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Amazing Kenwood R-5000 Shortwave Receiver!
Join me as we look at another beautiful shortwave radio, a stunning and option-filled Kenwood R-5000 communications receiver. Do you love the idea of listening to old-school broadcasts from other countries over the airwaves rather than computers and the internet? Not hi-fi gear, I know, but kind of like hi-fi for radio, so in the interests of variety, here is another shortwave radio article for…
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Baby Amplifiers: Sansui AU-101
Join me again as we examine another classic baby amplifier and true baby, the Sansui AU-101 integrated amp. Welcome back, everyone. So that I don’t bore many of you to death, I’m going to cap it at four baby amplifiers articles for now, with more to come as inspiration strikes and energy allows. What better subject for article number four than one of the most classic and archetypal baby…
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Baby Amplifiers: Sony TA-1150
Join me again as we look at another (semi-)baby amplifier, the gorgeous Sony TA-1150 integrated amp. Welcome back, everybody, for another in my baby amplifiers series. A lot has been happening at Liquid Audio in the past few weeks, and I’m inundated with work as usual. That said, things could be a lot worse, so here’s another article on what I hope to make a regular Monday morning spot. I hope…
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Baby Amplifiers: Marantz 1030
Join me as we look at and repair another classic baby amplifier, the Marantz 1030 integrated. That’s right, it’s baby amplifier time again and another little gem, the Marantz 1030. Like the Kenwood KA-4002A I covered last week, the Marantz 1030 is a baby, the baby of the Marantz range at the time, but a beauty. This baby was donated by a lovely gentleman whose name I have unfortunately…
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Baby Amplifiers: Kenwood KA-4002A
Join me as we examine the gorgeous Kenwood KA-4002A integrated amplifier, part of my new ‘baby amplifiers’ series. Many people like small amplifiers—let’s call them baby amplifiers—for various reasons. In this series, we will examine a few of my favourite baby amplifiers in the hope of enlightening and maybe even inspiring a few people to purchase one. I hope you enjoy! Baby Amplifiers There…
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Classic Moth RCM Record Cleaner Repair
I enjoy bringing readers quirky equipment and accessories, so join me as we look at a Moth RCM vacuum record cleaner I’ve just revived. Firstly, a big thank you to Francis, who kindly donated his dead Moth RCM record cleaner. Francis has followed my work for a while and knew how much I enjoyed saving things like this, so when his Moth RCM record cleaner died, decided he would donate it, in the…
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Superb Plinius M16 Preamplifier Repair
Welcome folks, as we look at this lovely Plinius M16 preamplifier I’ve just repaired. Plinius may not be a brand everyone is familiar with, but I can assure readers that this small New Zealand-based company has always made superb hi-fi gear. Plinius is the ‘other’ Perreaux, both are NZ manufacturers, and both have always adopted a quality-first approach that is so often lacking these days. It’s…
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Another End-Game Kenwood L-07D Turntable!
That’s right, folks, this is the third Kenwood L-07D I’ve worked on and will hopefully have back up and running in less than 12 months. Let’s hope I can make this three from three because, amusingly, I reckon my customer has single-handedly doubled the number of L-07Ds in Australia. Legend, check out the other two I worked on last year! I own the unobtainable Kenwood L-07DII. Don’t worry, I’ll…
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Servicing a 'Just Serviced' Technics SL-10!
“To service or to service properly?” That is the question! Well, that’s one question owners of turntables like the Technics SL-10 must consider every 5 years or so. It’s a question worth considering too, because ‘service’ clearly means quite different things to different people. The differences can make or quite literally break a piece like this. Join me this time as I discuss some service…
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Servicing a 'Just Serviced' Technics SL-10!
“To service or to service properly?” That is the question! Well, that’s one question owners of turntables like the Technics SL-10 must consider every 5 years or so. It’s a question worth considering too, because ‘service’ clearly means quite different things to different people. The differences can make or quite literally break a piece like this. Join me this time as I discuss some service…
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Celebrating 2000 Subscribers!
A quick post to recognise this minor milestone and thank my 2000 subscribers. Hey, it’s only taken 13 years; my sincere thanks to everyone who’s subscribed, visited, enjoyed an article, engaged me to work on their hi-fi gear, donated an old piece of gear they were throwing away, whatever – you all matter equally to me. Subscribing is not something I’ve ever really promoted, and it went largely…
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Beautiful Pioneer PL-L1000 Linear Tracking Turntable Repair & Review
Welcome back as we dive into another classic turntable from the golden era, the beautiful Pioneer PL-L1000 linear tracking direct drive turntable. Once again, my apologies for the lack of articles. As one of the few creating in-depth content like this from scratch, from brain to page, without assistance, whilst attending to what is a crazy-busy booking schedule means there is just never enough…
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Museum-Grade JBL 4344 Speaker Unboxing!
Let’s take a look at perhaps the most incredible museum-grade pair of speakers I’ve ever seen – a pair of legendary JBL 4344 studio monitors! Welcome back everyone and, as promised, I hope you enjoy this amusing story, brought to you by a friend and customer of mine whose hi-fi equipment I’ve featured here many times. The incredible response to my brief one-photo teaser of these incredible…
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Perth Gets HOT!
I thought I’d make this very quick post to say Happy New Year and welcome to 2025! Whilst I’ve been open for business and working hard again since 14 January, I will not be in my workshop today because Perth gets hot during summer. How hot? Well, for my international visitors especially, how about 34 degrees C or 93 degrees F at 9 am: That’s right, at 9 am today it was 34 degrees C or around 93…
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2024 Recap, Merry Christmas & Happy Holiday!
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 once again, to my 2024 recap. A massive thank you to all who’ve helped make 2024 another fantastic year and again my busiest yet. Here’s hoping the holiday period is a happy and healthy one for all. As usual, Liquid Audio will close…
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Stunning Nakamichi 670ZX Cassette Deck Repair
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 includes the stunning Pioneer CT-F1250 I repaired recently, my gorgeous…
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