James Mason

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Professional · TPI Aerospace Limited · re-engineered for in-house manufacture

Type. MFR

A black Type. MFR loudspeaker with a horn module above a tall slatted cabinet.
Type. MFR exterior.Image from the project archive
A black Type. MFR at Beam Cube: the horn module on a tall slatted cabinet, standing on two slatted MFR Sub cabinets.
Type. MFR on two MFR Subs at Beam Cube, Bangkok.Photo: TPI
Type. MFR beside the DJ decks at Beam Cube in blue light: the horn module above the slatted cabinet.
Type. MFR beside the decks at Beam Cube.Photo: TPI
Two tall Type. MFR stacks either side of the DJ booth at RASA Space, the club's logo projected on the wall behind, in red light.
Type. MFR with risers either side of the booth at RASA Space, Singapore.Photo: TPI
Type. MFR loudspeakers built into the back of a converted 1965 Mercedes truck at Cometogether: horns above tall slatted cabinets, under a canopy.
Type. MFR in a converted 1965 Mercedes truck at Cometogether, Provence.Photo: TPI
A converted 1965 Mercedes truck in a field in Provence, its deck lined with MFR cabinets under a canopy.
The Cometogether truck in Provence, its deck lined with MFR cabinets.Photo: TPI
Two tall loudspeaker stacks in natural birch plywood on castor boards: slatted bass modules below angled horn-and-mid top sections, in a white room.
Type. MFR system with the additional riser section I designed, in natural ply, finished at TPI's factory.Photo: James Mason

TPI's horn-loaded loudspeaker, with a tall slatted enclosure. It was an established design when I joined TPI: its cabinets were made by a third party, and TPI assembled the components. As part of bringing cabinet manufacture in-house, I re-engineered it to suit TPI's workshop, and designed an additional riser section in natural ply.

My role

I re-engineered it for TPI's own workshop: my design changes solved recurring assembly issues, significantly improved quality consistency and reduced build cost and time.

  • Re-engineering matched to the workshop's capabilities, as part of bringing cabinet manufacture in-house
  • An additional riser section, designed in natural ply

Outcome

A system with the natural-ply riser section is finished and currently at TPI's factory. TPI's MFR installations include Beam Cube, Bangkok; RASA Space, Singapore; and Cometogether, Provence.

Credits

  • Installation photographs: TPI
  • Photo of the natural-ply system: James Mason
  • Exterior image from the project archive; photographer and render author not recorded

TPI: Beam Cube, BangkokTPI: RASA Space, SingaporeTPI: Cometogether, Provence

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