Sit back, relax and browse our selection of hi-fi equipment currently available for purchase.
Welcome to the Liquid Audio store, where our attention to detail means you can purchase with confidence from a specialist with an unparalleled reputation for fair trading.
UPDATED September 2026, more new arrivals soon!
- Every piece has been inspected, tested, cleaned, and serviced, unless otherwise noted
- Most pieces are backed by a three-month warranty, but some equipment is sold ‘as-is’
- Packing and insured shipping are available on some items via our shipping partner, Pack & Send
Customers can purchase equipment knowing that every reasonable step has been taken to ensure satisfaction, but keep in mind: 1) these are not new pieces; most are several decades old, and all have a history, and 2) we are not a retailer making huge margins on items sold by the hundred.
Items in the store may be reserved with a 20% deposit. All sales are final. Local sales are preferred. We don’t pack or ship, here’s why, but we will happily transport items to our professional shipping partner.
See our terms and conditions for more, and if you have questions, don’t hesitate to ask. If you’ve seen something on this site that doesn’t appear here in the store, you’ll find it in our sold equipment galleries 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.
Store Categories
- Advisory Consultations
- Amplifiers & Preamplifiers
- Cassette Decks
- CD Players & DACs
- Miscellaneous
- Receivers
- Speakers
- Tuners
- Turntables
- Clearance Corner
- Previously Sold Equipment
Advisory Consultations
Expert hi-fi advice can yield transformational results, as our customers know. In a hobby where trustworthy factual sources are rare, Liquid Audio proudly delivers science-and-experience-informed expertise and knowledge from a rarely accessible specialist perspective.
Our advisory service delivers expert guidance and factual information from the specialist responsible for this much-loved website and entrusted with caring for beautiful equipment like this, this, this and this. Advisory consultations are available in 15-, 30-, and 60-minute options that pay for themselves, and can assist with:
- Choosing and sourcing/importing hi-fi equipment
- Pre, power, integrated and phono amplifiers
- Sources including CD players, DACs, tuners and, of course…
- Turntables, cartridges, phono preamps, tonearms and all things vinyl
Consultations can be purchased using the button and then completing the enquiry form.
[Mike is] one of the most helpful guys I have ever spoken to about hi-fi.
Mark T
Amplifiers & Preamplifiers
NuForce Reference 9 V2 Special Edition Monophonic Power Amplifier
Check out this NuForce Reference 9 V2 Special Edition single-channel power amplifier! These popular power amplifiers sold for over $5000 AUD a pair in 2007.
Need a subwoofer amplifier or centre channel amp? Read more about these here.
Many will remember NuForce, an unusual start-up focused on producing class-D power amplifiers. These products quickly gained a ‘cult’ following but then just as quickly fell out of favour as people realised not everything was quite right with class-D gear or NuForce.
That being said, they iterated through versions, fixing and improving things as they went. This is the second version, in special edition guise, of their Reference 9 power amplifier. It’s a powerful and great-sounding amplifier but must be used with caution.
Here’s a little more about the Reference 9 V2 SE, courtesy Stereotimes:
The rear panel contains high-quality XLR and WBT NextGen RCA input jacks. Eichmann Speakerpods are standard, as is an IEC AC receptacle. The IEC receptacle allows one to use after-market power cords. The rocker-style Power switch is also located on the rear panel. The bevelled aluminium front panel contains a single blue LED in the centre indicating power on/off. The LED is just the right intensity for my taste, as opposed to other LED’s that are simply way too bright. The finish on my amplifiers is anodized Rose Copper; Black and Silver finishes are also available.
NuForce is very proud of the new V2 amplifier board, which they consider a breakthrough. The V2 board was issued a patent on May 22, 2007. NuForce has painstakingly refined this board using an ultra-short signal-delivery pathway. Additionally, the board is now mounted to the top cover for much more efficient heat transfer from the output devices. Unique to the Ref 9 V2 SE is a proprietary ESR power capacitor bank to help the amplifier deliver a very steady and stable stream of high power to the speakers. Thus, the rated power has increased from 150 watts to 190 watts RMS at 8 ohms and undistorted power peaks of 325 watts and 650 watts can be achieved at 8 ohms and 4 ohms, respectively.
The bottom line is that the new board has allowed the amplifier to become considerably more efficient and powerful while simultaneously decreasing the already very-low noise floor by another 20 decibels. Incredible!
Stereo Times
Specifications
• Configuration: Mono Input, RCA and balanced XLR
• Power output: 190 Watts RMS @ 8 Ohms, 300 Watts RMS @ 4 Ohms
• Power bandwidth: 100Hz to 20kHz +/- 0.8 dB 10Hz -0.5 DB 60kHz -3dB
• THD+N: 0.03%, 1kHz, 10 Watts
• Input impedance: 45kOhms
• Gain: 27dB
• S/N ratio:100dB at 100 Watts
• Eichmann Cable Pod binding posts for spades and banana plugs
• Chassis is made of high-grade anodized brushed aluminium to reduce resonance
• Dimensions: 8.5″W x 14″D x 1.8″H (height does not include feet)
• AC voltage: 84VAC to 264VAC (worldwide compatible)
• Weight: 8 lbs, 3.5kg
Reviews
Check out what Robert Levi thought about the NON-SE version which is definitely not as good as this one!
“I still haven’t heard their top 9SE V2 design and can’t wait! Meanwhile, if $3500 is your wallet’s limit, you will love this amp. I can’t name a solid-state amp that gives you soundstaging, imaging, or depth perspective better than these little guys at under $8000! Moreover, at this kind of high power. What a deal! The Reference 9V2s are the best yet from NuForce and receive my highest recommendation.”
Bob Levi
So, what’s the catch? There isn’t one, but there is only one for sale. This is perfect for a centre speaker or subwoofer. I also won’t warranty gear like this because of the limitations in the original design. You must, for example, NEVER connect or disconnect anything whilst this is running or you might damage something downstream. Mind you, this is standard practice, but you must observe it, strictly, with this amplifier. Finally, NuForce is no longer with us, so support is no longer a thing.
Interested? You can purchase this NuForce Reference 9 V2 Special Edition mono power amp, in almost perfect condition, for the silly price of just $495.
Someone buy this, please!!!
Cassette Decks
CD Players & DACs
Audio Alchemy ACD-II CD player
Check out yet another lovely one-owner piece, this gorgeous Audio Alchemy ACD-II CD player.
Made by Audio Alchemy, a California-based audio company famous in the 1990s for making affordable, compact, high-performance components.
UPDATE: Sold!
This lovely Audio Alchemy ACD-II CD player comes fully serviced, with her original remote control and is available for just $495.
UPDATE: Sold!
Miscellaneous
Moth RCM Record Cleaner
This lovely old Moth record cleaner I recently wrote about, is for sale. Just $499!
There are various record cleaning methods, and some are actually useful! Record cleaning is a mildly controversial topic, not because of any inherent complexity; the science is straightforward, but it is often poorly understood and applied. That’s a discussion for another time, but I use dry methods to maintain my clean records, and a couple of wet cleaning methods for records that need it, including an ultrasonic bath, using cleaning fluids that I make.
Before ultrasonic cleaning and various other methods, though, the vacuum-style cleaners were king. The Moth RCM is a classic, if rather noisy, manual machine and packs real record-cleaning punch. The advantage over other non-vacuum wet cleaners is that the suction pulls away cleaning fluid and dirt at the same time, leaving records sparkling clean when used correctly.
The Moth RCM, sold as either a complete finished product or as a kit like you see here, was one of, if not THE most popular, affordable record cleaner available. It’s no Keith Monks cleaner, but when last sold by Decibel Hi-Fi, the ready-made Moth RCM record cleaner cost a cool $1,795 AUD. I believe you can/could still purchase these from the UK, for £595, plus VAT, shipping and other taxes, of course.
Grab this for just $499.
NOS Raytheon JAN 5703WB ‘Trivistor’ Vacuum Tubes
Many will have seen my articles and videos on the iconic Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista 21 Tube DAC. If you need a set of 5703WB vacuum tubes for yours, look no further.
I have 50+ – now approx 30 Raytheon 5703WB vacuum tubes available for sale, all from the same production batch. This is the mil-spec, 50+G-rated triode tube used in the class-A output buffer of the Tri-Vista 21, Tri-Vista SACD Player, the Tri-Vista 300 Integrated Amplifier and others.
This batch of NOS Joint Arm Navy Raytheon 5703WB tubes was made in December 1979 and is a rare find. Good examples like these rarely come up for sale. Many I’ve seen are later examples, in tatty boxes, sometimes even used. Remember, with NOS tubes, the older the better, generally speaking.
Grab a pristine NOS set for your Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista 21 or other projects whilst these early-date code units are available. Keep them tucked away for when you need them – if you own equipment that uses them, you will eventually need to replace them.
All boxes are intact and present in excellent to perfect condition. All tubes are NOS, never used, and in perfect condition. Priced at just $30 AUD per tube.
Receivers
Nothing currently available.
Speakers
Ultra-Rare NOS Yamaha NS-1200 / JA3120 Woofer Re-Cone Kits!
Parts like these never come up for sale, and this is likely the only pair of genuine Yamaha NS-1200 JA3120 woofer re-cone kits available anywhere in the world!
This pair of re-cone kits will repair and renew the cones, spiders, voice coils and surrounds of Yamaha JA3120 woofers. If you own NS-1200s and want to re-cone your JA3120 woofers, the only correct way to do it is with these genuine factory recone kits. When professionally installed, these kits make woofers like new again. Drivers cannot retain their Theile-Small characteristics without genuine parts.
These genuine Yamaha re-cone kits come in their original factory boxes and include cones, surrounds, voice coils, spiders and braids. The boxes retain their original foam support material, meaning shipping should be safe.
This sale is for a set of two genuine NOS Yamaha re-cone kits, in pristine, brand-new condition. If you own a pair of Yamaha NS-1200s and want to repair or refresh the JA3120 woofers, this could be your only chance to do it properly. $1000 AUD for the pair.
NOTE: I’ve received various requests for dimensions, measurements, etc, which are of course unnecessary if you need JA3120 re-cone kits. These are the correct factory parts.
Tuners
Nifty NAD 4225 AM/FM Stereo Tuner
What a little ripper! I’ve just completed minor repair on this old girl to fix a missing LED segment. All segments are now lit and she runs like a dream.
This little gem is just $125, tuners really are the deal these days.
Sweet Kenwood KT-56 AM/FM Stereo Tuner
Lovely little tuner, listen to the radio, in hi-fi, for $75!
Turntables & Vinyl
Nothing currently available.
Moth RCM Record Cleaner
This lovely old Moth record cleaner I recently wrote about, is for sale. Just $499!
There are various record cleaning methods, and some are actually useful! Record cleaning is a mildly controversial topic, not because of any inherent complexity; the science is straightforward, but it is often poorly understood and applied. That’s a discussion for another time, but I use dry methods to maintain my clean records, and a couple of wet cleaning methods for records that need it, including an ultrasonic bath, using cleaning fluids that I make.
Before ultrasonic cleaning and various other methods, though, the vacuum-style cleaners were king. The Moth RCM is a classic, if rather noisy, manual machine and packs real record-cleaning punch. The advantage over other non-vacuum wet cleaners is that the suction pulls away cleaning fluid and dirt at the same time, leaving records sparkling clean when used correctly.
The Moth RCM, sold as either a complete finished product or as a kit like you see here, was one of, if not THE most popular, affordable record cleaner available. It’s no Keith Monks cleaner, but when last sold by Decibel Hi-Fi, the ready-made Moth RCM record cleaner cost a cool $1,795 AUD. I believe you can/could still purchase these from the UK, for £595, plus VAT, shipping and other taxes, of course.
Grab this for just $499.
Dual 1225 Turntable, For Parts or Project!
Check out this lovely old Dual 1225 idler drive turntable. Everything is there, but sold for parts or projects with cables cut.
This Dual 1225 is perfect for setting up in a new plinth or for parts if you own a Dual idler drive deck already. $100
Clearance Corner
Welcome to our clearance corner, where you’ll find equipment that needs a little TLC, I don’t have time to give it. This might be perfect for your next project or hard-to-find spare parts like knobs, fascias, boards, modules, etc. I don’t have room for these, so they have to go.
Equipment in our clearance corner is:
- Partly or non-functional
- Sold as-is, grab-and-go
Make me an offer!
Arcam Alpha 9 Integrated Amplifier
Sold for parts or projects, one intact but non-functional Arcam Alpha 9 integrated amplifier. $100
