Crane Song Avocet
The Crane Song Avocet is designed to solve the problems of accurate monitoring and volume control as required by studios and mastering rooms alike. The Avocet controller has three digital inputs, three analog inputs and a headphone system.
Reftone 2LD Stereo Pair - Reference Monitors
The Reftone 2LD reference monitors are modeled on the original Auratone 5c speakers. The Aurotones also known as 'horrortones' are speakers that sound like hell! If you can get your mix to sound good on these speakers - you've got a killer mix on your hands.
Alternatives to the Reftones/Aurotones are using an old school ghetto blaster, bouncing your track to your phone (the device the majority of people listen to music nowadays via streaming services...what a horror show, eh!). The Reftone company is ran by Dave Hampton who built custom versions for Prince & Herbie Hancock.
Analog Design – Black Box HG-2
The Black Box HG-2 is a distortion unit inspired by the Thermionic Culture Culture Vulture. The HG-2 is an incredible piece of outboard gear...true analogue-tube magic. For those working in the box - Plugin Alliance's Black Box HG-2 is worth checking out.
Kush Audio – Clariphonic MS 2-Ch Parallel Equalizer
Kush Audio's Clariphonic parallel equalizer is a mastering engineers dream machine. Once you experience this on your 2-bus you'll never take it off.