Does your cherished hi-fi stereo equipment need a little TLC?
Contact us to discuss your hi-fi stereo equipment service, repair, overhaul, advice, valuation and condition assessment/inspection requirements. This page has information about how to book equipment, our business details, current booking status and our enquiry form, which is the best way to contact us.
Business Details
| Proprietor: | ‘Liquid’ Mike Fitzpatrick BSc(Hons) GDipEd(Sc) UWA |
| ABN: | 65209381407 |
| Location: | 25 Mathis Way, Carine, Western Australia, 6020 |
| Type: | Precision service, repair and restoration of classic hi-fi stereo equipment |
| Speciality: | Amplifiers (pre/power/integrated/phono), turntables, cassette decks, CD players/DACs/transports, receivers, tuners |
| Brands: | Accuphase, Akai, Denon, Dual, Esoteric, JVC, Krell, Kenwood/Trio, Linn, Luxman, Marantz, Musical Fidelity, Perreaux, Pioneer, Plinius, Quad, Rotel, Sansui, Sony, TEAC, Technics, Thorens, Yamaha, and more |
| Open: | Tuesday – Friday, 10 – 5 Saturday, 10 – 1, Perth time |
| Bookings: | And collections, by appointment |
| Contact us: | Enquiry form ↓ Voice/video calls (+61) 0439 690 436 Text messages and hidden ID calls are filtered |
How To Book
Booking equipment with us is easy:
- Check our booking status table below for the booking type you require
- If bookings are available, request one using the enquiry form ↓
- If we’re fully booked, simply check again, guided by the date suggested
Booking demand generally exceeds our capacity, so wait times may be experienced. The non-linear and specialised work we do means waitlists are not viable, but don’t hesitate to contact us to discuss your requirements.
Booking Status
Check here before requesting a booking:
| Booking Type | Availability |
| Service: | Fully booked |
| Repair: | Fully booked |
| Overhaul/restoration: | Fully booked |
| Inspection/valuation: | Fully booked |
| Consultation/advice: | Limited bookings available |
| Interstate/OS bookings: | Not currently accepting |
| Updated: | 27 June |
| Check again: | 1 July |
| Notes: | An extended CFS flare-up from 18/4 – 22/6 is slowing me down, apologies for any delays. |
FAQs
Before you contact us, check out the 160+ hi-fi FAQs I’ve created to address frequently asked questions, including:
- How do I book equipment for service or repair?
- How much will my service or repair cost?
- Can you explain class A, class AB and class D amplifiers
- Is turntable hum ‘normal’?
- What’s the “only 50 hours” cartridge meme?
- Should I play records on my radiogram?
- What’s the best moving coil preamplifier?
- What’s better – vintage or modern CD players?
- What’s the deal with capacitors?
- Why don’t all CD players sound the same?
- What’s the deal with cartridge alignment?
- What’s better – belt drive or direct drive?
- How good is the Denon DL-103 MC cart?
- Can I use 100V equipment in Australia?
- I purchased equipment from Japan and it blew up, can you help?
- How do I find a better-sounding amplifier?
- + 140 more
Advice & Guidance
Expert hi-fi advice can yield transformational results – just ask our customers – but the requisite expertise and freedom from conflicts of interest are rare, and ‘gurus‘, misinformation, pseudoscience and sales pitches lurk at every turn.
Our advisory consults help savvy customers via expertise, knowledge and insight from the trusted specialist behind this much-loved website and entrusted with caring for equipment like this, this, this and this.
[Mike is] one of the most helpful guys I have ever spoken to about hi-fi.
Mark T
Advisory consultations are available in three sizes, and we can assist with:
- Choosing and sourcing/importing hi-fi equipment
- Pre, power, integrated and phono amplifiers
- Sources including CD players, DACs, tuners and of course…
- Turntables, including cartridges, tonearms and all things vinyl!
Notes
Courtesy and goodwill go a long way at Liquid Audio. We go the extra mile for respectful customers who value our time and expertise.
If you like what we do, consider supporting us. This free half-million-word website is the result of thousands of hours of work and, as far as I’m aware, unique. Your support is truly appreciated.
Due to the number of requests we receive and the time/expertise required to properly address them, we do not offer free advisory consultations or equipment valuations, but we will gladly arrange bookings, subject to availability.
We do not offer remote technical assistance, retail sales, parts, kits, service data, or other proprietary technical information.
Mike … you, of course, are a gem. We are so lucky to have someone as passionate, intelligent, ethical and hardworking in little ol’ Perth.
David H
I love your website (it’s very tidy, clear and easy to navigate, with a wealth of information and photos of desirable hardware). I am also very impressed with the quality of work and level of detail I see on the repairs and restorations you do.
Kerry G
Hello Mike, very nice website and PROFESSIONAL work you perform on this audio vintage gear. Read your Sansui AU-20000 repair page and loved how great your work ethics are … I felt very positive to react on your good work.
Robert S
Mike, I friggin’ love my amp. You are personally responsible for rekindling my love for music!
Brian E
Enquiry Form
Submit, and we shall respond, typically within one business day.