Does your cherished hi-fi stereo equipment need a little TLC?
If so, we’d be glad to help! Contact us to discuss your service, repair, overhaul, advice, valuation and equipment condition assessment requirements.
Find out how to book equipment, our business details, current booking status and enquiry form, below.

Business Details
| Owner: | Mike Fitzpatrick BSc(Hons) GDipEd(Sc) UWA |
| ABN: | 65 209 381 407 |
| Location: | 25 Mathis Way, Carine, Western Australia |
| Type: | Independent hi-fi electronics specialist |
| Focus: | Precision service, repair & restoration of classic hi-fi stereo equipment |
| Specialising in: | Amplifiers, turntables, CD players, Accuphase, Denon, Krell, Luxman, Marantz, Musical Fidelity, Kenwood, Pioneer, Sansui, Sony, Technics, Yamaha |
| Open: | Tuesday – Friday: 10 – 5 Saturday: 10 – 1 (Perth time) |
| Bookings: | By appointment |
| Phone: | (+61) 0439 690 436 Voice calls only, text messages and hidden ID calls are generally ignored |
How To Book
- Check our booking status table below for availability of suitable booking types
- If bookings are available, request one using the enquiry form at the bottom of this page
- If we’re fully booked, check back later, as guided by the dates in the table
Demand for our services exceeds capacity, and bookings fill quickly. It’s not viable to maintain a waitlist, so please utilise our how-to-book process and booking status table below. Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Booking Status
| Booking Type | Availability |
| Service: | Bookings available after 13 January |
| Repair: | Fully booked |
| Overhaul & restoration: | Fully booked |
| Inspection (assessment, valuation): | Bookings available after 13 January |
| Consultation (advice, guidance): | Bookings available after 13 January |
| Interstate bookings: | Fully booked |
| Overseas bookings: | Not currently accepting |
| Timing Information | |
| Updated: | 20 December |
| Check again: | 13 January |
| Notes: | Closed 20 Dec – 13 Jan |

FAQs
I’ve written over 150 hi-fi FAQs to address the questions I’m most frequently asked by customers and the hi-fi community, including:
- How do I book equipment for service or repair?
- How much will my service or repair cost?
- Class A, class AB and class D amplifiers
- Is turntable hum ‘normal’?
- What’s the “50 hours” cartridge meme?
- Should I play records on my radiogram?
- What’s the best moving coil preamplifier?
- What’s better – vintage or modern CD players?
- What’s the deal with capacitors?
- Why don’t all CD players sound the same?
- What’s the deal with cartridge alignment?
- What’s better – belt drive or direct drive?
- How good is the Denon DL-103 MC cart?
- Can I use 100V equipment in Australia?
- I purchased equipment from Japan and it blew up, can you help?
- How do I find a better-sounding amplifier?
- + 130 more
Advice & Guidance
Our advice and guidance consultations deliver: 1) expertise and insight, 2) informed by science, 3) deep experience with thousands of pieces of equipment, 4) personalised and delivered by a science educator, hi-fi enthusiast, and trusted specialist, 5) uninhibited by typical commercial/retail constraints.
Building on a library of acclaimed and completely free content, including over 650 articles, reviews, FAQs and videos, Liquid Audio’s personalised consultations help customers achieve amazing improvements and avoid wasted money, rabbit holes and mistakes.
[Mike is] one of the most helpful guys I have ever spoken to about hi-fi.
Mark T

We can assist with:
- Buying, choosing, sourcing and importing classic hi-fi equipment
- Hi-fi system, turntable and CD system-building and improvement
- Iconic turntables, amplifiers, CD players, DACs, accessories, manufacturers
- Turntables, cartridge-tonearm matching, vinyl accessories, and more!
Like all our services, consultations are a pay-per-use offering. To book, pre-purchase a consultation and complete the form below. Don’t forget to check our advisory service feedback.
Mike, I friggin’ love my amp. You are personally responsible for rekindling my love for music!
Brian E
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Hello Mike, very nice website and PROFESSIONAL work you perform on this audio vintage gear. Read your Sansui AU-20000 repair page and loved how great your work ethics are. What I like also is that you repair/revise all stuff, not just high-end. I felt very positive to react on your good work.
Robert S
We do not offer unpaid consultations, equipment valuations or technical assistance, or supply kits, parts, service data, or intellectual property.
Enquiry Form
We typically respond within 1 business day. Follow up if you’ve not heard back from us.

