I probably hadn't broken it beyond repair! So, in any case, if anyone knows a good repair shop in Minneapolis, or folks who could repair it, do let me know! If not, I just thought I would make an account/post, as this forum has been very helpful to me in orienting me towards the right path in getting it fixed. Best, Dan27
Welcome to the forum, good luck with your repairs. I don't have anyone to recommend, there are a few shops around town. I would get an estimated repair time, there's lots of internet stories of small shops where the owner gets lazy or sick and the equipment is held for months or years. Here's a few I've flagged but never used or talked to. https://alexav.com/ http://www.pro-audioservice.com/ http://sawyeraudio.com/ https://www.absoundlabs.com/
hello Dan, welcome and far as that walkman you might find some who you can ship it to and get repaired . besides my full time job teaching kids I run repair business back in the day my shop was a factory sales and warranty repair shop for Sony So I have dealt with a lot Sony products from Tv's to car audio. back when Sony Watchman tv's first came out a customer hooked up his 4inch tv to 12 volts and fried a regulator IC . feel free to contact me I would be glad to service that Sony Those Are great units I have repaired that model in the past local radio radio stations used them back in the day . Sincerely Richard
