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 excellence and fair trading.

UPDATED February 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, many are decades old, 2) we are not a retailer making huge margins on things we sell hundreds of, and 3) we no longer (post 2025) take unreasonable steps to ensure satisfaction!

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 in the store, you’ll find it in our sold equipment galleries 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Advice

Good advice is like gold, improving knowledge and hi-fi system performance. In a hobby where misinformation is common and trustworthy factual sources are rare, Liquid Audio proudly delivers science-and-experience-informed expertise and knowledge from a rarely accessible specialist perspective.

[Mike is] one of the most helpful guys I have ever spoken to about hi-fi.
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We are completely independent and don’t receive kickbacks or offer retail sales of new equipment. Only my time needs to be covered. Complementing our half-million-word library of 650 articles, reviews, FAQs and videos, we are entrusted with equipment like this, this, this and this, and can assist with:

Choosing, sourcing and importing hi-fi equipment
Improving hi-fi systems and in-room performance
Turntables, cartridges, tonearms and all things vinyl, from a true vinyl aficionado

Consultations can be purchased using the button below and completing the enquiry form.

Amplifiers & Preamplifiers

Nothing currently available, but check our receivers section!

Cassette Decks

Stunning Harman/Kardon TD292 Ultrawideband Cassette Deck!

Another generous donation by Aaron Powell, this gorgeous Harman/Kardon TD292 has just been repaired, serviced and is ready to go to a new home.

A real stunner this one, she now has two new belts, cleaned idler and lubed mechanicals, demagnetised and cleaned tape path, and now runs at the correct speed. She now runs and plays perfectly. The only issue is the meters, which work and don’t impact performance, but don’t quite work perfectly.

I’m sure this can be fixed, I’m just not doing it after spending three hours getting her running, but repair will of course be possible. Again, this does not impact tape playback at all!

Another beauty needing a new home. I’ll make no money on this one after the work I’ve done, but we DO save another piece from the scrap heap, and that alone makes this worthwhile. Own her for just $395!

Harman/Kardon TD292 — As she arrived, no playback, no wind.

CD Players & DACs

Nothing currently available

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

Beautiful JVC JR-S301 AM/FM Stereo Receiver

This gorgeous JVC JR-S301 receiver is ready for a new home and sounds better than ever after a repair involving the replacement of two NLA (no-longer-available) op-amps. Only one was misbehaving, but I replaced both with modern high-performance parts, along with a couple of capacitors, so that neither will ever be a problem for her next owner.

There is an unfortunate backstory here involving a now-blacklisted customer, but this receiver is blameless, nearly 50 years old, looking amazing and, with a little bit of our beloved TLC, still going strong. I’ll spare readers the pain, but let’s just say that my pain, integrity and tolerance of poor behaviour will be someone else’s gain, and I’ll be pleased to re-home this lovely piece of equipment 🙂

I’ve gone way beyond any small margin I had in this one, because 1) I wanted to save it; 2) we can save equipment like this, and 3) to turn what was one of the most disappointing experiences I’ve had into a positive one. That’s how I roll, and nobody will ever stop me. Yes, I’m losing money here, but that’s OK, as long as she finds the right home.

This lovely JVC JR-S301 is now one of the nicest-sounding mid-range vintage receivers I’ve heard, significantly better after the work I’ve completed (August 2025). She is ready to give her next owner many more years of reliable service, hopefully someone who appreciates the equipment and the effort that saved her 🙂

The JR-S301 outputs 60 Watts per channel, has gorgeous VU and tuning meters, four in total, a graphic equaliser, a phono preamplifier, a robust, discrete output stage, JFET input and features a solid build and beautiful appearance. What more could one want in a vintage receiver?!

This receiver is just gorgeous and part of a desirable series of equipment, and quite rare here in Aus. After a deep clean, service, and repair to the tuning mechanism and tone/buffer amplifier, she works perfectly and has that rich, warm sound people love from equipment like this.

Description

Description and specs, courtesy of HiFi Engine.

The JR-S301 is big enough to fill the average to large listening room with the wall-to-wall sound of the musical truth.

JVC’s new DC amplifier design delivers an output of 60 watts per channel output in this medium-priced number of our latest lineup.

The JR-S301 shares most of the features available on the more costly models, including a DC power amplifier, precision preamplifier, advanced tuner, SEA graphic equalizer and more.

Specifications

Tuning range: FM, MW

Power output: 60 watts per channel into 8Ω (stereo)

Frequency response: 5Hz to 40kHz

Total harmonic distortion: 0.008%

Damping factor: 70

Input sensitivity: 2.5mV (MM), 190mV (line)

Signal-to-noise ratio: 75dB (MM), 95dB (line)

Output: 190mV (line), 30mV (DIN)

Speaker load impedance: 4Ω to 16Ω

Dimensions: 166 x 500 x 378mm

Weight: 12.4kg

Year: 1978

This lovely and fully functional JVC JR-S301 stereo receiver comes with a three-month warranty and can be yours for just $595.

Speakers

Ultra-Rare Pair of 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!

JA3120
Yamaha NS-1200 — Original Yamaha part number and description.

This pair of re-cone kits will repair and renew the cones, spiders, voice coils and surrounds of JA3120 woofers. If you own NS-1200s and want to re-cone your JA3120 woofers, the only way to do it is with genuine parts like these. When professionally installed, it’s like having a new woofer. Speakers cannot retain their original Theile-Small characteristics unless you use genuine parts, so the only way to effect proper repair is to use genuine parts.

These genuine Yamaha re-cone kits come in their factory original boxes and include cones, surrounds, voice coils, spiders and braids. The boxes retain their original foam support material, meaning shipping should be safe, though insurance is necessary for something like this.

This sale is for a set of two genuine NOS Yamaha re-cone kits, in pristine new condition. If you own a pair of Yamaha NS-1200s and want to repair or refresh the JA3120 woofers, this is perhaps your only chance to do it properly. These two genuine Yamaha cone kits are $995 AUD for the pair.

NOTE: I’ve received various requests for dimensions, measurements, etc. If you own Yamaha NS-1200s and need JA3120 re-cone kits, these are the parts you need. Purchase them if the price works for you.

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.

NAD 4225 — What a beautiful thing. Nothing fancy here, but rather elegant, in a functional way, like other older NAD gear.

Sweet Kenwood KT-56 AM/FM Stereo Tuner

Lovely little tuner, listen to the radio, in hi-fi, for $75!

Turntables & Vinyl

Gorgeous Pioneer PL-514X belt drive turntable

Just resurrected by yours truly, this beautiful Pioneer PL-514X is one of my favourite affordable turntables from the golden era, punching far above its weight and embarrassing many more expensive turntables.

Some will be familiar with these because of my articles, like this one, educating people about the virtues of these largely forgotten machines. Thankfully, these articles have restored these wonderful decks to the level of popularity they truly deserve.

This Pioneer PL-514X came to me in non-working condition, so I am pleased to present it here, working perfectly once again, with period correct, original factory Pioneer headshell and cartridge, also in almost perfect condition and with plenty of life left in the stylus.

I’ve stripped, cleaned and lubricated the motor, cleaned the chassis, platter, lid, mat, tonearm, cartridge, and headshell. I’ve installed a new precision rubber drive belt, set overhang, tracking force, anti-skate, and azimuth, and she plays a record beautifully.

As listed, she comes with the original Pioneer headshell and cartridge, but for those wanting something better, I can supply and fit an Audio Technica AT VM95ML, for example, for considerably improved performance.

This lovely Pioneer PL-514X is not your common verge-find, no-warranty, no-skilled-hands-have-ever-touched-her, ‘just needs a stylus and service’ offering. This PL-514X has been deeply serviced (Feb 2026) by a real turntable specialist and comes with a 3-month warranty for complete peace of mind. She can be yours for $750.

Now, before you scream: “But Mike, I can buy one for less than that!” Maybe, but have you considered:

It will have no warranty, how much would a 3-month warranty cost?
It will not run as well or sound as good
It will not have just been cared for by one of Australia’s most trusted specialists
It will still need the expert attention this one has just received. How much for a deep service with this level of precision?

Always keep these considerations in mind when purchasing second-hand hi-fi equipment.