Frequently asked questions about general hi-fi stuff including various types of equipment, technical concepts and advice for getting the best results.
Yes, I’m always happy to assist advice-seekers. We have an advisory service specifically for these sorts of scenarios where people want expert advice. Just select a consult that best suits your enquiry and complete the contact form with your questions!
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No! Never buy or use Crosleys or other cheap plastic record players if you care about your records and how they sound. Cheap plastic turntables like Crosleys destroy vinyl due to their crude engineering and super-low-quality cartridge. The gems in these cheap styli – diamond or sometimes sapphire, have terrible profiles, are often poorly polished
You need to find sources with a) the fewest conflicts of interest and b) the most accurate information. Information vs Opinion As the great Plato once said: Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance. Opinions are everywhere and, quite honestly, most aren’t worth the ‘paper’ they are written on. I often speak with advice
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Yes, we sell quality, pre-owned hi-fi equipment via our popular store. Current inventory is viewable in the store along with equipment in our sold equipment galleries 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Purchasing quality pre-owned hi-fi equipment from Liquid Audio has many benefits: I hand-pick every piece and I’m very selective about the equipment I
Yes, we keep thousands of parts in stock and have speedy access to many more. We don’t operate a retail shopfront though, so we don’t sell bare service parts for example. Instead, we supply and fit them as part of the services we offer.
Yes, we offer pre and post-purchase hi-fi equipment inspections, cartridge inspections and more. A Liquid Audio report can save people hundreds or even thousands of dollars and a great deal of pain. Imagine for example having an expensive amplifier inspected prior to purchase. I find that many hundreds of dollars of work and repairs are
What new technology? Modern analog gear uses the same classic circuits, but often with lower-quality parts and construction. There is very little ‘new technology’ in analog audio. Most analog electronic circuit designs date back to the earliest days of tubes and transistors. Even things like class-D and class-T amps are not new. Yes, there are
