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Good for the price point (bought it when it was 30% cheaper then now). After few years of use few knobs broke (broken plastic) and one of 2 devices I bought started getting hum issues (50 Hz noise and harmonics). If you buy 2 of them as a stereo pair - watch out, they tend to have volume differences up to to 1dB between units and the same settings on both devices tend to give slightly different curves for L and R channel. Overall - nice to have, sounds decent but build quality could be better
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JV
won't complain for the price
I picked this one because it offers more frequency options than most Pulteq clones.
It's certainly not breathtaking, but it does the job. What more could you expect for the price?
Don't expect mastering quality. But if you want to quickly equalize an instrument before recording it, this inexpensive hardware option is worth considering. It's still better than a plugin, especially in the bass.
The knobs feel light and plasticky compared to other gear with similar knobs, but not to the point where I'd be afraid to break them. Let's just see how they age...
All in all, I'm rather happy with this purchase.
EDIT: now I'm even more happy with it, because I've replaced the tubes, which is an inexpensive way of improving the sound.
It's certainly not breathtaking, but it does the job. What more could you expect for the price?
Don't expect mastering quality. But if you want to quickly equalize an instrument before recording it, this inexpensive hardware option is worth considering. It's still better than a plugin, especially in the bass.
The knobs feel light and plasticky compared to other gear with similar knobs, but not to the point where I'd be afraid to break them. Let's just see how they age...
All in all, I'm rather happy with this purchase.
EDIT: now I'm even more happy with it, because I've replaced the tubes, which is an inexpensive way of improving the sound.
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No brainer for tracking vocals
Every recording studio can afford this device, and it improves nearly every mic you use, if you want a warmer, but also present sound that fits in the mix. I use it with several expensive mics like Neumann U87, AKG 414 B-ULS and Gefell CMV 563, but also with Shure Beta 58 and i must say even the Beta 58 is now usable for professional sounding Rock recordings. By the way, i also use the Klark Teknik LA-2 clone to track vocals, guitars and bass, and i am very much satisfied with this combination.
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you can't go wrong for this price
Pros:
- great way to add shape, color and depth to tracks, very transparent sound.
- the low end is another world compared to any plugin.
- running anything through it even on bypass gets a subtle lovely touch.
Cons:
- not quite impressed with the high frequencies, the SSL plugin sounds better imo.
- not impressed with the build quality, on the second day of use some cracks appeared when changing LF paramentes, luckily it doesnt appear on the recordings, but still, its annoying.
I am using it frequently and for the price you cant get anything better, sounds waaaaay better than plugins on the low end and very close to ssl plugins on the highs, but still, plugins cant give that subtle analog flavour to your sounds.
- great way to add shape, color and depth to tracks, very transparent sound.
- the low end is another world compared to any plugin.
- running anything through it even on bypass gets a subtle lovely touch.
Cons:
- not quite impressed with the high frequencies, the SSL plugin sounds better imo.
- not impressed with the build quality, on the second day of use some cracks appeared when changing LF paramentes, luckily it doesnt appear on the recordings, but still, its annoying.
I am using it frequently and for the price you cant get anything better, sounds waaaaay better than plugins on the low end and very close to ssl plugins on the highs, but still, plugins cant give that subtle analog flavour to your sounds.
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TF
Nice sounding color!
This Pultec clone sounds rather nice. I was fortunate enough to get 2 models that seem fairly matched. Deep cuts sound natural, deep boosts not as much. Connectivity and build quality looks good, but the unit has only been in my studio for a couple of months. I'm curious to see how it holds up after a couple of years. Changing the tubes to higher quality ones is an easy upgrade that's worth it. The detented knobs still flow too smoothly for my liking, it would be better if they had a harder 'tick' , but I. don't think that's realistic for the price. They seem to recall quite nicely.
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aG
nooit gedacht dat een unit van die prijsklasse zo'n vette sound zou leveren
ik kocht er 2 voor in mijn homestudio, super tevreden ,lekker warm en enorm punchy . zowel op instrumenten of mastermix.
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Great for the money
I use it on trakcing, mixing, misbus
Pros: boost and cut on the low end are very effective once you use the right curve on either kick or bass and keyboards. Also really interesting on the guitar low mid range
Cons: The high frequency boost/cut is less pleasing to the ear.
For the price it's a no brainer.
Pros: boost and cut on the low end are very effective once you use the right curve on either kick or bass and keyboards. Also really interesting on the guitar low mid range
Cons: The high frequency boost/cut is less pleasing to the ear.
For the price it's a no brainer.
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Pretty good
You do get that tube sound for a low price. The eq curves are very musical.
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Very good for the price
Very solid EQ, the only problem is the tube were broken when it came to me, but most probably this is transportation issue. Low end very pultec-ish, high end seemed to me not that noble like in other pultec style EQ, but it still sounds good to me. Low noiseflor (at least in my env). Perfect for drums.
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