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Rotary mixers and loudspeaker systems / UK

MasterSounds

MasterSounds develops rotary mixers and has worked on modified Technics turntables. Its equipment appears in both DJ booths and listening-bar playback chains.

Design & approach

The Clarity M-1215 is a modular passive loudspeaker system combining TOP 12 coaxial full-range cabinets with SUB 15 bass cabinets. Shelter in Antwerp identifies this system as the centre of its listening space.

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Mastersounds Radius 4V | First Look

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Brooklyn / United States

Eavesdrop ↗

Equipment in use

Eavesdrop lists MasterSounds in its source / playback setup. The equipment details below reflect the venue record.

  • Mixer: Radius 4V

Inside the system

House Under Magic’s Danny Taylor developed Eavesdrop’s system, acoustics, furniture and room as one project. Two custom-painted Danley SH60 Synergy Horns serve as mains, supported by two concealed Seaton Submersive S2 subwoofers, Bryston 7B SST amplification and a MasterSounds Radius 4V rotary mixer. The SH60 brings low-, mid- and high-frequency drivers into a shared horn structure. Concealed bass cabinets and a diffusion wall integrate the audio work with the interior, keeping the loudspeaker system and the room treatment closely related.

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Miami / United States

Dante’s HiFi ↗

Equipment in use

Dante’s uses a MasterSounds Radius four-valve rotary mixer with an accompanying effects unit.

  • Rotary mixer / effects: Radius four-valve mixer and FX unit

Inside the system

Klipsch Cornwall mains sit alongside additional Klipsch speakers and subwoofers, Altec five-panel horns and vintage Cary valve amplification. Technics 1200-family decks use Isonoe isolators, with a MasterSounds Radius four-valve mixer and effects unit at the booth. The installation combines different loudspeaker roles with an analogue source chain. Isolation at the turntables addresses mechanical vibration reaching the playback equipment, a practical concern when vinyl shares a room with substantial loudspeakers.

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New York / United States

Studio 151 ↗

Equipment in use

Studio 151 lists MasterSounds in its source / playback setup. The equipment details below reflect the venue record.

  • Turntables: MasterSounds-modified Technics decks; model unspecified (Technics / MasterSounds)

Inside the system

MasterSounds-modified Technics turntables form the vinyl front end, alongside a Condesa rotary mixer. Exact deck and mixer models are unspecified. The combination places modified direct-drive playback and rotary control at the centre of the booth.

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Dublin / Ireland

The Big Romance ↗

Equipment in use

The Big Romance lists MasterSounds in its equipment setup. The equipment details below reflect the venue record.

  • Turntable isolation: model not stated

Inside the system

Hatchett developed custom semi-active four-way monitors using mixed-manufacturer drivers and Hypex amplifier modules. A bespoke vinyl console, MasterSounds turntable isolation and acoustic panels link the playback equipment with the room. The rotary mixer model is unspecified. The design combines active amplification elements with a cabinet and console layout tailored to the bar.

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Antwerp / Belgium

Shelter ↗

Documented system

Shelter’s official website identifies its MasterSounds Clarity M-1215 system.

  • Loudspeaker system: Clarity M-1215

Inside the system

MasterSounds Clarity M-1215 is the system around which Shelter is built. The modular passive design combines coaxial TOP 12 full-range cabinets with SUB 15 bass cabinets, separating the main speaker and bass sections. The venue’s exact cabinet count and amplification are unspecified.

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Lisbon / Portugal

Alvine ↗

Equipment listed

MasterSounds equipment is recorded in this venue’s system. This does not imply that the manufacturer designed or installed the system.

  • Turntables: Approved SL turntables · revision unspecified
  • Speakers: Clarity M-1215

Inside the system

A MasterSounds Clarity M-1215 4:2 system is arranged in four points, with two Full Fat Audio DSP amplifiers and MasterSounds Approved SL turntables. Orbit Studios integrated the installation. The amplifier and turntable revisions are not specified in the maker’s project description.

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