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<\/a><\/p>\nThat said, MOTORCITY EQualizer is an all-analog, passive EQ design with seven accessible frequency points across the tonal spectrum, each with a stepped rotary switch capable of a flat response or up\/down up to 8dB in 1dB increments. Indeed, those frequency points graduate from 50, 130, 320, and 800 Hz, before jumping to 2000 and 5000 Hz, peaking at 12500 Hz. Helpfully, the front panel also features a simple IN\/OUT\/OFF toggle switch with top hat knob (allowing users to A\/B the EQ effect settings) and jewel light power indicator, while all such stepped, heavy-duty rotary switches have easy-to- read-from-a-distance \u2018General Radio\u2019 Bakelite-style knobs created to look like the originals. On top of that, MOTORCITY EQualizer finally features a (-8dB\/ +8dB) master GAIN control, again in 1dB increments. Incredibly simple in its execution, the Sixties-vintage-accurate back panel \u2014 also announcing MOTORCITY EQualizer as a Classic \u201cDetroit-Heritage\u201d Equalizer Unit \u2014 features a power supply jack and XLR Output and Input connections. Clearly, the sound itself is as to be expected from what is, after all, the world\u2019s first reproduction of the \u2018Holy Grail\u2019 of classic EQs \u2014 packing a punch without sounding harsh or distorted.<\/p>\n
Surely something as supposedly simple as an analog seven-band EQ might sound more like hype than hyper-goodness, yet hearing is believing. But why has Heritage Audio gone to such lengths to see through the seemingly impossible task of bringing such a classic back to life? Let\u2019s let Michael Brauer have his say: \u201cIt\u2019s simply got that sound!\u201d<\/p>\n
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* Motown, Cinema Engineering, Langevin,Altec, and Pultec may well be trademarks of their respective owners and Heritage Audio is in no way affiliated with any of them. Mike McLean is cited for historical purposes only and Heritage Audio is in no way affiliated with him.<\/p>\n MOTORCITY EQualizer is shipping and available via Heritage Audio\u2019s growing global network of dealers (https:\/\/heritageaudio.net\/where-to-buy-international\/) with an SSP (Standalone Selling Price) of \u20ac1,999.00 EUR (including VAT) in the EU and a MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) of $1,999.00 USD, US distribution being handled via RAD Distribution (http:\/\/www.raddist.com\/heritage-audio.php<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/a>Saying that, then, Heritage Audio\u2019s MOTORCITY EQualizer is not a digital equivalent, not a respectfully close replica, and not a more modernized \u2018improvement\u2019 but rather nothing more or less than staying true to the original article \u2014 all finally made available to the general public. Put it this way: with MOTORCITY EQualizer it is now perfectly possible to integrate this true-to-specification, carbon copy of both form and function into any recording setup… for the very first time in history! However, it is also fair to say that the UTC replica input transformer made exclusively for Heritage Audio with modified turns ratio makes for better integration into modern recording studios while the Carnhill-driven deployed output line amp truly trumps the original\u2019s Opamp-labs output-induced Achilles heel. Having access to that Classic \u201cDetroit-Heritage\u201d in a modern 2U rack-mountable package packing a sub-two-grand price tag to compete with the likes of those priceless Motown-designed units owned by eight-time GRAMMY\u00ae Award-winning producer and mix engineer Michael Brauer to reproduce the unmistakably huge, punchy, and warm signature sound that made the EQ in question as classic as the hits it helped create clearly all adds up to one mean feat for Heritage Audio \u2014 with a little help from its Stateside friends: musical mission accomplished!<\/p>\n