Sound Matter Corp. makes studio audio equipment, including the STS 3 filter system built to fit 500 Series racks. Its signature Shelf-Tilt-Shelf equalizer combines broad-stroke sound shaping with three frequency settings per shelf filter, and each device includes a detailed testing and operational-response report.
Benchmark Media Systems, IncFrom a Syracuse, New York facility, Benchmark Media Systems designs and manufactures transparent audio equipment for recording studios and home listening systems. Founded in 1983 as a garage operation serving television broadcasters, the company still designs, assembles, and tests its products in Syracuse more than 40 years later. Its audio-enthusiast staff build equipment around a clear aim: keeping noise and distortion below the threshold of hearing so the electronics stay out of the music.SYRACUSE, NY
Solid State LogicSolid State Logic makes audio production equipment and software, from analogue studio consoles rooted in the 4K legacy to digital plug-ins, controllers and systems for live sound and broadcast. Its range carries the character of classic SSL console workflows into modern hybrid studios, DAW sessions and IP-based broadcast production, including the ORIGIN and ORIGIN EVO consoles and native ST 2110 solutions. The company also develops tools for personal studios, such as its SSL CONNEX USB microphone and SSL 360° software ecosystem.New York, NY
Purple AudioFounded by Andrew Roberts in 1997 after his work repairing high-end studio equipment in Manhattan, Purple Audio designs and manufactures recording equipment for professional, touring, and home studios. Now based in a restored historic fire company building beside Jim Thorpe’s Mauch Chunk Opera House, the Pennsylvania shop is known for the MC77 FET limiter and a broader line of analog studio gear. Live performances next door are also recorded through Purple Audio equipment for release as live albums.JIM THORPE, PA
Lightning Boy AudioEstablished in 2011 by Mike Congilosi II, Lightning Boy Audio designs and hand-crafts audio transformers and studio equipment in North Collins, New York. The company grew from Congilosi’s early vacuum-tube studio gear and pedals into a transformer-focused operation, with manufacturing, testing, and R&D conducted in its own laboratory. Its equipment is built in the USA around a longstanding interest in high-fidelity sound, tube character, and careful noise performance.NORTH COLLINS, NY