Sound Metaphors

Sound Metaphors is a Berlin music business associated with custom sound-system work. It is credited alongside H.A.N.D. HiFi on a featured installation.

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Custom design and build; individual components not specified
Custom systems & other equipment · Shared record: H.A.N.D. HiFi / Sound Metaphors
H.A.N.D. HiFi (and Sound Metaphors where credited) custom horn installation. Component models unpublished; room-built rather than retail.
Pastiche
Custom stainless-steel loudspeakers for MOGO
Speakers · Shared record: H.A.N.D. HiFi / Sound Metaphors
A bespoke loudspeaker build for MOGO in Milan, with stainless-steel cabinets integrated into the record shelving beside the DJ booth. H.A.N.D. HiFi and Sound Metaphors are credited for these speakers. The cabinets belong to this particular installation; no retail model name or individual driver list is published.
MOGO

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Berlin / Germany

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Design / integration

Pastiche lists Sound Metaphors in its equipment list setup. The equipment details below reflect the venue record.

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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Milan / Italy

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Equipment listed

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

Speakers: Custom stainless-steel 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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