Frequently asked questions about general hi-fi stuff including various types of equipment, technical concepts and advice for getting the best results.
Easy – just follow this simple, three-step process on our contact page: Demand for our services exceeds capacity, and bookings fill quickly. It’s not viable to maintain a waitlist, so please utilise our how-to-book process and booking status table below. Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Do you like receiving intrusive work-related messages when you’re not working, at odd hours, from people you don’t know? Me either! Text messages are for friends and family. I’ve never understood the desire to text business owners and specialists, and, as noted on my contact page, we don’t use SMS or other message services for
Because Accuphase does not make affordable or mainstream consumer hi-fi equipment and is marketed to a different demographic. For this reason, the hi-fi store down the road not only doesn’t sell Accuphase, but they also cannot sell it because they don’t have access to it. The mainstream hi-fi press, driven to sell equipment made by
No. An inspection and equipment condition report is an objective assessment based on factual details about a piece of equipment. Whilst I understand that receiving bad news may be disappointing, I can only report what the facts truthfully, something anyone viewing a reputable report rightly expects. Customers engage Liquid Audio to write reports before or
Can you alter my equipment condition report to make it more favourable? Read More »
No, I need to make money when I sell it, and I can’t do that unless I pay considerably less than retail price. I’m often asked this question, something along the lines of: My car is worth 10 grand, it’s not been professionally inspected, valued, has no service history, and I live in another state,
Ah, No! Do I like or respect bad technicians, the damage they cause, the bad vibes they impart on the industry and the resulting awkward conversations I have to have with affected customers, though? Also no. Actually, I despise it. I’m a patient and reasonable person, fortunate to inherit ethics, integrity and professionalism from my
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Certainly, if bookings are available. Simply fill out the contact form and request an equipment assessment and valuation. You can check our booking status and contact us via the contact page. Equipment valuation is a formalised process involving a careful inspection and functional test of equipment in the workshop, followed by some market research and
The FAQs save everyone time, by addressing questions I’m most commonly asked. Honestly, there are questions I’ve probably been asked hundreds of times now over the last 10+ years. Answering commonly asked questions like these takes a chunk of time and, without a good alternative, I’d almost never get any work done! I write each
No, it isn’t. With all technical topics, people don’t know what they don’t know, and with that in mind, I’m going to provide some simple factual information. Before we proceed, note that DIY electronic equipment repair attempts significantly increase: Each of these outcomes is a bad time, so stay safe, and if in doubt, take
System resolution limitations or ‘bottlenecks’ are critically important as they define the maximum performance attainable with a given set of equipment. This is actually the most critical thing to understand about any system. Think of it this way: You can have the best pair of speakers and the most amazing source equipment in the world,
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