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Shyboy HiFi

The room

Shyboy’s programme ranges from album listening to DJ-led nights, with JT Donaldson credited as music director on its official site. It occupies a former bank setting in downtown Dallas.

The published technical inventory is unusually detailed: the Main Room, DJ booth and Blue Room each have their own equipment lists. That makes the venue particularly interesting for listeners who want to connect the room’s musical programme to the hardware behind it.

From the venue

Photos and video from the original publisher.

Shyboy HiFi · from InstagramView original post ↗

Photos and video from the original publisher.

Shyboy HiFi · from InstagramView original post ↗

Dallas split into Main Room, booth and Blue Room. Main: OJAS × NNNN ON2 and NNNN Gage 125, McIntosh C55 and MPC1500, Rupert Neve MBT / P2MB / RMP-D8, Manley Massive Passive, Powersoft Unica 4L 16K4 and Unica BM 8KB. Booth: ARS 9900BW / 5000 / 3500LE and AlphaTheta Euphonia, Technics SL-1200G-S, CDJ-3000, Isonoe 5-band EQ, Benchmark DAC3, NNNN Gage 60 and Devor 40, Powersoft Unica 4L 5K4. Blue Room: OJAS TAD loudspeakers, super-sub, Phonoplayer 1200G, April phono and April PSET 300B.

Custom is the OJAS/NNNN horn architecture plus a recording-studio processing layer (Neve, Manley) that most listening bars never fit. The Blue Room is the low-power valve / TAD listen hiding behind the main system’s headroom.

Equipment · Browse this venue’s gear
ComponentManufacturerEquipment / details
Main Room loudspeakersOJAS × NNNN OJAS (Devon Turnbull) · NNNNON2
Main Room loudspeakersNNNNGage 125
PreamplifierMcIntoshC55
Power controllerMcIntoshMPC1500
ProcessingRupert Neve DesignsMBT, P2MB, RMP-D8
EqualisationManleyMassive Passive Stereo Tube EQ
Main Room amplificationPowersoftUnica 4L 16K4; Unica BM 8KB
DJ mixersAlpha Recording SystemModel 9900BW; ARS Model 5000; ARS Model 3500LE
DJ mixerAlphaThetaEuphonia
TurntablesTechnicsSL-1200G-S
Digital playersPioneer DJCDJ-3000
EqualiserIsonoe5-Band Program Equaliser
DACBenchmarkDAC3 HGC
Booth monitorsNNNNGage 60; Devor 40 sub
Booth amplificationPowersoftUnica 4L 5K4
Blue RoomOJASTAD loudspeakers; Super-sub; Phonoplayer 1200G; April Phono Stage; April PSET 300B

Equipment references

Original posts and product images for the equipment listed above.

Model 9900BW

ARS Model 9900BW PRO — product reference

Photos and video from the original publisher.

ARS Model 9900BW PRO

Photo published by alpharecordingsystem_official. Product reference; finish, revision and installation may differ.

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About this reference

Instagram post by @alpharecordingsystem_official. The manufacturer identifies 9900BW PRO; the six-channel mixer is visible. Finish and production revision may differ. Product reference only; the image does not establish the venue installation.

About the sound system

Shyboy HiFi — inside the system

Shyboy has three listening environments. The Main Room pairs OJAS × NNNN ON2 and NNNN Gage 125 loudspeakers with McIntosh electronics, Powersoft amplification and processing from Rupert Neve Designs and Manley.

The booth offers several rotary mixers, Technics vinyl playback and Pioneer DJ digital players, with its own NNNN monitoring. The Blue Room lists an OJAS chain including TAD loudspeakers, a Super-sub, Phonoplayer 1200G and April electronics.

How the system serves the room

Shyboy has separate Main Room, booth and Blue Room systems. OJAS × NNNN ON2 and NNNN Gage speakers form the main installation, with Powersoft amplification and a substantial selection of source and processing equipment. The booth has its own monitors and bass support.

The Blue Room’s OJAS/TAD and valve-based chain represents another listening arrangement rather than spare components for the main room. Devices such as the Benchmark DAC, Manley equalizer and Rupert Neve processors perform different jobs; their presence does not establish the exact routing or settings used for every session.

Technical interpretation based on the documented equipment; selection motives and measured in-room performance are not confirmed.

Explore the equipment

Product video / SkyFi Audio

Technics SL-1200G — product overview

Product video / McIntosh Laboratory

McIntosh C55 — product film

Product video / AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ Global

Euphonia — product walkthrough

Product video / manleylabs

Manley Massive Passive — its history

Product video / Rupert Neve

Master Bus Transformer — quick start

Product video / Powersoft

Powersoft Unica — amplifier platform

Product video / The Hans Beekhuyzen Channel

Benchmark DAC3 HGC — product review

Product video / Auftrag Sound!

OJAS × NNNN ON2 — demonstration

People & equipment

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Visit Shyboy HiFi

1313 Main Street, Dallas, TX

Dallas, United States