SlimX repairs?

[MysticPizza]

Hello all. I love my SlimX players (two 550, one 900) and am trying hard to keep them alive. Even with multi-gig portables, sometimes you still want to spin up a CD away from home, right? Unfortunately one of the iMP-550 units had an accident that broke the hinge. It still plays if I hold it just right but is not too stable.

iRiver USA support no longer repairs *anything* out of warranty. Nor can they direct me toward third party repair facilities. Does anyone know where I might be able to have this player repaired? Or is it a lost cause?

[1_1337_410]

Go to an electrical store and ask if there are any hifi/stereo service centres nearby.

Once I dropped my Philips discman and tore the lid clean off, ribbon and all. It was a pretty cheap fix at a local repairer, and it's worked fine since.

They're typically lower-tech than DAPs, and should be easier to service.

[Mahjong]

I wonder if these units are doomed to have the laser blow out on them. I owned several in this line and they all went out like that. I wonder of a hifi repair guy can fix that.