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The MP was the first serious analog eq i tried and while i really wanted to like it because it seemed like the RollsRoyce of eq's, i just didn't dig it. Mostly because it seemed to diminish the tightness of lows. The high 'sheen' fingerprint on the other side can be nice but not always...
Tried some other famous (non passive) eq's like Millennia and Ibis but ended up with the MiniMassive. It has the response of a passive design, offering different sounds to the palette, yet it's neutral enough to not constantly add a fingerprint.
Clean and vintage at the same time ?
As Robin mentioned, the highs are not silky, rather metallic like. I like it for that reason when i need something like a very very gentle exciter. You know, to revive cymbals or add air. There is a danger in getting harsh but the choice between shelve and two bell curves and a Q that works in shelve as well, give many options to play with.
The lows very nice, broad and easily overused. Hardly ever over 1 dB or so.
Once more i'll mention the switch to disable the trannies. This should be on every eq !
Still i'd like to test drive Manley's Enhanced Pultec (limited stereo edition) one day.
Possibly closer to the Pultecs including tubes, but more reliable, servicable, available etc.
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