MASTERDISK CONTINUES TO ELEVATE MASTERING WITH
LAVRY ENGINEERING GOLD CONVERTERS FOR D/A AND A/D

Extreme Transparency of LavryGold DA-924 and AD122-96MKIII
Bring the Most Out of the Music for Mastering Engineer Dave McNair

NEW YORK: Competition in the fast-moving world of New York City mastering is at an all-time high The Legendary facility Masterdisk has been moving aggressively to dominate the Manhattan market, and they’ve chosen the highly musical, extremely transparent Lavry Engineering LavryGold DA-924 and AD122-96MKIII as an essential part of the signal path in mastering engineer Dave McNair’s suite.

“When I first heard the LavryGold AD122-96MKIII, it was a big eye-opener in terms of what A/D converters could do,” says McNair. “It just sounded better in pretty much every way you could think of. That’s when my own mastering philosophy evolved into one of wanting my path to be really clean, and getting the most out of the material.”

With a steady stream of recent projects that include rising pop star Sarah Bareilles’ newly released Live at the Filmore disc and songwriter Jon McLaughlin’s latest Tom Lord-Alge mixed disc, OK Now, McNair is glad to be starting his work with the highly accurate D/A performance of his LavryGold DA-924 digital-to-analog converter.

“Naturally, I depend on great EQ’s and compressors, but I’ve found that beginning with the playback-and-capture of the LavryGold DA-924 was bigger than anything else,” he notes. “It’s smooth and detailed at the same time – the DA-924 has a smooth, harmonically rich quality without losing any of the details. When you have a top-shelf D/A like the LavryGold, all the harmonics and information are there to be processed – it sounds like there’s so much more that your knobs are digging into.”

Once he’s completed his processing in the analog domain, the final stop before returning to digital is his LavryGold AD122-96MKIII – and the reason is straightforward. “On the other end, it’s much simpler,” says McNair. “I want to capture what I’ve done as accurately as possible.”    

In the event that service is needed, McNair has benefited from the responsive support that is a Lavry Engineering trademark. “The service is fantastic,” he says. “I learned that the first time I reached out. I had service people on the phone right away, and they’ve always been very responsive and helpful.”   

The LavryGold DA-924 digital-to-analog converter showcases the innovative designs of Dan Lavry. It features extremely small quantization steps, low noise performance, and introduced Lavry's CrystalLock™ jitter elimination circuitry to the industry. Truly a reference standard, it features 96k, 88.2, 48, or 44.1kHz Crystal mode and 40-50kHz wide mode conversion frequencies, multi-bit architecture with 24 bit resolution, increased low-level accuracy, fast transient response, and much more

The LavryGold AD122-96MKIII analog-to-digital converter features true 24 bit performance with -127dB dynamic range (unweighted), 0.00005% Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise, built-in Acoustic Bit Correction™ re-dithering to16-20 bit formats, and more. Consistently used for many of today’s top recordings, the AD122-96MKIII has an established record as the tool of choice.

As the leading designs of founder Dan Lavry continue to win acclaim throughout the mastering industry, Masterdisk’s Dave McNair is happy that his ears as well as his clients benefit. “Gear like the LavryGold’s that I’ve chosen for my mastering chain are all things that allow me to get me to the sounds that I hear in my head,” he concludes. “Now that I’m starting my projects with the right sound, there’s less processing I have to do and less time I have to spend. That allows my mastering to come from a deeper place.”

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About Lavry Engineering:
Lavry Engineering, located in Poulsbo, Washington, was founded by digital audio expert Dan Lavry in 1993. The company specializes in products for professional audio, broadcast, audiophile and surround markets designed to satisfy the growing demand for hi-res digital audio performance. Lavry Engineering’s Gold, Black and Blue product lines offer a range of systems accommodating a wide range of budgets and applications. For more information, please visit www.lavryengineering.com.
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About Masterdisk:
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