Liquid Audio is an independent hi-fi electronics repair specialist based in Perth, Western Australia.
This page will tell you more about us but our goal is simple: to deliver the ultimate in TLC for Japanese, American and European classic and vintage hi-fi stereo equipment, for customers with a focus on quality. We’re proud to have become one of the most trusted specialists in the field, so if you need hi-fi equipment serviced, repaired or restored, you’ve come to the right place.
Attention to detail, technical and scientific excellence and delivering the best service and results for customers who care about quality are our core business principles. Thankfully, this respected (and often imitated) approach means we’re always busy. If this philosophy makes sense to you, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
About Liquid Audio
My name is Mike and Liquid Audio is the culmination of my lifelong passion for science, education, electronics, hi-fi and music, and my almost pathological attention to detail. This unusual combination has proven highly successful and we’ve serviced, repaired, and restored thousands of pieces of hi-fi equipment over more than a decade. We’ve also educated and informed millions of people about the joys of classic hi-fi equipment, caring for it and repairing it.
We only work on hi-fi stereo equipment, but that’s not all we do. We contribute to the hi-fi zeitgeist through articles, advice, discussions and videos that have garnered more than two million views. We counter pseudoscience with actual science delivered by a science educator and electronics technician with an honours degree in Science from one of Australia’s best universities. This fact-based content is designed to help people make better choices. We even call out purveyors of the very worst workmanship to help people avoid having their cherished equipment harmed.
We’re not afraid to do things a little differently. Thankfully, many good people seem to appreciate that. Perhaps you’re one of them?
Business Details
Owner: (Content, design, technical work) | Mike Fitzpatrick BSc(Hons) GDipEd(Sci) UWA |
Location: | Carine, Western Australia |
Specialty: | Service, repair & restoration of classic hi-fi stereo equipment |
Focus: | Amplifiers, cassette decks, CD players, tuners, turntables |
Hours (GMT+8): | Tuesday – Friday: 10 – 5 Saturday: 10 – 1 |
Bookings etc: | By appointment |
Phone: | (+61) 0439 690 436 |
Service & Repair
Amongst other things, Liquid Audio specialises in turntables, offering expert services and advice on turntables of all kinds. We also are heavily focused on amplifiers and CD players and are one of a select group of component-level repairers. Read more about the equipment we care for on our services page.
This approach requires one to find and then replace faulty transistors, diodes, capacitors and resistors. People are often told their equipment is beyond repair or that parts are no longer available. These are the most difficult repairs but this is the purest and most technically correct approach. This allows us to find and fix faults when original boards and parts are no longer available.
Rather than using cheap parts and doing sloppy work, we focus on meticulous attention to detail and best practices in everything from calibrated laboratory-grade test equipment to premium parts, synthetic lubricants and precision tools. Simply put, I fix equipment as though it were my own.
Tools & Equipment
It’s not all about us – it helps to have the best tools and equipment. Really good tools, test and measurement equipment and service data are essential in this line of work. Cheap gear just doesn’t cut it.
Happy Customers
A business is nothing without happy customers and we are extremely fortunate to have an extraordinary customer base. Visit our Feedback and Facebook pages and you’ll get an idea of how our customers feel about the work we do.
We can’t make everyone happy, but we get very close. As I tell all my customers, your equipment will always come back to you in better shape than it was when it arrived here. Not everyone can make that claim.
Get in touch if you’d like us to work on your hi-fi equipment.