John Merchant — Engineer/Producer and Educator (Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, Celine Dion)

Jul 7, 2026

“What really pushed me over the edge in making my decision to implement PhantomFocus™ technology for the monitors I chose for my new room, was a visit to The Grip, belonging to Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts. After being very impressed with the system in the A room, Carl led me to a small editing suite within the personal studio complex called The Cockpit that measured seven feet by nine feet with a slanted ceiling and four-foot-high front wall. I thought to myself that there was no way that this was going to sound anything like what I just heard in the main room. However, when I sat down in the engineer’s chair I was not prepared for what I heard — the same tight low end down to 25Hz, pinpoint imaging and reliable frequency response in this essentially ridiculous space — I was sold!”

— John Merchant, Red Door (Murfreesboro, TN)