Articles about the restoration and overhaul of hi-fi stereo equipment, complex, technical work often involving many hours for a complex piece of equipment.
Join me this time as I bring a beautiful Pioneer SA-8800 II integrated amplifier back to life! I should preface this article by noting that I’ve probably repaired a couple of dozen Pioneer SA-8xxx and SA-9xxx amplifiers over the last couple of years, including this stunning Pioneer SA-8900 II, and this SA-9800. The problem for […]
Season’s greetings to all, join me for another annual recap, shall you?! Welcome to my 2025 recap. Yes, it’s that time of year again, no, I can’t believe it, and you’d better believe that Liquid Audio will close for a much-needed break over the festive season! If you have enquiries, best to leave them until
Join me as I repair and completely resurrect an incredible, broken Technics SE-A100 power amplifier that had been to just about EVERY Perth repairer before me. This is quite a story, so grab a drink… Actually, I need a drink after the two days’ work this article has taken to put together! That’s right, folks,
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Join me once again as I overhaul a beautiful and timeless Thorens TD 150 MK II belt drive turntable. This one is actually a family affair. This Thorens TD 150 MK II belongs to my brother-in-law, Stewart. Stew inherited it after his brother, Pete, passed away, far too young, about a year ago. Rest in
Season’s greetings to my legendary customers, subscribers, friends and family! Can you believe it’s Christmas again? I don’t know where the time goes but welcome again to my end-of-year 2024 recap. A massive thank you to all who’ve helped make 2024 another fantastic year and my busiest yet. Here’s hoping the holiday season is happy
Join me as I repair and service a beautiful and iconic Nakamichi 670ZX cassette deck. The stand-out point to mention here is that this work took place over six years. That’s right, six bloody years! This is absolutely ridiculous and only acceptable because it happens to be MY Nakamichi 670ZX, part of a collection that
Come with me this time as I repair, service and partially overhaul this stunning end-game Pioneer CT-F1250 cassette deck from the golden era of cassette. Happy Monday folks, I hope this story adds a little vintage audio goodness to your day 😉 I love proper 3-head cassette decks as many regulars will know and I
