Frequently asked questions about the service and repair of hi-fi electronics, vintage hi-fi gear, how and when repairs are viable, warranty etc.
Eventually yes, if you want to keep it running. Watches, power tools, motorcycles and electronic equipment all eventually need to be overhauled and/or restored, and this applies to everything built by human hands. This is not to say YOU need to have your equipment overhauled, but eventually, someone will, assuming they see the value in […]
Very simply, this type of equipment is often almost worthless after just a few years and therefore not worth repairing. If you add in poor serviceability and poor audio performance, compared to even modest hi-fi stereo gear, you end up with very few reasons to repair this stuff and why mjuch of it is simply
In most cases, yes, but it comes down to whether your equipment has been damaged, and if it has, how badly. Unfortunately, certain repairers do such poor work that I may decline to look at the equipment they’ve touched. Why? Because the damage inflicted by certain individuals often renders further work difficult, not viable or
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Because all hi-fi equipment and electronic devices contain parts that change over time, wear and need periodic cleaning, lubrication and adjustment. When you combine the sometimes hundreds of electronic parts with mechanical components like the levers, switches, belts, gears, pulleys and connectors found in many types of hi-fi gear, you have a combination of parts
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Try to find technically focused technicians able to provide examples of their good work who solve problems rather than ‘re-cap’ everything. It’s also worth looking for people with overwhelmingly positive feedback. When seeking a good local technician: Ask Retailers The best advice I can offer here is to find the best hi-fi store/s in the
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We care for discrete hi-fi stereo equipment, the kind you find in good hi-fi stores. This includes quality Australasian, European, Japanese and North American discrete (non-integrated) hi-fi stereo (two channel) equipment including integrated amplifiers, phono preamps, preamplifiers & power amplifiers, single cassette decks, CD players, DACs, receivers, tuners, some shortwave radios and turntables manufactured from
Because anything else involves guesswork based on incomplete information and that’s not how we gained the trust and respect of the hi-fi community. I’m immensely proud of our reputation and the trust people have for Liquid Audio, but it’s no accident. Diagnosing what a piece of equipment needs is part of our process and creates
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