Liquid Mike

As a kid, I cherished my Tandy 200-in-1 electronics project lab, Dick Smith electronics kits and making tapes from 96FM on my Dad's hi-fi. After years as a drummer and lover of all things music and hi-fi, I created Liquid Audio with the mission to deliver the ultimate science-based knowledge and TLC for Japanese, American and European classic and vintage hi-fi stereo equipment.

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Beautiful Pioneer SA-8800 II Amplifier Repair

Join me this time as I bring a beautiful Pioneer SA-8800 II integrated amplifier back to life! I should preface this article by noting that I’ve probably repaired a couple of dozen Pioneer SA-8xxx and SA-9xxx amplifiers over the last couple of years, including this stunning Pioneer SA-8900 II, and this SA-9800. The problem for […]

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Stunning Yamaha GT-2000L Turntable Service

Join me as I service what I think is one of the most beautiful high-performance turntables of all time, the Yamaha GT-2000L. OK, so what is a Yamaha GT-2000L, I hear you ask. Well, it’s a regular near-30kg Yamaha GT-2000 direct drive turntable, a favourite I’ve written about many times, but with a light (maybe

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Stunning Esoteric P-2 CD Transport Repair

Join me this time as I bring this absolutely beautiful Esoteric P-2 CD transport back into service. Welcome back, everyone. My apologies for the delay in new articles, but I’ve been managing my energy and trying to stay ahead of the curve! I’m staying focused, getting through a ton of work and limiting the jobs

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Major Workshop Tidy-Ups!

Happy New Year, everyone. I hope that the holiday period went well for you. I’ve been busy doing major workshop tidy-ups, specifically the main workshop #2, and my original, internal workshop #1, which had been offline for several years, due to the need for a major tidy-up. Details of this and other Liquid Audio news

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2025 Recap, Merry Christmas & Happy Holiday!

Season’s greetings to all, join me for another annual recap, shall you?! Welcome to my 2025 recap. Yes, it’s that time of year again, no, I can’t believe it, and you’d better believe that Liquid Audio will close for a much-needed break over the festive season! If you have enquiries, best to leave them until

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Stunning Sansui BA-5000 Deep Dive Video

Back by popular demand, more epic Sansui BA-5000 content! Buoyed by the success of my Technics SE-A100 video, which now has over 22,000 views and a 98% positive rating, and needing a break from the two-day grind of producing huge articles, I decided to release another longer-form video you might enjoy. I’ve just published a

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Incredible Technics SE-A100 Amplifier Resurrection

Join me as I repair and completely resurrect an incredible, broken Technics SE-A100 power amplifier that had been to just about EVERY Perth repairer before me. This is quite a story, so grab a drink… Actually, I need a drink after the two days’ work this article has taken to put together! That’s right, folks,

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