I’m told it’s because of our trusted approach, integrity, passion, professionalism, and results.

The short answer is:

Liquid Audio is a small, quality-focused business, delivering the expertise, professionalism, service, and results one would expect of one of the most trusted specialist repairers in Australia. In an industry overflowing with poorly skilled ‘recappers’ doing cookie-cutter work they read about online, I’m immensely proud of our reputation for delivering something very different.

Reputation

Hi – I’m Mike, and Liquid Audio combines my passions for science, education, electronics, hi-fi, music, and all things technical with an almost pathological attention to detail! Despite our modest size, some of Perth’s best hi-fi retailers and equipment owners use and recommend Liquid Audio. I’m pleased to assist customers around Australia and beyond, and honoured to have become one of the most respected and emulated specialists in Australia.

Our reputation stems as much from what we deliver: attention to detail, integrity, knowledge, professionalism, reliability, proprietary solutions, trust, one business name for 15 years, contributions to the hi-fi community and consistently great results…

…As what we don’t: unprofessional behaviour, unrealistic assessments and promises, poor reviews, repeated bad-review-erasing business name changes, high overheads, ruined equipment, poor quality parts, poor communication and technical skills, fake qualifications, ‘guru‘ proclamations, and even court cases and confiscated vehicles.

Our reputation has earned us several official service partnership offers. I’ve politely declined these, but to be offered any is significant, to decline them, perhaps more so. We work with several official importers and distributors, though, and I had a direct line with Krell for many years. I prefer to remain completely independent.

Authenticity

Reputations like ours must be earned, something we’ve done through hard work, original thinking, and dedication to excellence since 2010. Many try to avoid that hard work, though, and I’ve spotted elements of my content and style in various places over the years, copied without permission. A few Australian businesses are guilty, including a couple in WA. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Designing, building, and maintaining a huge website like this, handling all the technical work, inventory, photography, content creation, editing, admin, backend, and replying to every legitimate enquiry from around the world is uniquely challenging and that creates the authenticity. It can’t be copied or manufactured.

Contribution

I always lamented the lack of knowledgeable, passionate hi-fi specialists as a youngster getting into hi-fi. There was no Internet, nobody to speak to, just magazines filled with puff-pieces about often suspiciously average gear. So, driven by my passion for hi-fi, electronics, science, music and obsession with technical detail and perfection, I set out to create this business and fill that gap.

Fast-forward 15 years, and I’m amazed to be constantly at capacity with local and interstate work, and to have such strong engagement with our widely appreciated content. This site was visited over 360,000 times in 2025, and we have over five million combined views, here and on YouTube. I think this is where some of the copying stems from.

Size & Focus

We sparingly book new work, preferring not to hoard jobs. Our overheads are small, and I filter the work and customers I want to work with. This is partly why I declined the service partnerships I mentioned and why I’ve decided not to hire or to move to larger premises.

We could take on a wider range of work, including some really easy stuff, but I prefer to focus on classic hi-fi stereo equipment only. We see many technically challenging repairs after various failed repair attempts. I’m pleased to take on technically demanding repairs, but they can also be excessively time and energy-consuming, so we sparingly book such jobs.

Integrity

Customers rely on us, and visitors know they can rely on the information they find here. This integrity is so widely appreciated in fact that I receive daily enquiries from around the world seeking advice and assistance. We can’t assist everyone, but we do our best to.

We never farm work out as one infamous equipment damager does. We’ve had just one business, because we have no bad reviews to erase. We don’t scream or rant at customers or destroy their equipment. We stand by our work and reputation. We advocate for consumers who’ve had equipment damaged, educate the hi-fi community, and share the knowledge.

We will almost always be busy for the reasons above, but I apologise for any delays it may cause. I genuinely appreciate your interest in our services and encourage people to use our how-to-book process and booking status table. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions.