Visit to Stereodisk
 

I was fortunate to attend an event Sunday at Stereodisk, a small but growing record pressing plant in NJ. Founder Leandro Gonzalez is very knowledgeable and shared a lot of information about the process - from restoring old machines to shipping the finished product - and everything in between. Along the way, he shattered a few audiophile myths. This is a schematic of one of the machines he rebuilt.

Stereodisk cuts its own masters from digital or tape.

Of course, he has some signal processing equipment.

Yes, he has his own lathe.

I'm always careful not to touch other people's equipment without permission, even if there are no warning labels.

Obviously, he buys blank lacquers by the box.

Leandro currently has two presses in operation. His 12-inch press in manually operated.

The 7-inch press is automated.

Here's some raw material.

Some of the wiring may not fully comply with Ivan's Audio Cabling Specification Standard.