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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Marantz CD-52 “Too Old, Can’t Be Fixed, Throw Away” CD Player Repair!

Join me as we repair a modest, apparently non-repairable Marantz CD player in a hopefully slightly amusing and enlightening post. It has a more serious motivation, though, and that’s to make the point that so much older hi-fi gear, like this Marantz CD-52, is so very repairable. I hope this resonates with readers and reinforces […]

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Beautiful Luxman SQ507X Amplifier Resurrection

Oh, and this one is also for sale! 🙂 Do you love amplifiers with a little ‘wood’ in their design? Do you love a classic, discrete phono stage? How about machined aluminium knobs and a timeless design that is emulated some 50 years on? Welcome back folks to another article about a beautiful piece of

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Stunning Sansui AU-11000 Amplifier Resurrection

Oh… and she’s for sale..! It’s Monday, and I published an article..! Welcome back folks to an interesting story involving me acquiring and then resurrecting this beautiful Sansui AU-11000 integrated amplifier, one of the very best from the golden era of classic hi-fi gear. Join me as I run through a few details about this

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Celebrating Two Million Views!

Just a quick post to recognise our modest two million views milestone today! A huge thanks to all who’ve helped make this happen. There are no views without content AND readers and no business without customers who appreciate what we do and why! Many thanks to all who’ve supported Liquid Audio and cherished classic audio

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Epic Accuphase & Krell Power Amplifiers

Welcome back, friends. Here is a sneak peek at some of the larger pieces of gear I’ve been working on including the baddest of them all, the Accuphase P-800, straight outta Japan! Articles on some of these pieces will follow, but at least you get to see them here first. Finishing these larger amplifier jobs

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Technics SL-120 Turntable Recommissioning

I love the classic Technics SL-120, so let’s look at how I recommissioned this lovely old girl! Welcome back, everyone. I said you see me again sooner than you think, perhaps you didn’t expect two posts in one day though! I’ve been dying to do more writing and, as we approach the 2-million view milestone

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