Equipment

Archive Mastering uses a mix of the finest analog and digital equipment, meticulously chosen, modified and custom built to allow us to do our best work on the widest variety of material.  Our signal chain can be as direct as a flat transfer from tape machine to the converters, or as complex as the recording dictates, with numerous processors available at the flick of a switch.

Analog and Digital Playback

• ATR Service/Mike Spitz custom Ampex ATR-102 with the following:

- 1/2 inch Flux Magnetics Mastering Series headstack (rec+repro)
- 1/4 inch Flux Magnetics Mastering Series headstack (repro)
- Dolby 363 SR/A

• virtually any digital audio file format via Lavry or Crane Song DACs
• Project Debut III turntable w/ custom phono preamp

Analog and Digital Processing

• Buzz Audio REQ-2.2 Mastering Equalizer
• Algorithmix RED and BLUE Digital Equalizers
• Maselec MLA-3 compressor
• Crane Song HEDD 192
• Archive custom analog gain control
• Archive custom DSP

Digital Conversion

• Crane Song HEDD 192
• Lavry DA10
• Archive custom hardware SRC

Monitoring

• JMLab Electra 926 main monitors
• Bryston 4B SST amplifier
• HSU Research VTF-3 MK 2 subwoofers (2)
• Archive custom source/monitor controller and switcher
• acoustically accurate room

Infrastructure

• dedicated transformer isolated electrical service
• isolated star ground audio electrical distribution w/ oversize wiring throughout