Black Lion Audio

Founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 2006, Black Lion Audio began as a specialist audio modification company, improving the performance of existing recording equipment through upgraded analogue circuitry, components and digital clocking. Building on this expertise, the company developed its own range of professional studio hardware, including the B173 and B12A microphone preamps, Auteur Series, Bluey and Seventeen compressors, Eighteen preamp/EQ, Micro Clock Series and Revolution audio interfaces. Its expanding catalogue also includes PBR patchbays and PG Series power conditioners, reflecting a broader approach to studio signal quality and connectivity.

Black Lion Audio's design philosophy centres on carefully selected components, optimised analogue signal paths, transformer-coupled amplification and precision digital clocking. Drawing inspiration from classic American and British recording circuits, its preamps and compressors offer characterful analogue processing, while its converters and clocking systems focus on low-noise performance, accurate conversion and signal integrity. From tracking and dynamics processing to studio routing and power distribution, Black Lion Audio combines traditional recording techniques with practical modern engineering, delivering professional studio equipment designed to maximise performance without unnecessary complexity.