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Originally Posted by OurDarkness  I was about to pull the trigger on a Massive Passive but then I saw this EAR 825Q and it got me thinking. I am into electronic music, heavy Moog stuff and stuff, and I am primarily interested in getting something to sculpt the sound - although other applications might appear from time to time. I have heard that the MP is awesome in low-mid, mid, high-mid, but it's kinda weak in low and high registers? So, is the EAR 825Q the opposite of what the Manley is, i.e. tight and defined bass and silk highs but a little weak in the mids?
Anyone?
Anyone who would suggest that I buy both?  |
Hi Yannis,
in response to your p.m. , a lot has been said here already, to sum it up I didn't rate MP too highly, even when flat it acted like a bandpass filter, screwing up top AND bottom. Depending on your setup and application it can of course work, probably best for mids and then you'd need other eqs to rescue top and bottom....
EAR 825 does not screw anything up to start with and is IMO in a different league. I like EAR gear because it is tube but NOT "tubey" and muddy - it is truly hi - fi transparent and full bandwidth yet warm etc etc. The 825 has the sweetest highs I've heard, rich and creamy bass / mids, overall absolutely gorgeous sounding eq. It just isn't surgical so best suited for broad strokes. Bear in mind I am approaching this subject from an ME point of view.
You might want to check out the Gyraf as well, no personal experience with it.
I'm personally very interested in the Buzz unit which seems to be creating a lot of buzz around here...
Hope this helps
best
Sabian