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Post by jaba on Apr 4, 2023 11:06:42 GMT -6
Sonically are these basically API 560s but with knobs and different frequencies? EDIT: don't know why drbill's statement isn't showing up. Was asking about the CAPI LC25/40s. |
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Post by drbill on Apr 4, 2023 11:10:21 GMT -6
Sonically are these basically API 560s but with knobs and different frequencies? EDIT: don't know why drbill's statement isn't showing up. Was asking about the CAPI LC25/40s. yes. |
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Post by ab101 on Apr 4, 2023 14:51:30 GMT -6
Love my LC25s (by Trace Audio - builder who is on this board with great communication.) I though the LC25s had better frequency selections than the LC40s, at least for my purposes.
I am very impress with CAPI!
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Post by drbill on Apr 4, 2023 18:36:23 GMT -6
Love my LC25s (by Trace Audio - builder who is on this board with great communication.) I though the LC25s had better frequency selections than the LC40s, at least for my purposes. I am very impress with CAPI! I agree with you on the freq choices between the 25 and 40. I have 2 25's and 1 40, but I want another 40 and I'm going to link them in series to be 2 20 band EQ's!! |
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Post by ab101 on Apr 4, 2023 19:32:53 GMT -6
Love my LC25s (by Trace Audio - builder who is on this board with great communication.) I though the LC25s had better frequency selections than the LC40s, at least for my purposes. I am very impress with CAPI! I agree with you on the freq choices between the 25 and 40. I have 2 25's and 1 40, but I want another 40 and I'm going to link them in series to be 2 20 band EQ's!! That is an amazing idea! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2023 21:18:58 GMT -6
buzz tonic maybe?
i would love a pair of the pultec 500x
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Post by simchaz on Apr 5, 2023 10:25:06 GMT -6
I absolutely LOVE the Electrodyne 511. Its one of those super broad eqs that seems to sound good no matter how you set it
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Post by copperx on Apr 5, 2023 13:24:05 GMT -6
Love my LC25s (by Trace Audio - builder who is on this board with great communication.) I though the LC25s had better frequency selections than the LC40s, at least for my purposes. I am very impress with CAPI! I agree with you on the freq choices between the 25 and 40. I have 2 25's and 1 40, but I want another 40 and I'm going to link them in series to be 2 20 band EQ's!! The new graphic EQ by JLM Audio looks like an improved API. I'm going to wait for it to be released before getting a CAPI. From JLM's Facebook page:  |
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Post by gwlee7 on Apr 5, 2023 15:24:02 GMT -6
I absolutely LOVE the Electrodyne 511. Its one of those super broad eqs that seems to sound good no matter how you set it I have a pair of them. Haven’t put them through their paces thoroughly yet but so far, I likey oh, and welcome!! |
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Post by sentientsound on Apr 26, 2023 15:23:19 GMT -6
I absolutely LOVE the Electrodyne 511. Its one of those super broad eqs that seems to sound good no matter how you set it I love these too. You can't really mess up when tracking and they make things sound a bit larger just passing through. Pretty broad and limited though, so they pair well with a secondary EQ for a bell or two for finer mid control. I'm testing some Analog Allstars EQP1S5 at the moment with several opamps but haven't had enough time to really feel them out. Initial impressions are super positive, especially for the price if you find a used pair. Probably a bit fiddly to match L/R on the mixbuss compared to rack Pultecs. |
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Post by paulcheeba on Apr 26, 2023 23:52:19 GMT -6
I like AML 1073 line clones, GR32 Harrison’s and Chandlers.
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Post by ericn on Apr 27, 2023 20:32:43 GMT -6
I agree with you on the freq choices between the 25 and 40. I have 2 25's and 1 40, but I want another 40 and I'm going to link them in series to be 2 20 band EQ's!! The new graphic EQ by JLM Audio looks like an improved API. I'm going to wait for it to be released before getting a CAPI. From JLM's Facebook page: Dirty little secret that my friend Jeff won’t tell you but I will, short throw faders are expensive and pretty crappy, roadies are cheap and more accurate for recall. But damn those faders look cool. |
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Post by gouge on Apr 27, 2023 20:56:21 GMT -6
I believe the new jlm eq release is imminent. Def want to get a pair.
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Post by gouge on Apr 27, 2023 21:17:39 GMT -6
Actually, just noticed there are 10 on the jlm website now....
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Post by srb on Apr 27, 2023 21:27:13 GMT -6
Another vote for the Electrodyne 511.
Not cheap, but the Avedis e27 are wonderful EQ'S.
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Post by robschnapf on Apr 28, 2023 7:01:47 GMT -6
What about CAPI LC40 & LC25 & BT50? Anyone? I’m still in the hunt for 4 nice EQ’s I like the LC40's and LC25's more than the BT50's. I might be the only one though....  BT-50s rule! |
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Post by brenta on Apr 28, 2023 9:43:06 GMT -6
After trying several 500 EQs I settled on CAPI BT50s with red dot op amps
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Post by drbill on Apr 28, 2023 9:53:27 GMT -6
The new graphic EQ by JLM Audio looks like an improved API. I'm going to wait for it to be released before getting a CAPI. From JLM's Facebook page: Dirty little secret that my friend Jeff won’t tell you but I will, short throw faders are expensive and pretty crappy, roadies are cheap and more accurate for recall. But damn those faders look cool. Agreed. That's what I really like about the LC's. |
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Post by robschnapf on Apr 28, 2023 11:51:02 GMT -6
I really like the Phoenix Gyrator eq.
Really really like.
The output control can saturate the transformer for varying degrees of extra mojo.
It really works. You can just run thru it and use that function if desired.
It adds another twist to shaping.
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Post by ericn on Apr 28, 2023 12:09:41 GMT -6
Dirty little secret that my friend Jeff won’t tell you but I will, short throw faders are expensive and pretty crappy, roadies are cheap and more accurate for recall. But damn those faders look cool. Agreed. That's what I really like about the LC's. Yeah the funny thing is it was those old White Graphics with the pots that nobody wants and can be had dirt cheap that taught me this lesson. The blow away just about every other graphic but everyone wants sliders, well even I prefer Sliders if I’m sitting in monitor world with 8 or more Graphics in front of me because it’s just easy to grab. |
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Post by christopher on Apr 28, 2023 12:15:46 GMT -6
I’m pretty satisfied with Heritage 73EQjr followed by link audio SSL kits. The heritage doesn’t have the neve hpf, but it does have the rest of the Inductors and line transformers. The Links are still honeymoon, they seem to work really well for finding and subtracting out little resonances and adding highlights. I tried out chaining 2 links together in series, total overkill but it worked to get where I wanted in my mind. I want a bunch more now lol
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Post by jaba on Apr 28, 2023 12:29:50 GMT -6
I really like the Phoenix Gyrator eq. Really really like. The output control can saturate the transformer for varying degrees of extra mojo. It really works. You can just run thru it and use that function if desired. It adds another twist to shaping. Good to hear it has a nice box tone. Bonus point for being able to lean into it. Do you find it best for subtle EQing or can you really dig into it? Have you ever used it on your mix buss? I'm looking for something that can do that but is also great as a general tracking/channel EQ. |
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Post by ericn on Apr 28, 2023 12:40:07 GMT -6
I’m pretty satisfied with Heritage 73EQjr followed by link audio SSL kits. The heritage doesn’t have the neve hpf, but it does have the rest of the Inductors and line transformers. The Links are still honeymoon, they seem to work really well for finding and subtracting out little resonances and adding highlights. I tried out chaining 2 links together in series, total overkill but it worked to get where I wanted in my mind. I want a bunch more now lol I like the Link SSL Clones, they really do nail the SSL sound, but young poor me remembers the rack full of AudioArts / Wheatstone Parametrics I had put together because the the things just weren’t sexy enough for most. There are a bunch of great and really more versatile Parametrics out there that with a nice re cap and some opamp upgrades ( the Rane and Ashly’s come to mind especially the LF only Rane.) while not 500 you will very quickly find the 1 u rack format to be much more finger friendly than the 500 and any other console format. |
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Post by robschnapf on Apr 28, 2023 13:40:07 GMT -6
I really like the Phoenix Gyrator eq. Really really like. The output control can saturate the transformer for varying degrees of extra mojo. It really works. You can just run thru it and use that function if desired. It adds another twist to shaping. Good to hear it has a nice box tone. Bonus point for being able to lean into it. Do you find it best for subtle EQing or can you really dig into it? Have you ever used it on your mix buss? I'm looking for something that can do that but is also great as a general tracking/channel EQ. I haven’t tried it on 2buss but it is capable of being a nice natural Sounding smile curve device. It’s also great for making drums rock kinda like I’d use 550s or BT50s but with the added feature of the output drive… |
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Post by jaba on Apr 28, 2023 13:46:52 GMT -6
Good to hear it has a nice box tone. Bonus point for being able to lean into it. Do you find it best for subtle EQing or can you really dig into it? Have you ever used it on your mix buss? I'm looking for something that can do that but is also great as a general tracking/channel EQ. I haven’t tried it on 2buss but it is capable of being a nice natural Sounding smile curve device. It’s also great for making drums rock kinda like I’d use 550s or BT50s but with the added feature of the output drive… So they lean more API than Neve, etc or are they more in the clean camp? Know and love API but never really use them on the 2buss. |
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