Pultec MEQ-5-SS
Passive Solid-State Midrange EQ (API 2520 gain stage)
Equalizer$3,195Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Equalizer
- Description
- Passive Solid-State Midrange EQ (API 2520 gain stage)
- Topology
- passive LC midrange peak/dip EQ, solid-state makeup gain (API 2520 opamp driving Triad output transformer)
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- 19-inch rack
- Powered
- yes
- Impedance (Ω)
- 600 (in) / 50 (out)
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
Controls: Low-mid peak boost 200/300/500/700/1000 Hz (0-10 dB); high-mid peak boost 1.5/2/3/4/5 kHz (0-8 dB); dip attenuation 200 Hz-7 kHz (0-10 dB)
I/O: transformer-balanced input/output; input impedance ~600 ohms, output impedance ~50 ohms
Notable use: Jack Douglas favored the MEQ family for guitar processing
Notes: Current maker Pulse Techniques LLC. Same passive EQ front end as tube MEQ-5, solid-state (API 2520) gain stage instead of tubes. Noise/max output specs from page: noise below -80 dBm, max output +21 dBm. Basis for 500-series MEQ-500 derivative.