This Pioneer CT-A7X three-head cassette deck service and repair is a story I hope you’ll enjoy as much as I enjoyed bringing this deck back to life! I love cassette decks, especially decks like this beautiful Pioneer CT-A7X. In fact, my own reference deck is a Pioneer CT-A9X, the best deck Pioneer made for many […]
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Sansui is famous for making beautiful amplifiers and the Sansui AU-D707 (AU-819 in export markets) is no exception. Follow along as I repair this imported, broken beauty. It should come as no surprise to regular viewers that I love Sansui amplifiers. We work on a lot of them here @ Liquid Audio; this year I’ve
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A quick post to celebrate a (very) small milestone over on the Liquid Audio YouTube channel: 5000 subscribers! It’s not just a Liquid Audio YouTube channel 5K subs milestone either. It’s worth mentioning that we have 998 Liquid Audio website subscribers, so let’s call it 1K and celebrate that too! If you haven’t subscribed yet,
Told you I had a few holiday jobs to do. I serviced my Koetsu tonearm, reinstalled my retipped Ortofon MC-A90 and finally got to listen to my Luxman PD-350. This is why I love vinyl! This was just one of many jobs to do, but playing into one of my Fidelity Research XF-1 step-up transformers
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Merry Christmas and a big thank you to our customers, subscribers, friends and family. A huuuge thank you to all for helping make 2021 another fantastic year. Here’s hoping this Christmas message finds readers well as we near the end of another very busy year. As usual, Liquid Audio will be closing for the festive
We have a ton of newly listed pre-Xmas vintage hi-fi equipment available in our store, from budget gear all the way to rare, collectible pieces. Grab a present for yourself or someone else! Definitely keep an eye on our revamped store and this post because I’ll be adding more equipment over the next few days.
In my Naim Nait article, I noted that the Mission Cyrus One is perhaps its closest contender from the time. Let’s take a look at the Mission Cyrus One as I repair and service this example. I’m going to try to keep articles coming, even the smaller ones like this one. Stay tuned as there
Some say USB microscopes are not suitable for cartridge and stylus inspection. I’ve used a good USB scope for years and I think you’ll agree, the results are impressive. Updated October 2024 – be careful to avoid the “only 50 hours” cartridge wear meme! I should point out that I have considerable experience in microscopy.
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The Denon DP-62L direct-drive turntable is an often overlooked gem. Let’s take a closer look. I often work on turntables where I find myself thinking “If I didn’t have other decks, this would do nicely” and that’s what I thought back in 2017 when I worked on this Denon DP-62L. Hailing from almost the end
The Yamaha GT-2000 is one of my favourite turntables. Let’s take one of the first-ever close-up looks inside this great deck from the golden era. It’s true, I do love the Yamaha GT-2000 direct-drive turntable and have written about them several times. In that article, I reviewed a Yamaha GT-2000 and documented replacing the audio
