Does your cherished hi-fi stereo equipment need a little TLC?

Contact us to discuss your hi-fi stereo equipment service, repair, overhaul, advice, valuation and condition assessment/inspection requirements.

You are invited to read more about how to book equipment, our business details, current booking status and our enquiry form, below.

Business Details

How To Book

Booking hi-fi stereo equipment with us is easy:

1. Check our booking status table below for the booking type you require
2. If bookings are available, request one using the enquiry form ⬇️
3. If we’re fully booked, check again later, guided by the date suggested

Demand for bookings with us generally exceeds our booking capacity, and due to the non-linear and bespoke nature of our work, waitlists are not viable, so utilise this booking process, and don’t hesitate to ask questions.

Booking Status

FAQs

I’ve written more than 150 hi-fi FAQs to address questions I’m most frequently asked, 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

Expert hi-fi advice can yield transformational results – just ask our customers – but the requisite expertise is rare, and ‘gurus‘, misinformation and pseudoscience fill the void. Our advisory service delivers expertise and insight from the trusted, science-trained specialist responsible for over half a million words, 650 articles, reviews, FAQs and videos, and entrusted with amazing equipment like this, this, this and this.

[Mike is] one of the most helpful guys I have ever spoken to about hi-fi.

Mark T

Our advisory consultations are available in three sizes and can assist with:

• Choosing, sourcing and importing hi-fi equipment
• Improving hi-fi systems and in-room performance
• Turntables, cartridges, tonearms and all things vinyl

Notes

If you like what we do, please consider supporting us. This site is ad-free, unpaywalled, and unique. It’s also thousands of hours of ongoing work, and your support is greatly appreciated!

Goodwill, gratitude and respect go a long way @ Liquid Audio. We go out of our way for respectful, appreciative customers, but we do not tolerate pushy, entitled or ungrateful conduct.

Despite frequent requests, we don’t provide free consultations or valuations, remote technical assistance, retail sales, or service data.

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

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

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 … I felt very positive to react on your good work.

Robert S

Mike, I friggin’ love my amp. You are personally responsible for rekindling my love for music!

Brian E

Enquiry Form

Submit, and we shall respond, typically within one business day 🙂