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Old 15th April 2008   #22
beginagain
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DEAR FLEX

YOU NEED TO DO A WHOLE LOT MORE RESEARCH AND THEN TRY AS HARD AS POSSIBLE TO LISTEN TO THE IBIS AND MASS PASS (AND OTHERS) ON GOOD MONITORS IN A GOOD ROOM WITH MATERIAL YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH. DON'T BUY UNTIL YOU ARE SURE IT'S THE RIGHT GEAR FOR YOU......

I HAVE THE IBIS AND AN API 5500 EQ AND EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE BOTH AMAZING EQ'S, THEY ARE VERY VERY DIFFERENT. THE IBIS IS SIMPLY MAGICAL AT CUTTING OR BOOSTING AS MUCH AS YOU WANT ON AN INCREDIBLE RANGE OF FREQUENCIES (IT HAS ABOUT THREE TIMES AS MANY AS THE 5500) WITHOUT CHANGING THE QUALITY OR TONE OF THE TRACK/MIX/MASTER. AMAZING

THE 5500 HOWEVER CAN MAKE A PART STAND OUT IN A VERY MUSICAL AND ATTENTION GRABBING WAY ... AGAIN WITHOUT AFFECTING EVERYTHING ELSE

I TOTALLY DIG THEM BOTH AND USE THEM EQUALLY FOR DIFFERENT THINGS

GOOD LUCK ........... READ MORE ....... LISTEN MORE

MICHAEL V JUST JAMMIN'
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