{"product_id":"pultec-meq-5-midrange-equalizer","title":"Pultec MEQ-5 Midrange Equalizer","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePultec MEQ-5 Midrange Equalizer\u003c\/strong\u003e in its standard version deals only with the band from roughly 300 Hz to 5 kHz, where most of the energy in program material is concentrated and where hearing is most sensitive. Across that range even small resonances from room acoustics, a microphone or a monitor translate directly into whether a recording is comfortable to listen to. The MEQ-5 provides three independent sections working at the same time and a class A tube stage on 12AX7, 6AQ5 and 6X4.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLifting and cutting the midrange in one pass\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three sections are independent, so you can boost on a peak curve between 200 and 1000 Hz, boost a second peak curve between 1.5 and 5 kHz, and dip anywhere from 200 Hz to 7 kHz, all at once. That is exactly what an electric guitar with too much 400 Hz and not enough 3 kHz asks for: body added below, presence added above, and the resonance between them removed with the dip. A conventional band equalizer would need three separate filters and careful Q choices to get there; here it takes three pairs of knobs on one panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBuilt for guitars, vocals and anything with a crowded midrange\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJack Douglas, who worked with John Lennon, Aerosmith and Alice Cooper, named the MEQ-5 as his go-to equalizer for guitars of any kind. The same logic applies to vocals, horns, strings, keyboards, snare and toms, anywhere the midrange is dense and needs complex contouring rather than one broad move. The ranges are deliberately limited to keep the work inside the band that actually determines timbre: 10 dB in the low midrange, 8 dB in the high midrange and 10 dB of dip. Equalization stays passive, with level restored by the minimalist class A stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePassive midrange equalizer with a minimalist class A tube stage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree independent sections operating simultaneously\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow-midrange peak boost across 200 to 1000 Hz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-midrange peak boost across 1.5 to 5 kHz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDip attenuation from 200 Hz to 7 kHz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking range focused on the region carrying most signal energy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e600 Ohm input and output transformers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe same output stage as the EQH-2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: passive midrange equalizer with tube line amplifier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow-midrange peak boost: 200, 300, 500, 700, 1000 Hz, 0-10 dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-midrange peak boost: 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5 kHz, 0-8 dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDip attenuation: 200, 300, 500, 700 Hz and 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 kHz, 0-10 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":54598606750033,"sku":"28538","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/8741\/0769\/files\/PultecMEQ-5MidrangeEqualizer-StandardVersion1.jpg?v=1786975164","url":"https:\/\/wrdtunes.com\/products\/pultec-meq-5-midrange-equalizer","provider":"Wired Tunes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}