Empirical Labs Trak Pak (Mike-E + Lil FrEQ bundle)
Mic preamp/compressor + parametric EQ channel-strip bundle
Channel Strip$4,199Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Channel Strip
- Description
- Mic preamp/compressor + parametric EQ channel-strip bundle
- Topology
- FET, Class-A, discrete
- Signal path
- Analog (recallable / digitally controlled)
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono (2 separate mono boxes sold as a set)
- Form factor
- 1U rack (x2 separate chassis: Mike-E + Lil FrEQ)
- Rack units
- 1 each (2 total)
- Powered
- yes
- Power (W)
- 15 each (30 total)
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
Controls: Mike-E controls (Gain, CompSat ratio, Attack, Release, HPF, Phase, Mix, 48V) + Lil FrEQ controls (HPF, Hi/Lo shelving, 4-band parametric EQ, DS dynamic EQ/de-esser section, per-section bypass)
I/O: Mike-E: transformer-coupled XLR mic in, 1/4" DI, XLR out. Lil FrEQ: DC-coupled balanced in/out, transformer-coupled output, front-panel instrument input
Notes: FLAGGED JUDGMENT CALL: Trak Pak bundles a current product (Mike-E EL9) with a product marked 'Discontinued' on empiricallabs.com (Lil FrEQ ELQ) - included here because the bundle SKU is still actively sold by dealers (Sweetwater, B&H, Vintage King) as of research date, but this is a legacy-adjacent product; consider excluding if strict 'no discontinued components' is required. No dedicated Trak Pak product page exists on empiricallabs.com (URL points to Lil FrEQ page, the closest official source); combined price/specs are not published by the manufacturer. Price ($4,199, MSRP $4,599) is a third-party (Vintage King) street price, not Sweetwater or manufacturer-listed - flagged per task's price-basis rule. frequency_response/impedance left blank because the two component units have differing specs and no combined spec is published.