A heads-up for owners of Kenwood KD-600 and KD-650 turntables: some excellent new Kenwood KD-600 and KD-650 parts are now available, and I’ve tested them! I love it when creative people come up with innovative solutions to problems. In this case, a customer I assisted with a KD-600 repair by way of one of our
I have too many turntables, including a couple of end-game machines, so I have to let my beloved Kenwood KD-600 go. I’ve been working on a secret project here @ Liquid Audio, a statement, end-game turntable resurrection. That project is now complete, details to follow, but because of this, my treasured KD-600 has to go.
In this video, I explain some considerations when correctly setting up a turntable like the legendary Kenwood KD-600. This particular KD-600 came to me very poorly set-up. The deck’s owner received some very bad advice from, of all people, Ortofon! I’m a big fan of Ortofon cartridges, but clearly not everyone there knows what they
Given the renewed interest in turntables, especially quality decks, I wanted to share some details about servicing the legendary Kenwood KD-600. The Kenwood KD-600 / 650 is a classic direct drive turntable from the late ’70s. The KD-600 is a superb deck, for a number of technical reasons: 20 pole, 30 slot brushless motor, synthetic concrete-composite
Here a few images of my Kenwood KD-600 direct-drive turntable, spinning records from my collection. The Kenwood KD-600 direct-drive turntable is an absolute classic, highly sought after and well worth keeping an eye out for. Much has been written about the fabulous KD-600, like this and this for example. I got my KD-600 from her original
A customer recently asked me this, and I thought it would be interesting to document the cartridges I’ve owned and recommend. In chronological order, then, from oldest to most recent, let’s look at the cartridges I’ve owned over the years that I can remember. Note that some of them are discussed in more detail in
Join me as we repair and service a gorgeous Kenwood KP-990 / KD-990 direct drive turntable. The Kenwood KP-990, also known as the Kenwood KD-990 in many markets, is almost the last serious turntable Kenwood made. This is sad, but a reflection of the arrival of CD, which, for many, spelled the end of vinyl.
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’..! Join me once again as we look at one of my favourite turntables, the gorgeous Denon DP-1200 direct drive. Liquid Audio began as a low-volume turntable specialist when there was just one other turntable specialist in Perth, and very few in the entire country. This remains true, though many others now claim
Check out what’s on the bench @ Liquid Audio! This page is especially for customers with equipment booked with us and, of course, for anyone else interested in what’s in the workshop and on the bench from day-to-day here @ Liquid Audio. I add images of equipment in real time as I work on it
Hi everyone, a quick vinyl-focussed article today to update you on some news, including purchases and equipment I’ve worked on recently. To anyone who has equipment with me or is waiting to book equipment in, thanks for your patience, as always. There’s just one of me doing all this and we dig pretty deeply here,
