Development and manufacture of digital audio equipment for mastering studios and high-end hi-fi, made in Switzerland.
Weiss Engineering Ltd.
Uster (CH)New on Amplifa
About Weiss Engineering
Weiss Engineering Ltd. is a Swiss company based in Uster that develops and manufactures digital audio equipment. The product range includes A/D and D/A converters, equalizers, dynamics processors, sample rate converters, interfaces, and network players for professional mastering studios and discerning hi-fi users. The company operates in two segments: Pro Audio (studio tools for mixing and mastering) and High-End Hi-Fi. In the OEM segment, Weiss Engineering offers development services. The value chain includes analog and digital hardware design, PCB layout, DSP and host software development, soldering, assembly, testing, and distribution via a worldwide dealer network; all products are manufactured in Switzerland. Customers include Sony Music New York, which uses a large IBIS 102 Series Mixing Console; a software partnership exists with Softube. CEO and owner is founder Daniel Weiss, who received the Technical GRAMMY in 2021 for his work for mastering studios.
- Site
- Uster, Switzerland
- Processes
- Manufacture of digital audio equipment (design and manufacture of digital audio equipment), Soldering and assembly of electronic products (in-house), PCB layout / electronics development (hardware design analog and digital, DSP software), Design and manufacture of digital audio equipment, OEM development, Distribution via worldwide dealer network
- Materials
- Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Electronics Manufacturing (Soldering and Assembly)
- Founded
- 1985
- Industries
- Pro Audio / Mastering Studios, High-End Hi-Fi, OEM, Pro Audio / Mastering Studios
- 01
Hardware Design (analog/digital)
- 02
PCB Layout
- 03
DSP and Host Software Development
- 04
Soldering
- 05
Assembly
- 06
Testing
- 07
Distribution via Dealer Network
Development and Manufacturing
Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
40-bit floating point signal processing and sampling rates up to 96 kHz characterize the Gambit and 102 Series product lines.
Electronics Manufacturing (Soldering and Assembly)
All devices are populated, soldered, assembled, and tested in-house in Uster.
Location
Uster
CHHeadquarters, Development and Production
- Lot size
- Single units to small series
- Materials
- Electronic assemblies
- Electronics manufacturing (in-house soldering/assembly)
- Testing department
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of digital audio equipment (design and manufacture of digital audio equipment)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Soldering and assembly of electronic products (in-house)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| PCB layout / electronics development (hardware design analog and digital, DSP software)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1979
Daniel Weiss joined Willi Studer AG (Studer Revox) as an electronics engineer and worked for five years in the digital audio laboratory, among other things on a sampling frequency converter.
- 1985
Founding of Weiss Engineering Ltd. by Daniel Weiss; the first product line was the modular 102 Series system for mastering studios, distributed via Harmonia Mundi Acustica in Germany.
- 1990
Introduction of the Gambit Series (equalizer, dynamics processor, de-noiser, A/D and D/A converters, sampling frequency converter) with 40-bit floating point processors.
- 2000
Market entry into the high-end hi-fi segment with the MEDEA D/A converter and the JASON CD transport.
- 2021
Daniel Weiss received the Technical GRAMMY for his work for mastering studios.