ROOM
My NC20-rated studio is a highly accurate listening environment, acoustically tuned and phase/time aligned. Housed in a century old building, the space was purpose-built with meticulous attention to detail. The design optimized the room geometry to minimize sonic distortions, resulting in acoustic precision that is accurate from 26Hz - 22kHz with a narrow variation of +/- 3dB (6dB peak-to peak). The room is tied together with the Zaor Maestro 24 Classic Desk & the HiFI Woodworks HF4 Speaker Stands, which both yield a minimal acoustic footprint.
TRANSFER PATH AND CONVERSION
Maselec MTC-1X Mastering Transfer Console
Lynx Hilo Reference Mastering AD/DA
Apogee Rosetta 200 192kHz DAC
Benchmark DAC2 192kHz DAC
MONITORING
PMC Speakers IB-1S Reference Monitors
VTV Amplifier Hypex NCx500 w/ Weiss OP2-BA Opamps
Neumann NDH 20 Headphones
Schiit Jotunheim 2 Headphone Amp (AD5547 DAC)
EQUIPMENT
API 2500 Bus Compressor
API 5502 Dual Equalizer
Big Crunch Box (Telefunken NFLÜ 325, UTC LS-140, & Neve / St. Ives VT-22543 Line Transformers)
ITI/Sontec MEP-130 Stereo Parametric Mastering Equalizer w/ original unpotted op-amps and filter-amps (Unobtainium!)
Kiiratronix CM-1 Transformer Box
Manley Labs EQP-1A Stereo ‘Pultec’ Equalizer - Mastering Version
Manley Labs Stereo Variable Mu® Limiter Compressor
Maselec MEA-2 Precision Stereo Mastering Equalizer
Maselec MLA-4 Stereo Triband Compressor / Expander
PLUGINS
Weiss, Softube, SoundTheory, Audiosingularity, iZotope, oeksound, Newfangled Audio, Goodhertz, FLUX, Tokyo Dawn Labs
ANALOG TAPE
Otari MTR-10B ¼” 2-track Production Tape Recorder (pulled from The Hit Factory)
Otari MTR-10C ¼” 2-track Production Tape Recorder
Nakamichi LX-3 two-head cassette deck
Tascam 130 three-head cassette deck
DIGITAL Machines
Panasonic SV-3700 DAT machine
HHB PDR-1000TC DAT machine
Alesis ADAT-XT20 Type II
ACOUSTIC ROOM TREATMENTS
Martienne Acoustics 6” Bass Traps
RealTraps 3 ¼” Wall Minitrap Absorbers
RealTraps 2” RFZ Panel Clouds
Mobtown 5” Bass Traps
Bluetone Acoustics Poland QRD N7 Diffusers
SPEAKER CABLES
Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8
POWER
Furman P-2400 AR 20A Prestige Voltage Regulator / Power Conditioner
Pangea Audio AC 9SE MKII Signature Power Cables
INTERCONNECTS
Custom made by Will Melones with Canare and Mogami wire, and Neutrik connectors. The wire is made from gold plated free-range dairy-free zinc oxide copper mined from Mars only when Mercury is in retrograde.
If you made it this far, I salute you.