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Just got mine today too I actually just sold my Massive Passive on ebay 2 weeks agao and was looking for a new bus EQ to go after my STC-8. I write mostly hip-hop and electronic music and was looking for the same thing... a bus EQ that could give me back a hair of bass and tops that I lose for the STC-8 which is not a whole lot to begin with. I too am not really into tubes either. The Massive was an outstanding piece but the warm color rounded out my drums a little too much and color was needless to say.... too colorful. The Mini Massive is an amazing piece. Been using it across the mix bus and man...... I think the search for an EQ is over. This past week I've had a GML 8200, Ibis and EQ-2NV all in my studio and I must say the sound of the Mini Massive works best for my material. Like the Massive Passive, the shelves are really smooth and you can actually crank the EQ quite a bit and still not feel like the hi's are breaking up. The low band also doesn't smear my kicks that much and I pretty much retain all my punch in the low end. The lows on this thing are deep rich and solid. For those Massive Passive owners out there who think the MP is too colorful and pretty much only always use the highest and lowest band....... This EQ is for you! I like it best with the transformer option in bypass.
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