Gainlab Audio Empress
passive-topology tube EQ, 2 channel x 3 band, Pultec-style
EqualizerPrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Equalizer
- Description
- passive-topology tube EQ, 2 channel x 3 band, Pultec-style
- Topology
- tube/valve (6N1P EV / E88CC equivalent), Pultec-style passive EQ with tube makeup gain, transformer-coupled (nanocrystalline alloy)
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 2
- Channel format
- dual-channel (2x3-band, stereo pair)
- Form factor
- rackmount
- Rack units
- 2U
- Powered
- internal PSU, mains (230V AC EU / 110V AC US)
- Frequency response
- 20Hz-20kHz ±0.5dB
- Impedance (Ω)
- input >10k, output <65
Details
Controls: 3 bands per channel (low/mid/high), stepped attenuators, simultaneous cut and boost on low & high bands, 'shift' function to move center frequency between cut/boost stages
I/O: 2x balanced XLR in, 2x balanced XLR out
Notable use: Product page cites use by engineers/artists associated with Slipknot, Nine Inch Nails, Helloween, Billy Talent
Notes: FLAG: page explicitly states 'Pultec-style topology (inspired by the classic EQP-1)' -- classic-EQ lineage confirmed by manufacturer. Adds an extra mid band beyond the traditional 2-band (low/high) Pultec layout. THD+N <0.08% @0dBu, noise floor <-60dBu, SNR 88dB, weight 5.6kg. Listed at EUR 2,420.00 on Gainlab store -- EUR basis, no USD published. Rack height '2U' inferred from 483x280x89mm dims; flagged as inference.