BGW is represented by historic professional power amplifiers. These older units continue to appear in systems combining vintage electronics with contemporary installation work.
BGW 100B professional power amplifier. 1970s–80s American tour/studio iron (100B, 750G, VXi series) with large transformers and high current. Out of production; used at Public Records as historic PA muscle behind horn stacks.
BGW 750G professional power amplifier. 1970s–80s American tour/studio iron (100B, 750G, VXi series) with large transformers and high current. Out of production; used at Public Records as historic PA muscle behind horn stacks.
BGW VXi3.3 · pair professional power amplifier. 1970s–80s American tour/studio iron (100B, 750G, VXi series) with large transformers and high current. Out of production; used at Public Records as historic PA muscle behind horn stacks.
Bar Room amplification: Macro-Tech 5002; BGW 750G and 100B; analogue crossovers (Crown / BGW)
Inside the system
Public Records has several distinct installations. The indoor Sound Room combines Void Nexus XL subwoofers, OJAS quad-15 slot-loaded midbass cabinets, Altec 1505B multicell horns and Faital supertweeters. Void and BGW amplification works with BSS processing; four Technics SL-1200MK2s and four Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS2s accompany a custom Isonoe mixer.
The Bar Room uses replica Altec 816 midbass cabinets, OJAS cabinets with 500 Hz horns and Altec high-frequency drivers, plus Void Venu 115 subwoofers. Crown and BGW amplification accompanies analogue crossovers, with two SL-1200MK2s, two CDJ-2000NXS2s and an Isonoe mixer at the booth.
The outdoor Nursery has an OJAS × NNNN fully horn-loaded four-way installation. A later Atrium installation uses six OJAS × NNNN ON M I assemblies and eight TL18 subwoofers. These room-specific systems represent different chapters and spaces, rather than components of one signal chain.
The Hi-Fi Atlas