Pultec MEQ-500
500-Series Passive Midrange EQ (solid-state, API 2520 gain stage)
Equalizer$1,495Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Equalizer
- Description
- 500-Series Passive Midrange EQ (solid-state, API 2520 gain stage)
- Topology
- passive LC midrange peak/dip EQ, solid-state makeup gain (API 2520)
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- 500-series module
- Powered
- yes
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
Controls: Low-mid peak boost 200-1500 Hz (7 freq., 0-10 dB); high-mid peak boost 1.2-8 kHz (7 freq., 0-8 dB); dip attenuation 200 Hz-7 kHz (11 freq., 0-10 dB)
I/O: 500-series lunchbox-format module; input/output via 500-series chassis edge connector
Notable use: Jack Douglas (producer for John Lennon, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick) collaborated with Pulse Techniques on this model's enhancements (added 1.2k/1.5k low-mid centers and 1.2k/8k high-mid centers vs standard MEQ)
Notes: Current maker Pulse Techniques LLC. 500-series single-slot module derived from MEQ-5-SS circuit, marketed as 'Jack Douglas Edition' with expanded frequency centers vs standard MEQ-5. Solid-state (not tube) - separate row from rack-format MEQ-5/MEQ-5-SS per brief's 500-vs-rack rule. rack_units left blank (500-series modules use slot count, not rack U, and slot count was not explicitly stated on page though industry-standard single-slot per third-party source proaudiodesign.com).