Frequently asked questions about general hi-fi stuff including various types of equipment, technical concepts and advice for getting the best results.
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 […]
There’s misinformation, nonsense and pseudoscience in every technical field, but hi-fi is unfortunately one of the worst. Opinions Finding good advice isn’t easy. I often speak with advice seekers who’ll say things like: “Mike, I read in a forum that I should buy XYZ, what do you think…?” Typical advice-seeker The overwhelming problem is that
Everyone has a different opinion, where can I find good advice? Read More »
Yes, we sell pre-owned hi-fi equipment via our store. Purchasing pre-owned hi-fi from Liquid Audio has many benefits, including: Selling on consignment with us is great too because we: Visit our store and view our sold equipment gallery 1, 2, 3 and 4 for more!
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
Yep, but come on, are you really surprised..? Ask owners of newer gear how they feel about their expensive “superior modern equipment” that often dies just outside of warranty and is then deemed non-viable to repair. Read the reviews. Every new piece of gear sounds “significantly better” than the one preceding it, right? OK, so
So the entire retail machine is designed to get people to ‘trade-up’ to new equipment..? Read More »
