Looking for a good tech in the Philadelphia, PA area.

Good to know! Thanks all for the recommendations, much appreciated!
I reached out to Jim just now, I have my fingers crossed:)

Hi again, especially lowrider57, Jim at Barracks Trading Post says he can do any repairs I might need, so looking forward to meeting him. Again, fingers crossed.

Hi all - Had Jim check my amp out today, says everything is fine. Made suggestions as to what to look for in my rig and other things to try to quiet the noise. Only charged me for his time, was down-to-earth and was no-nonsense. The tech in North Jersey was raising his rates to $90/hour, charged a minimum of 1 hour, and had an 8-week backlog. Maybe he's worth it...? For my money, I would gladly work with Jim again. 

Hi barrysandy - I wish! Churchville is right down the road from me, but when I called the # I found for his business, his associate told me he doesn't work on amps. If that's not correct, can you supply a # for me to call. I wanted to use him in the first place.  Thanks 

Just checked their website,,,it says they only work on pre's and phono pre's and it actually says they do not work on amps. What work has he done for you?  Thanks
 

No worries - I find it a little disconcerting that no one works on gear around here...is Philly not worthy? If need be, I will drive to NJ again and have Jim work on my stuff. Thanks for the response, good luck, and stay safe.

I've actually been taking my gear to Steve Leung at VAS Audio. He and his son Ray are great to deal with, prices are reasonable, and he has a lot of vintage stuff to gawk at at his shop.