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H.A.N.D. HiFi

H.A.N.D. HiFi creates bespoke systems intended to suit the spaces around them. The Berlin workshop’s name stands for Have A Nice Day, and its work includes custom horn installations.

Design & approach

H.A.N.D. stands for Have A Nice Day. The Berlin studio develops bespoke hi-fi systems around a room’s layout, music and intended use. Materials, drivers, crossovers and finishes are selected for each commission. Its work includes horn loudspeakers, shelving-integrated cabinets and suspended systems.

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Venue equipment records, including their original model uncertainties. Shared-system entries retain the full recorded context.

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Products, process and directly attributed installations.

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Equipment, commissions and collaborations.

Berlin / Germany

Anima ↗

Custom installation

Anima has credited H.A.N.D. HiFi for its record-playing sound system. The available venue description does not give individual cabinet or driver specifications.

  • Sound system: custom design and build; component models not published

Inside the system

H.A.N.D. HiFi designed and built Anima’s custom installation for the riverside room. The system serves listening sessions alongside the café and restaurant; individual component models are unspecified. Its defining feature is the relationship between a room-specific build and the venue’s several uses.

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Berlin / Germany

Pastiche ↗

Custom installation

Pastiche credits H.A.N.D. HiFi and Sound Metaphors with its custom system. Individual components remain unspecified.

  • Sound system: Custom design and build; individual components not specified (H.A.N.D. Hifi / Sound Metaphors)

Inside the system

H.A.N.D. HiFi and Sound Metaphors are credited with the custom design and build. The installation serves Pastiche’s café and record space, although individual loudspeaker, driver and amplifier models are unspecified.

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Hamburg / Germany

Trader HiFi ↗

Custom installation

H.A.N.D. built custom horns and supporting loudspeakers for Trader HiFi. The installation was made in Berlin for the Hamburg café founded by Vincent von Thien.

  • Loudspeaker installation: Custom horns and supporting speakers; component models not published

Inside the system

H.A.N.D. HiFi supplied custom horns and supporting speakers for Trader HiFi. Founder Vincent von Thien describes cork and acoustic wool as part of the room treatment. The installation links cabinet design with control of reflections in a compact café-and-bar setting.

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Milan / Italy

MOGO ↗

Custom installation

H.A.N.D. HiFi built the custom loudspeakers for MOGO, combining cabinets integrated into the record shelving with speakers suspended above the room.

  • Loudspeakers: Custom stainless-steel loudspeakers for MOGO (H.A.N.D. HiFi / Sound Metaphors)
  • Loudspeakers: Custom suspended loudspeakers for MOGO

Inside the system

H.A.N.D. HiFi built MOGO’s bespoke loudspeaker installation, with large bass cabinets integrated into the record shelving and satellites distributed around the room. The pair beside the DJ booth has stainless-steel finishes and is credited to H.A.N.D. HiFi and Sound Metaphors; the suspended speakers are clad in burl-wood veneer. H.A.N.D. stands for Have A Nice Day and is the custom sound-system project associated with Sound Metaphors, the Berlin record shop, label and DJ partnership of Castro Moore and Nemo Ripoll. Its approach begins with the room, the music and how the space will be used, with drivers, crossovers, cabinet materials and finishes selected for each commission. At MOGO, the installation brings the speakers into the architecture, combining the main listening area with coverage throughout the restaurant. A vintage McIntosh amplifier forms part of the setup, with its model reported as the MC2300. The exact turntable and mixer models remain unconfirmed.

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Milan / Italy

Section80Bar ↗

Equipment listed

H.A.N.D. HiFi equipment is recorded in this venue’s system. This does not imply that the manufacturer designed or installed the system.

  • Custom systems & other equipment: Custom system at Section80Bar

Inside the system

H.A.N.D. HiFi supplied a custom audio system. Pyramid-shaped sound-absorbing panels cover the main hall’s ceiling; the individual loudspeaker and amplifier models are unspecified.

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