Tony Vincent
Gear Review
Phonitor 3 DAC headphone amp & monitor controller
Jun 11, 2025
A couple of years ago, I moved my studio, SoundShop370, from Manhattan to South Nashville. Since then, I’ve been refining my setup, making sure every...
Gear Review
Royalty Tube Mic
May 15, 2024
I've had the opportunity not only to sing and play into many sought-after microphones, but I've also been able to use even more mics on...
Gear Review
Imperium NG Monitor Controller
Sep 15, 2023
As a writer, I try to be as transparent as I can when reviewing a piece of gear. I also feel compelled to include a bit of a backstory that shares...
Gear Review
BV-1 MkII Tube Mic
Mar 15, 2023
Avantone began making microphones close to 20 years ago, and has recently updated their BV-1 large-diaphragm tube condenser microphone to the BV-1...
Gear Review
Type 20 MK2 3-Way Monitor
Jan 15, 2023
I have a polarizing position regarding monitors. Either I really dig them (when my mixes sound good across many sources post-mix), or I simply don’t...
Gear Review
EL9 Mike-E Preamp & Compressor
Nov 15, 2022
I’m gonna come clean right out of the gate: I’m a big believer in Empirical Labs . I have owned at least one EL8 Distressor in my...
Gear Review
UT Twin87 Condenser Mic
Sep 15, 2022
Introduced in the mid-1960s, the Neumann U 87 was a gift to engineers and producers because a separate power supply was no longer needed due to its...
Gear Review
V13 Gen2 Tube Mic
Sep 15, 2022
I was first introduced to Vanguard Audio Labs before they even brought a microphone to market. The gentleman who tipped me off about this company was...
Gear Review
Stellar X3 Microphone
Jul 15, 2021
I love microphones. When used – or abused – in the right situation, I’m a firm believer that nothing will give you an interesting tone or character...
Gear Review
UF8 Advanced DAW Controller
Jul 15, 2021
I vividly remember the first time I was exposed to moving fader automation. I was 12 years old, and the medium-sized recording facility was centered...
Gear Review
Neve 1084 UAD Plug-In
Mar 15, 2021
I was an early adopter of Universal Audio’s UAD plug-in platform. My 2003 Power Macintosh G5 may have housed only a single UAD-1 DSP Card [Tape...
Gear Review
Buss Compressor
May 20, 2020
Let's come clean right from the beginning: I'm a gear snob. I like gear that feels robust and solid. I like gear that sounds beautiful and...
Gear Review
V4 Condenser Microphone
Mar 15, 2019
I was first introduced to Vanguard Audio several years ago by an industry veteran who would periodically tell me about "a microphone that was...