Tokyo’s Prime Sound Studio Form, a leading recording/mastering studio for decades, recently decided to “upgrade” a pair of elderly Genelec 1035A three-way main monitors in Room 1, one of its frequently used rooms.
The studio decided on Genelec’s 1235A but did not want to lose the 1035’s “sound.”
A release explained, “When the time came to modernize, the team decided against replacing their reference monitors, instead opting for a retrofit that retained the enclosures while upgrading the internals to 1235A specification. ‘It was a way to keep our identity, but move forward,’ explains technical engineer Yuhiko Utsu.”
In came digital Class D amplifiers to replace the original analog amps. That swap killed a persistent low hiss. The dual mid-range and dual low-frequency drivers were replaced with stock 1235A pieces.
But the studio wanted to keep the 1035 high-frequency driver so keeping with personal service, Genelec acquiesced.
The sort-of-new monitors are now also conversant with Genelec’s GLM tuning software which as aided in ironing out some problems in the decade’s old room.
Read the case study for more info and check the studio website for some serious audio recording studio eye candy.
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