Equipment for Playback and Transfer of Magnetic Media

Below is a list of the equipment that we use daily in our work. In addition to the media-specific playback equipment, we also include the complete transfer chain here (ie. power, ADC, DAW, processors, DAC, monitoring, etc.). Where we have multiple pieces of equipment, that is noted in parentheses.

Open Reel (Reel-to-Reel)

• STUDER A820 Master Recorders (3)
  • Rebuilds and updates by ATAE / Fred Thal
  • 3.75, 7.5, 15, and 30 IPS
  • 14-inch maximum reel diameter
  • Cine and Precision NAB hub adapters
• STUDER A820 headblocks (5)
  • 1/4-inch mono
  • 1/4-inch two-track
  • 1/2-inch two-track
  • 1/4-inch quarter-track stereo
  • Precision Calibrated External Azimuth Adjustment
  • ATAE Single Head Reproducer (SHR)
• Dolby Frames
  • Model 361 (6)
  • Model 362 (2)
  • Type A and SR cards (many)
  • dbx cards (2)
• Revox C274 Logging Recorder
  • 15/16 and 1-7/8 IPS
  • 4-Track
  • 10.5-inch maximum reel diameter
  • Cine and NAB hub adapters
• Accessories
  • Yamato DH-42 oven
  • Yamato IC-100W incubator
  • Dessication and humidification chambers

Cassette

• Nakamichi CR-7 series (4)
• Dolby Model 422
  • Types B, C and S

DAT

• Panasonic SV-3800

Microcassette

• Sony M2020A

Wire

• Webster-Chicago Model 181

Power

• PS Audio P500 power regenerator
• PS Audio P300 power regenerator

Digital

• Mytek Stereo192 ADC
• Mytek 8x192 ADDA with audiophile headphone amplifier
• Cube-Tec Audiocube digital audio editing software
• Cube-Tec Audiocube Virtual Precision Instruments (VPI)
  • DeScratcher
  • DeClicker
  • DeCrackler
  • Repair Filter v2.0
  • Spectral DeHiss with Expert Page
  • DeBuzz
  • Azimuth
• Steinberg Wavelab digital audio editing software (2)

Monitoring

• Boulder 1010 Preamplifier
• Threshold SA-1 monoblock amplifier with balanced input option
• Revel M20 monitor speakers
• Revel F30 monitor speakers
• Sennheiser HD600 headphones with Stefan AudioArt cable

Cable

• Kimber 8TC speaker cable
• Custom Mogami Neglex W2549 cables