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Post by ChaseUTB on Aug 16, 2017 10:58:26 GMT -6
You said no-one would think it's equal or better. Statements built on absolutes, they're usually wrong How many KT tube eq's are you buying at the Warm Audio MSRP? 😀
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Post by jacobamerritt on Aug 16, 2017 14:09:39 GMT -6
Here's my quick summary for you: - It sounds great and is fun to use compared to a Pultec plugin. - It looks fantastic and has excellent mechanical build quality. - Swap tubes for an easy tonal balance improvement. - The high frequency boost curves do not match the vintage Pultec curves (Q is wrong) because they did not use the correct 6-tap inductor. They only used 4 taps like their competitor that they may have been trying to copy. Brad Brad, have you been able to check how well matched they are? I had a pair of Warms that was 1 Db off... Also the Warm EQs had some phasing issues with each other on stereo sources... Have you noticed that happening with these?
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Post by BradM on Aug 16, 2017 16:07:54 GMT -6
- It sounds great and is fun to use compared to a Pultec plugin. - It looks fantastic and has excellent mechanical build quality. - Swap tubes for an easy tonal balance improvement. - The high frequency boost curves do not match the vintage Pultec curves (Q is wrong) because they did not use the correct 6-tap inductor. They only used 4 taps like their competitor that they may have been trying to copy. Brad Brad, have you been able to check how well matched they are? I had a pair of Warms that was 1 Db off... Also the Warm EQs had some phasing issues with each other on stereo sources... Have you noticed that happening with these? Hi Jacob, I haven't had a chance to check that yet. But those are definitely good things to measure. I think mismatch will mostly be a function of transformer and tube gain mismatches. If you are working in a DAW it's easy enough to trim any level differences out when you create the hardware insert. thanks, Brad
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Post by jakeharris on Aug 16, 2017 16:55:25 GMT -6
How many KT tube eq's are you buying at the Warm Audio MSRP? 😀 If they were the same price, and sounded pretty much the same, I'd buy the KT. I prefer the looks. Same with the 1176.
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Post by Quint on Aug 17, 2017 20:51:53 GMT -6
Screw it. At $299, I think I've heard enough in this thread to convince me to give one a try. Hell, once the price goes back up, you might even be able to sell one used for $299 or more if you don't like it.
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Post by Quint on Aug 17, 2017 22:17:09 GMT -6
Pictures show Cinemag parts. Don't the Warms just use Cinemag transformers? I also would love to know if the Warms are 5 or 7 tapped inductors. I'd like to know if the Warm is 5 or 7 as well.
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Post by Quint on Aug 17, 2017 22:27:41 GMT -6
About half the comments I've seen were from people listening to clips online I think. I've only seen one or two posters on GS that have them both. But yeah at least a commenter or two preferred the KT. Who knows. I don't think anyone could argue the KT isn't worth $299 though. That's just dirt cheap. And I have no doubt whatsoever that it smokes a plugin. Then again so do my Ramsa EQs, and I got 12 of them for $50 And the Orban, that thing rules. I guess I just like even cheap hardware better than plugin modeling. Which Orban?
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Post by iamasound on Aug 18, 2017 4:19:51 GMT -6
I wish that I could find one at 299°° here in Switzerland, or even nearby in France or Germany. At Thomann it is 537 smackers, getting close to 2x of what it is in the States. I could get the Warm for CHF845°° which kind of really sucks. The other side of the story however is that I was able to buy my Gefell mics for WAY less than what is asked for on the other side of the great blue sea, as well as all other things German like RME products which are hugely less costly by a wide margin over here. The cheese and bread is much, much, much better over here too and the trains all run on time.
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Post by Quint on Aug 19, 2017 12:46:37 GMT -6
Bought one. Maybe I'll buy a second if I get a chance to evaluate the first one before the price goes back up.
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Post by ragan on Aug 19, 2017 14:58:10 GMT -6
About half the comments I've seen were from people listening to clips online I think. I've only seen one or two posters on GS that have them both. But yeah at least a commenter or two preferred the KT. Who knows. I don't think anyone could argue the KT isn't worth $299 though. That's just dirt cheap. And I have no doubt whatsoever that it smokes a plugin. Then again so do my Ramsa EQs, and I got 12 of them for $50 And the Orban, that thing rules. I guess I just like even cheap hardware better than plugin modeling. Which Orban? 622b
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Post by Quint on Aug 19, 2017 17:12:27 GMT -6
I've heard good things about those. I'd like to get one one day and try it out.
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Post by ragan on Aug 19, 2017 17:30:25 GMT -6
I've heard good things about those. I'd like to get one one day and try it out. I dig it. It has a sound but is also really flexible. It's sort of 'assertive' sounding but not overtly colored, if that makes any sense.
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Post by Quint on Sept 16, 2017 19:26:50 GMT -6
Any of y'all used the eqp-kt on toms? Snare? What are your thoughts?
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Post by jacobamerritt on Sept 16, 2017 20:36:48 GMT -6
Any of y'all used the eqp-kt on toms? Snare? What are your thoughts? Not what you're asking, but I have tried it on Kick out and loved it.
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Post by Quint on Sept 16, 2017 21:32:08 GMT -6
Any of y'all used the eqp-kt on toms? Snare? What are your thoughts?  Not what you're asking, but I have tried it on Kick out and loved it. I've heard that from several people and that's great to hear, as kick is definitely a place I'd want it to work. But I'm also curious about snare and toms.
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Post by jayson on Sept 17, 2017 8:48:32 GMT -6
Are there any good gut-shots of this thing around? I'd be interested at taking a peek at the filter section inside.
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Post by Bender on Sept 17, 2017 11:30:57 GMT -6
Are there any good gut-shots of this thing around? I'd be interested at taking a peek at the filter section inside. I believe there are but only on the purple site at the moment...
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Post by Guitar on Sept 17, 2017 15:56:35 GMT -6
Mine were delivered two days ago but I am in Manassas, VA,...LOL. Good news is I have two new songs tracked at Omega Studios on an API console to a Studer 24 track tape machine to mix when I get back. With my band Prideland Voyagers Club. I'll most likely make some posts about it.
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Post by jacobamerritt on Sept 17, 2017 15:58:28 GMT -6
Are there any good gut-shots of this thing around? I'd be interested at taking a peek at the filter section inside. There is a gut shot photo on the Klark Teknik page actually.
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Post by stormymondays on Sept 18, 2017 11:25:34 GMT -6
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Post by indiehouse on Nov 8, 2017 15:01:25 GMT -6
Any new user feedback on these? (aside from drbill, I know he loves these) Thinking about the Analog Allstars.
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Post by donr on Nov 8, 2017 15:10:07 GMT -6
I got two but haven't used them on my stuff yet. I played some stereo into them. The two don't track exactly, when the channels match by ear the pots are in slightly different places. But they sound nice enough, and they do what EQP's do, as much as my limited experience with real Pultecs can compare. The added frequencies are nice. It does the bass trick.
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Post by Guitar on Nov 8, 2017 15:14:36 GMT -6
I've used mine some -- very good impression so far.
The top end is not perfectly polite at extreme boosts, but anything other than that, sounds great.
The bypass tone is very smooth as well as a "tone buffer."
Haven't checked if mine are matched or not, yet.
Does not sound like a plugin, in a good way I mean, of course.
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Post by drbill on Nov 8, 2017 16:10:21 GMT -6
Mine happen to be from two different batches and match to within 0.1dB of each other. I got lucky.
Still using them, still feel they are useful tools. They do the "pultec thing" but are not pultec replacements if you want/need a real pultec. They are more modern and don't have a much mojo as the originals, but they are certainly decent EQ's. Better than a plugin by far.
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Post by joseph on Nov 8, 2017 17:06:28 GMT -6
Sweeter than UAD pultecs (haven't used myself) or DMG pultec curves (which are very)?
Honestly I thought the Warm wasn't that sweet sounding. I mean I wouldn't put plugin eqs on a bus if I could avoid it, and instead use my hardware eqs, but nor would I use a Pultec hardware design that doesn't actually sound very sweet for that.
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