{"product_id":"pultec-eqh-2-program-equalizer","title":"Pultec EQH-2 Program Equalizer","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePultec EQH-2 Program Equalizer\u003c\/strong\u003e appeared in 1956 as a compact alternative to the 3U EQP-1 and remains the simplest unit in the tube Pultec line. Its low-frequency curves are identical to the EQP-1A and its high peak centres are comparable. The difference lies in what the EQH-2 deliberately leaves out: bandwidth adjustment and a choice of high-frequency attenuation corner. Instead of the wide-bandwidth amplifier of the 1A family, it uses the same minimalist class A stage found in the MEQ-5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFewer knobs, faster decisions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBandwidth is fixed at the factory and high attenuation works on a fixed 10 kHz corner. In practice that leaves three decisions instead of five: which low centre, how much boost and cut, and which high peak centre. On a tracking session, where the equalizer sits in an insert and the sound has to be found in a handful of moves, fewer variables genuinely shortens the work. Recall benefits too: fewer settings mean fewer things to write down when the session has to be rebuilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA shorter signal path and a more transparent sound\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe EQH-2 uses the same minimalist class A output stage as the MEQ-5, on 12AX7, 6AQ5 and 6X4 tubes, with 600 Ohm transformers at input and output. A number of engineers, among them Dave Cobb and Michael Dumas, consider it more transparent than the EQP-1A and EQP-1A3. So the choice is a deliberate one between the character of the 1A family's wide-bandwidth amp and a lighter footprint on the signal. The low section keeps simultaneous boost up to 13.5 dB and cut up to 17.5 dB at the same frequency, the setting people buy a Pultec for in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePassive equalization network with a minimalist class A tube stage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe same output amplifier as the MEQ-5, regarded as more transparent than the 1A family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow-frequency curves identical to the EQP-1A: 20, 30, 60 and 100 Hz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimultaneous low-frequency boost and attenuation at the same frequency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive high-frequency peak centres at fixed bandwidth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-frequency attenuation on a fixed 10 kHz corner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimplified panel with fewer settings to recall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e600 Ohm input and output transformers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: passive program equalizer with tube line amplifier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow shelf boost: 20, 30, 60, 100 Hz, 0-13.5 dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow shelf attenuation: 20, 30, 60, 100 Hz, 0-17.5 dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh peak boost: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 kHz, 0-18 dB, fixed bandwidth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh shelf attenuation: 10 kHz, 0-16 dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInput transformer: 600 Ohms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutput transformer: 600 Ohms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoise: below -75 dBm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistortion: 0.15% max at +10 dBm into 600 Ohms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmplifier response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz, +0 \/ -1 dB ref 1 kHz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTubes: 12AX7, 6AQ5, 6X4 (one each)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pultec","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54598604915025,"sku":"28528","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/8741\/0769\/files\/PultecEQH-2ProgramEqualizer1.jpg?v=1786975289","url":"https:\/\/wrdtunes.com\/products\/pultec-eqh-2-program-equalizer","provider":"Wired Tunes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}