Equipment

We provide the most "musical" sounding digital technology, DSD and DXD for all our recordings. These formats enable us to record, edit and master for any CD replication such as conventional CD; Super Audio CD (SACD) featuring high-definition stereo, high-definition 5.1 surround sound, and conventional 44.1kHz CD; DVD-A or any future consumer format. Depending on the final product, we can select from any sampling and bit rate, and we are equipped to transfer between a multitude of digital and analog formats.

We utilize only high-end tube and solid state Neumann and Schoeps microphones in a variety of configurations such as Blumlein technique, Decca tree, and the more common A-B and X-Y setup. In general, we adhere to the "less is better" approach, with properly positioned microphones and very little or no manipulation of the original signal path.

Partial List of Equipment

Neumann Microphones

Tube Microphones: 3 (matched) M150; 2 (matched) M149
Condenser Microphones in matched pairs: TLM 170; TLM 171; TLM 50-S; KM140
Stereo Microphone: SM 69fet

Schoeps Microphones

CMC6 and M222 (tube) preamplifiers with MK 2H; MK 22; MK4, MK 41, MK8
in matched pairs

Microphone Preamplifiers

Millennia HV3-3D 16 channels
Studer MicAD D19 (8 Channel 20-bit Microphone Pre-Amplifier and AD Converter)

Analog-Digital-Analog Converter

DAD Sphynx2 (Axiom) 8 channel AD-DA converter up to 192kHZ 24Bit (PCM) and DSD/DXD format

Digital Audio Workstations

Pyramix DSD 8 channel system

Digital Recorder

Tascam DA-98HR (8 Channel Digital Recorder)
Sony PCM 800 (8 Channel Digital Recorder)
Sony CDR W66 Recorder (stereo)
Sony R500 DAT Recorder (stereo)

Mixing consoles

Studer/Revox C279 analog (6 channels)

Monitors and Amplification

Krell 200 amplifier
B&W 801 Series 3 Reference loudspeakers
Genelec 5.1 DSP surround system with 8240A, 7260A
Grace Design m906 monitor controller

Other equipment

Revox PR99 Mk III Analog Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder
Nespresso Coffee Machine