Liquid Audio is an independent hi-fi electronics specialist in Perth, Western Australia.
Our mission is to provide the highest standard of science-informed care for Japanese, American, and European classic and vintage hi-fi stereo equipment for customers who care about the details as much as we do.
About Liquid Audio
I’m Mike, and Liquid Audio is a labour of love, combining my passions for science, education, electronics, hi-fi, music, and all things technical with an almost pathological attention to detail! If your cherished hi-fi stereo equipment requires service, repair, or restoration, you’ve certainly come to the right place.
Despite our modest size, some of Perth’s best hi-fi retailers and equipment owners use and recommend Liquid Audio. We assist customers around Australia and beyond, and I’m honoured that my specialist small business has become one of the most respected and emulated in Australia.
Our core business principles revolve around attention to detail, technical and scientific knowledge and excellence, and delivering class-leading service and results. This unique approach has yielded remarkable success, and we are nearly constantly fully booked.
Over 15 years, we’ve serviced, repaired, and restored thousands of pieces of hi-fi equipment. Additionally, we’ve had the privilege of educating and informing tens of thousands about the joys of classic hi-fi equipment and its care and maintenance.
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
This is a full-time business, unlike some competitors who ‘work away’ and just fiddle with electronics. Working on hi-fi stereo equipment isn’t all we do, however. As a former science educator with a science honours degree and science teaching qualification, I contribute to the hi-fi zeitgeist through articles, advice, discussions and videos that have garnered more than two million views.
We counter pseudoscience with real science delivered by one of the few in this industry with a real university education from one of the best institutions in the southern hemisphere. Eat that, RF! We also advocate for consumers, calling out poor businesses and workmanship to help people avoid having their cherished equipment harmed.
We certainly do things a little differently, and many seem to appreciate that. If this philosophy resonates with you, don’t hesitate to get in touch!
Business Details
| Proprietor: | Mike Fitzpatrick BSc(Hons) GDipEd(Sc) UWA |
| ABN: | 65209381407 |
| Location: | 25 Mathis Way, Carine, Western Australia |
| Type: | Precision service, repair, and restoration of classic hi-fi stereo equipment |
| Speciality: | Amplifiers (pre/power/integrated/phono), turntables, cassette decks, CD players/transports, DACs, tuners |
| Brands: | Accuphase, Akai, Denon, Dual, Esoteric/TEAC, Krell, Kenwood/Trio, Luxman, Marantz, Musical Fidelity, Perreaux, Pioneer, Plinius, Sansui, Sony, Technics, Yamaha |
| Open: | Tuesday – Friday, 10 – 5 Saturday, 10 – 1, Perth time |
| Bookings: | By appointment |
| Contact Us: | Enquiry form Voice calls (+61) 0439 690 436 Text messages and hidden ID calls are filtered |
About 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.
Workshops, 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 fortunate to have an extraordinary customer base of loyal, established customers. Visit our Feedback, advisory service testimonials and Google business profile, and you’ll get an idea of what our customers think about Liquid Audio and the work we do.
It’s fair to say we likely have the best reputation amongst specialist repairers in the entire country, an extraordinary achievement when you think about it. I won’t claim that we can make everyone happy, but we get closer than most. The key is not trying to please everyone, but instead focusing on those you want to make happy, and I think we do a sterling job there.
Those looking for a ‘cut-price, cut corners’ approach won’t find it here, but such businesses are common, delivering shortcuts, poor knowledge and workmanship, ‘Swell-Long’ capacitors, devalued and destroyedequipment, unprofessional behaviour, poor and scrubbed reviews, business name changes and even court cases!
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
Our customers know that their equipment will always be returned in better shape than it was when it arrived, and our conservative, detail-focused approach delivers peace of mind and the lowest long-term costs. If this approach resonates with you, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
