Maselec MEA-2

Controls: 4-band shelf/bell switchable EQ per channel, stepped frequency/Q and cut-boost controls, 84 interleaved frequency settings per channel, max cut/boost 8dB per band, fine 0.5dB gain steps at low boost/cut, per-channel bypass with illuminated indicator

I/O: XLR 3-pin balanced/unbalanced-capable inputs and outputs per channel (L in, L out, R in, R out), 100k ohm input impedance, up to +29dBu

Notable use: Designed by mastering engineer/producer Leif Mases (ABBA, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, Black Sabbath); widely used analog mastering EQ, companion to the MLA-2/MLA-4 compressors.

Notes: FLAG price basis: RSPE Audio (US dealer) lists $8,910 USD; other US dealers (e.g. reseller listings) show figures as low as ~$7,500 — price varies by dealer/promo, no single MSRP confirmed. Country of manufacture inferred from multiple US/UK retailer 'Made in U.K.' product tags, not from a manselec.com statement (maselec.com itself was unreachable during research — connection refused). year_intro (1995) is the original Master Series MEA-2 design date per Prism Sound news archive; current unit is a later 'new look' revision (custom metal knobs, faster amps, improved LF filters) with no separate revision year published. 19-27kHz figure found in some specs is the EQ's tunable frequency range, not a flat frequency response spec, so left frequency_response blank rather than guess.