Our Audio Services
Repair & Refurbishment of Amplifiers & Associated ElectronicsNorfolk & Jarvis offers the following services audio system services:
Located west of the Greater Toronto Area
For an initial assessment of scope and cost, please contact us with details of your job.
Audio System Design Consulting Services:
- Customer needs assessment
- System requirements
- System topology
Sound Mixing for Live Events:
- Musical presentations
- Mixed media events
- Corporate presentations
- Shows running over extended time frames, such as theatrical presentations.
- Multimedia events:
- Mixed live and electronic presentations.
- Live streaming.
For large-scale or hardware-intensive shows, we partner with event specialists in the K-W area.
Audio Signal Processor’ Model (application) Design:
We have deep expertise with Yamaha DME24 and DME64 signal processors:
- I/O selection and allocation
- Signal routing
- Signal processing
- Equalization
- Calibration and tuning
- Automation interface via General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
- Automation interface via Yamaha Simple Communication Protocol
Audio System Tuning & Optimization:
- Assess existing audio system EQ and gain scaling:
- Report on system performance:
- Current system status.
- Possible improvements.
- Implement changes and improvements:
- System tuning
- Hardware replacement/upgrades
- Report on system performance:
For larger scale work, we partner with system contractors in the K-W area.
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For an initial assessment of scope and cost, please contact us with details of your job.
Repair & Refurbishment:
On a selective basis, we offer repair and refurbishing services for vintage amplifiers and hi fi audio hardware. From a simple re-cap to a complete refresh, we will be straight-up with you about the viability of your hardware for refurbishment.
We repair and refurbish:
- Analog audio electronics
- Vintage vacuum tube hardware: Our bench equipment includes a tube tester.
- Vintage guitar amplifiers: Whether for complete restoration or a simple electrical clean-up and recapping.
We can:
- Validate performance and provide measurement data: Our bench rig includes an Audio Precision audio analyzer.
- Complete loudspeaker and system measurements: Our toolkit includes a measurement grade microphone (Earthworks) and SPL calibrator (Bruel Kjaer):
- Correctly scale measured SPL values.
- Assess loudspeaker sensitivity.
- Conduct loudspeaker testing out-of-doors in anechoic conditions. (Weather can be a factor in scheduling tests.)
(Please note: We decline to conduct full power testing or any testing of operating limits. This form of testing runs too high a risk of damaging equipment.)