Manley Massive Passive

Two-channel four-band vacuum tube parametric EQ

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Product Description

The MASSIVE PASSIVE is a two-channel, four-band equalizer, with additional high-pass and low-pass filters. "Passive" refers to the tone shaping part of this clever new EQ design not using any active circuitry. Only metal film resistors, film capacitors and hand-wound inductors sculpt the sound, kinda like a Pultec EQ on hyper-steroids. Super-beefy, hugely-high-headroom Manley all-tube make-up gain amplifiers deliver your tunes into the next realm. "Massive" - it's a fitting word for this beast.

Creating natural, organic, acoustic tone can only be done with an equalizer that treats the signal with natural methods. The Massive Passive uses simple passive components and exploits their natural qualities rather than forcing a complex circuit to meet an arbitrary clinical or scientific goal. The Massive Passive is intended both for the most radical EQ sometimes needed for tracking as well as the most subtle shadings for vocals and mastering. It is designed to be a fundamentally different EQ but incorporates the best strengths of Pultecs, choice console EQs, parametrics and graphics. The difference is that the Massive allows twice as much EQ with half the coloration. It allows huge HF boosts without sibilance problems and unbelievable fatness without mud.

Product Specifications
Condition New
Tube or Solid State Tube
Channels Dual-Channel
Chassis 19-in. Rackmount
Rack Spaces 3u
Digital I/O No
EQ Type Parametric
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