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Post by Blackdawg on Nov 25, 2020 16:54:08 GMT -6
Can't say I have. I don't have a Sound Skulptor product at all actually, should probably remedy that. JLM also makes a 500 series pultec kit if you're shopping around. I still very much like my DIYRE EQP5s. I use them a lot. And you don't feel like you're missing those other frequencies? What sources do you use your EQP5s on? I don't. But I never really use them for surgical, they are super broad and more of a "mood" tool than anything. I really like what they do to the low more than anything. I like boosting 30hz and cutting 60hz. Just does great stuff to the low end. I use them on the buss a lot. Drum buss and with vocals as well. Can't say I have. I don't have a Sound Skulptor product at all actually, should probably remedy that. JLM also makes a 500 series pultec kit if you're shopping around. I still very much like my DIYRE EQP5s. I use them a lot. The JLM PEQ has a selectable hi-shelf option which looks useful. Yeah bit of an NTI EQ option there. Bet it would be cool. And you don't feel like you're missing those other frequencies? What sources do you use your EQP5s on? Caveat - I don't think I'm a hard core pultec fan. But I've got 3 pairs - AudioScape, DIYRE, and the Klark Teknik's. When I reach for a pultec (which is often times after I reach for other standard style EQ's), the DIYRE always seems to come in 2nd or 3rd. For whatever it's worth. For Elec Gtrs, the KT wins often. For vocals or busses the AS seems to get the nod. Kick drum too. Certainly the DIYRE is a great product, but for whatever reason, I end up other places often. Cause you like da tooobbzzz haha Probably the biggest difference, obviously, to your other options. I will say I don't love the high end boost on the DIYRE. It can get a bit brittle if pushed. I also have found the op amp selection on the output affects this a lot. |
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Post by drbill on Nov 25, 2020 18:39:07 GMT -6
And you don't feel like you're missing those other frequencies? What sources do you use your EQP5s on? I don't. But I never really use them for surgical, they are super broad and more of a "mood" tool than anything. I really like what they do to the low more than anything. I like boosting 30hz and cutting 60hz. Just does great stuff to the low end. I use them on the buss a lot. Drum buss and with vocals as well. The JLM PEQ has a selectable hi-shelf option which looks useful. Yeah bit of an NTI EQ option there. Bet it would be cool. Caveat - I don't think I'm a hard core pultec fan. But I've got 3 pairs - AudioScape, DIYRE, and the Klark Teknik's. When I reach for a pultec (which is often times after I reach for other standard style EQ's), the DIYRE always seems to come in 2nd or 3rd. For whatever it's worth. For Elec Gtrs, the KT wins often. For vocals or busses the AS seems to get the nod. Kick drum too. Certainly the DIYRE is a great product, but for whatever reason, I end up other places often. Cause you like da tooobbzzz haha Probably the biggest difference, obviously, to your other options. I will say I don't love the high end boost on the DIYRE. It can get a bit brittle if pushed. I also have found the op amp selection on the output affects this a lot. tooobbzzz?? Could be. Not sure. The bottom on the DIYRE's either works for me or it doesn't. That's usually the deciding factor for me on the DIYRE's. Still glad I have them though.... The KT's are generally my first call for Electrics (especially if they are crunchy) and those EQ's are generally disparaged all over the place. But for me, they work killer - esp with the higher LF frequencies over normal EQP's. |
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Post by daniels on Dec 4, 2020 8:15:40 GMT -6
Did anybody ever compare this DIYRE pultec to the one from Sound Skulptor (EQP501)? The DIYRE one seems cool, but I'm wondering how much I'm gonna wish I had some of those additional frequencies that other pultec clones have, like the Sound Skulptor? The sale price for the DIYRE right now is nice, but the normal price is about what it costs to get the SS kit. Any Conclusion? Im also thinking about eqp501 but cant find reviews |
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Post by Quint on Dec 4, 2020 13:43:08 GMT -6
Did anybody ever compare this DIYRE pultec to the one from Sound Skulptor (EQP501)? The DIYRE one seems cool, but I'm wondering how much I'm gonna wish I had some of those additional frequencies that other pultec clones have, like the Sound Skulptor? The sale price for the DIYRE right now is nice, but the normal price is about what it costs to get the SS kit. Any Conclusion? Im also thinking about eqp501 but cant find reviews I haven't purchased either but, when I do, I think I've decided to go with the Sound Skulptor. I just feel like the DIYRE doesn't have enough frequency options to do what I would want it to do. |
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Post by Blackdawg on Dec 4, 2020 13:58:22 GMT -6
Personally, given the broad filters of this kind of EQ, all those freq selections seem a bit much. But probably useful to have no doubt. Some other things to consider I suppose: Ease of build, the SS kit looks like it would take a lot more time to build than the DIYRE. Not sure if that matters or not to some. But Peterson spends a LOT of time making his kits easy to build and follow. The DIYRE has stepped potentiometers which is nice to have. They are switches mind you, but still quite nice feel to them and very obvious steps. The SS does have a Q knob for the boost right on the face plate which is nice. To adjust that on the DIYRE you have to adjust a pot on the PCB. But I've never really felt like i need to change it after I matched my pair. I guess maybe the knobs could be hard to get to on the SS kit too since they are small and as we all know real-estate on a 500 face plate is small. Both work great i'm sure! Probably a matter of well...personal preference as usual ha Would be fun to A/B them. Quint if you get a pair of the SS kits I could probably send you a pair of EQP5s to compare with if you wanted to make some comparison files to share. |
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Post by Quint on Dec 4, 2020 17:03:03 GMT -6
Personally, given the broad filters of this kind of EQ, all those freq selections seem a bit much. But probably useful to have no doubt. Some other things to consider I suppose: Ease of build, the SS kit looks like it would take a lot more time to build than the DIYRE. Not sure if that matters or not to some. But Peterson spends a LOT of time making his kits easy to build and follow. The DIYRE has stepped potentiometers which is nice to have. They are switches mind you, but still quite nice feel to them and very obvious steps. The SS does have a Q knob for the boost right on the face plate which is nice. To adjust that on the DIYRE you have to adjust a pot on the PCB. But I've never really felt like i need to change it after I matched my pair. I guess maybe the knobs could be hard to get to on the SS kit too since they are small and as we all know real-estate on a 500 face plate is small. Both work great i'm sure! Probably a matter of well...personal preference as usual ha Would be fun to A/B them. Quint if you get a pair of the SS kits I could probably send you a pair of EQP5s to compare with if you wanted to make some comparison files to share. Yeah, it's all personal preference with this stuff. If I ever do get a pair of the SS, I would certainly take you up on that offer. But it's probably gonna be a while. I really gotta cool it with buying stuff for a while. The GAS is starting to get out of hand...  |
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Post by Blackdawg on Dec 4, 2020 18:12:46 GMT -6
Personally, given the broad filters of this kind of EQ, all those freq selections seem a bit much. But probably useful to have no doubt. Some other things to consider I suppose: Ease of build, the SS kit looks like it would take a lot more time to build than the DIYRE. Not sure if that matters or not to some. But Peterson spends a LOT of time making his kits easy to build and follow. The DIYRE has stepped potentiometers which is nice to have. They are switches mind you, but still quite nice feel to them and very obvious steps. The SS does have a Q knob for the boost right on the face plate which is nice. To adjust that on the DIYRE you have to adjust a pot on the PCB. But I've never really felt like i need to change it after I matched my pair. I guess maybe the knobs could be hard to get to on the SS kit too since they are small and as we all know real-estate on a 500 face plate is small. Both work great i'm sure! Probably a matter of well...personal preference as usual ha Would be fun to A/B them. Quint if you get a pair of the SS kits I could probably send you a pair of EQP5s to compare with if you wanted to make some comparison files to share. Yeah, it's all personal preference with this stuff. If I ever do get a pair of the SS, I would certainly take you up on that offer. But it's probably gonna be a while. I really gotta cool it with buying stuff for a while. The GAS is starting to get out of hand... Haha! Understand that! |
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Post by plinker on Feb 25, 2023 0:01:01 GMT -6
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Post by bikescene on Mar 12, 2023 20:55:22 GMT -6
I ordered an EQP5 with the vintage output option today, while it’s still on sale for $280.
Is there a consensus on which Op Amp is most complementary to this circuit? I was thinking about trying something not API-flavored like the CAPI AM10 or OA10. I saw that there was a bit of discussion on Op Amps I’m the beginning of the thread when this came out.
I’m going to stick in a Warm Audio 1731 from my parts bin to get it up and running.
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Post by copperx on Mar 14, 2023 0:09:31 GMT -6
There's still an hour or two until the sale ends, but I'm not sure if I'm better off with 2x JLM EQP500 for the 2-buss or 2x of these EQP5s. Sigh.
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Post by ragan on Mar 14, 2023 0:54:13 GMT -6
There's still an hour or two until the sale ends, but I'm not sure if I'm better off with 2x JLM EQP500 for the 2-buss or 2x of these EQP5s. Sigh. I really like the EQP5. They live on mixbus here. If I weren’t trying to undertake some major other financial stuff right now, I’d have bought another pair in the sale. Probably will grab another pair down the road. |
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Post by plinker on Mar 14, 2023 7:54:49 GMT -6
There's still an hour or two until the sale ends, but I'm not sure if I'm better off with 2x JLM EQP500 for the 2-buss or 2x of these EQP5s. Sigh. I've been eyeballin' those JLMs for some time now. There was a guy on Reverb building them for ~$550 last year. He's one of the dudes who builds lots of different kits.
I lost track of the builder, and can't find that price anymore.
Bummed!
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Post by copperx on Mar 14, 2023 16:26:14 GMT -6
There's still an hour or two until the sale ends, but I'm not sure if I'm better off with 2x JLM EQP500 for the 2-buss or 2x of these EQP5s. Sigh. I've been eyeballin' those JLMs for some time now. There was a guy on Reverb building them for ~$550 last year. He's one of the dudes who builds lots of different kits.
I lost track of the builder, and can't find that price anymore.
Bummed!
Wait ... aren't you in the DIY forum? 😛 |
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Post by plinker on Mar 14, 2023 22:32:09 GMT -6
I've been eyeballin' those JLMs for some time now. There was a guy on Reverb building them for ~$550 last year. He's one of the dudes who builds lots of different kits.
I lost track of the builder, and can't find that price anymore.
Bummed!
Wait ... aren't you in the DIY forum? 😛 Uhhhh.....hmmm....new phone, who dis? |
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Post by Blackdawg on Mar 14, 2023 22:59:03 GMT -6
There's still an hour or two until the sale ends, but I'm not sure if I'm better off with 2x JLM EQP500 for the 2-buss or 2x of these EQP5s. Sigh. I don't think you'll go wrong with either honestly. Get both haha |
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