These rants are typically short blasts and me spouting off about recent events, news and other stuff!
Coming soon, a collaboration with my friend Jason @ The Speaker Doctor. You simply will not believe what we found inside this otherwise gorgeous, recently sold vintage receiver. What make and model? Where was it purchased from? How much was it and who sold it? You’ll have to stay tuned for that! A simple ‘misunderstanding’ […]
UPDATED: October 2024 I cannot believe this story… One of my customers reached out the other day to boast about this incredible find. Chris is a customer I’ve personally guided from cheap plastic hi-fi gear to ownership of Accuphase amplifiers like an E-205 I serviced recently, and this E-303, in a matter of months. It’s
Come with me as I repair a Sansui AU-317 integrated amplifier and discuss problems associated with the wrong approach to caring for beauties like this. This isn’t really a rant, we don’t rant here at Liquid Audio, but I do occasionally get frustrated, and it’s a chance for me to express my thoughts, to hopefully
A quick update regarding changes to our advisory service. You may be aware that we offer an advisory service to the hi-fi community. We’re one of just a handful of technical specialists doing so. Through this service and a desire to assist hi-fi lovers, we’ve helped people worldwide diagnose faults, improve their systems, purchase end-game
These latest Hall of Shame additions are two of the worst cases of bodgery I’ve ever seen. This shocking case of Krell destruction, in this case of a Krell KRC preamp by a so-called ‘expert’ has to be seen to be believed. Visit my Hall of Shame for all the horrifying details, more photos and
I’ve just created my new Hall of Shame, dedicated to bad repairs. I aim to raise awareness about the workmanship of certain ‘repairers’ who destroy hi-fi gear. Unlike the rest of my site, the Hall of Shame has one focus – to expose bad repairs and bad repairers. I’m especially interested in saving good people
In this article, I discuss problems with my 2009 BMW R1200R motorcycle. Warning: the list is extensive, but the biggest problem isn’t the bike… Updated: 2023, with a twist! This isn’t an article I enjoyed writing back in 2015, or updating in 2017 before I sold the bike, but it’s the sort of article that
