Tube-Tech ME 1B
Midrange Equalizer (Pultec MEQ-5 style, passive/tube)
Equalizer$4,200Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Equalizer
- Description
- Midrange Equalizer (Pultec MEQ-5 style, passive/tube)
- Topology
- passive filter section followed by all-tube push-pull gain-restoration amplifier, transformer-balanced I/O
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- Mono
- Form factor
- 19-inch rack
- Rack units
- 2U
- Powered
- Yes (internal mains PSU)
- Frequency response
- 5 Hz - 40 kHz @ -3 dB
- Impedance (Ω)
- 600 (input)
- Country of manufacture
- Denmark
Details
Controls: Low freq boost (5 peaks: 0.2-1 kHz, 0 to +10 dB); Mid freq dip (11 points: 0.2-7 kHz, 0 to -10 dB); High freq boost (5 peaks: 1.5-5 kHz, 0 to +8 dB)
I/O: Balanced, floating XLR in/out, transformer-coupled with static screens
Notable use: Based on the legendary Pultec MEQ-5 midrange EQ, with broader bandwidth; used on vocals, instruments, speech
Notes: FLAG: significant price discrepancy between Sweetwater ($4,200) and Thomann (~$2,875); could not confirm official manufacturer MSRP - treat price as approximate/unverified.