{"product_id":"pultec-meq-500-500-series-equalizer-jack-douglas-edition","title":"Pultec MEQ-500 500 Series Equalizer Jack Douglas Edition","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePultec MEQ-500 500 Series Equalizer\u003c\/strong\u003e in its Jack Douglas Edition is a midrange equalizer in 500-series format, built around an API 2520 opamp and a Triad output transformer. Before bringing the MEQ-5 into the 500-series family, Pulse Techniques discussed the project with Jack Douglas, the producer and engineer behind work with John Lennon, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper and Cheap Trick, for whom the MEQ-5 had long been a staple on guitars, bass, vocals and keyboards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFour new centres and sections that overlap\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith Douglas's input the passive equalization section gained four additional frequencies: 1.2 and 1.5 kHz in the low midrange, and 1.2 and 8 kHz in the high midrange. The consequence runs deeper than the count of settings, because the two sections now overlap around 1.2 to 1.5 kHz. That lets you boost and cut in the same region with two independent curves of differing Q, which a standard MEQ-5 cannot do. Raising the upper limit to 8 kHz takes that section beyond the midrange proper, so the module can open up the top of a guitar or snare without a second unit in the chain. The Q of the high-midrange settings was tweaked as part of the same work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe power region in a single rack slot\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree independent sections run at once: peak boost across 200 to 1500 Hz, a second peak boost across 1.2 to 8 kHz, and dip attenuation across 200 Hz to 7 kHz. The working range concentrates on roughly 300 Hz to 5 kHz, where most of the energy in program material sits and where hearing is most sensitive. In 500-series format that means several channels of midrange equalization can live in one rack, which when recording drums or several guitars at once is the difference between a workable setup and one that will not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMidrange equalizer in 500-series format with an API 2520 opamp and Triad transformer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePassive section extended in collaboration with Jack Douglas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional 1.2 and 1.5 kHz centres in the low midrange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional 1.2 and 8 kHz centres in the high midrange, reaching past the midrange itself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverlapping ranges between the two boost sections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRevised Q on the high-midrange settings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree independent sections operating simultaneously\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutput level to +21 dBm and noise below -80 dBm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: passive midrange equalizer in 500-series format, solid-state amplifier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGain stage: API 2520 with Triad output transformer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow-midrange peak boost: 200, 300, 500, 700, 1000, 1200, 1500 Hz, 0-10 dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-midrange peak boost: 1.2, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 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 impedance: approx. 600 Ohms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutput impedance: approx. 50 Ohms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoise: below -80 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, transformers included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximum output level: +21 dBm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pultec","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54598607765841,"sku":"44328","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/8741\/0769\/files\/PultecMEQ-500500SeriesEqualizer-JackDouglasEdition1.jpg?v=1786975085","url":"https:\/\/wrdtunes.com\/products\/pultec-meq-500-500-series-equalizer-jack-douglas-edition","provider":"Wired Tunes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}