Does your cherished hi-fi stereo equipment need service, repair or overhaul?
Contact us via our contact form regarding service, repair, overhaul, consultation, and equipment condition assessment. Please utilise our booking status table below, and don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions.

Business Details
Owner: | Mike Fitzpatrick BSc(Hons) GDipEd(Sc) UWA |
Location: | Carine, Western Australia |
Specialty: | Service, repair & restoration of classic hi-fi stereo equipment |
Focus: | Integrated/pre/power amplifiers, turntables, CD players, DACs |
Open: | Tuesday – Friday, 10 am – 5 pm Saturday, 10 am – 1 pm, Perth time |
Bookings: | By appointment |
Phone: | (+61) 0439 690 436 |
Booking Status
We are frequently fully booked, my apologies for any inconvenience. Please monitor this table, as we don’t maintain a waitlist.
Booking Type | Availability |
Service: | Fully booked |
Repair: | Fully booked |
Overhaul/restoration: | Fully booked |
Equipment condition assessment: | Fully booked |
Advisory consultations: | Bookings available |
Interstate/OS bookings: | Fully booked |
Re-check Info | |
Updated: | 27 May |
Check again: | 1 July |

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Advice
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.
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Our advisory service delivers one simple and yet rare thing: 1) knowledge and expertise, 2) informed by science, 3) deep experience with thousands of pieces of hi-fi equipment, and 4) delivered by a trusted specialist. Pop that onto a Venn diagram and you’ll see why customers around the world book consults with us.
Advisory consults complement our free 680,000+ word, 500+ article/review/video resource with 5 million views. Advice seekers benefit from the objective perspective of a respected specialist entrusted with equipment like this, this, this and this. Perhaps we can help you, too!

[Mike is] One of the most helpful guys I have ever spoken to about hi-fi!
Mark T
Our consults help customers achieve the best results and avoid costly mistakes. We assist with:
- Comparing/recommending/selecting classic hi-fi stereo equipment
- Locating/importing/procuring rare and collectible equipment
- Achieving the best system improvements and avoiding costly sidestepping
- Turntable, tonearm, cartridge, headshell and accessory recommendations and more
To book, purchase a consult ⬇️ and complete the contact form.
Mike, I friggin’ love my amp. You are personally responsible for rekindling my love for music!
Brian E
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