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moosers
Published on 03/13/10 at 16:31
The TL Audio Dual Valve Equalizer is like the name states, a stereo valve based parametric equalizer. It has pretty simple characteristics, with connections in the back for both XLR and 1/4" for each of the channels and for both inputs and outputs. It also has a 1/4" auxiliary input on the front of the panel. It has a standard power cord jack and will take up two spaces in a standard size rack mount.
UTILIZATION
For those who have experience with parametric EQs, the TL Audio Dual Valve Equalizer will seem pretty familiar, as this is more or less your standard make up for a four band parametric EQ. Each of the four bands has parameters to choose your frequency and to set your gain cut or boost. The bands have four fixed frequencies to choose from, which are well choose and cover all of the bases. There are also buttons for choosing either mic or line input and bypass and a switch for using the unit as either a mono or stereo piece of gear. The manual for the Dual Valve EQ is put together well and covers just about everything you'd need to know about it.
SOUND QUALITY
The tone of the TL Audio Dual Valve Equalizer is overall quite clean. I find it easy to get the types of equalizing that I'd like to get done with this, as everything about it makes it possible to do so. It can be used for any type of application, as I don't think I'd necessarily favor one thing over another. I do love the way that it sounds for drums, vocals, and guitars, which are three of the main things that I would record anyway, making it a versatile unit as well. It doesn't have the thick sound that you'd get with a tube EQ, but rather has a slightly different type of sound from the valves, which isn't a bad thing at all, it's just a bit different...
OVERALL OPINION
While the TL Audio Dual Valve Equalizer is now discontinued, you can still find them around if you're interested in doing so. They do have some newer versions of the Dual Valve EQ, but this review has been for the original one. The price of this EQ was actually pretty reasonable when it was new, so I'm imagine that those that you could find used wouldn't be too much money at all. As far as hardware EQs go, this one is the perfect mixture of high quality sound and price...
UTILIZATION
For those who have experience with parametric EQs, the TL Audio Dual Valve Equalizer will seem pretty familiar, as this is more or less your standard make up for a four band parametric EQ. Each of the four bands has parameters to choose your frequency and to set your gain cut or boost. The bands have four fixed frequencies to choose from, which are well choose and cover all of the bases. There are also buttons for choosing either mic or line input and bypass and a switch for using the unit as either a mono or stereo piece of gear. The manual for the Dual Valve EQ is put together well and covers just about everything you'd need to know about it.
SOUND QUALITY
The tone of the TL Audio Dual Valve Equalizer is overall quite clean. I find it easy to get the types of equalizing that I'd like to get done with this, as everything about it makes it possible to do so. It can be used for any type of application, as I don't think I'd necessarily favor one thing over another. I do love the way that it sounds for drums, vocals, and guitars, which are three of the main things that I would record anyway, making it a versatile unit as well. It doesn't have the thick sound that you'd get with a tube EQ, but rather has a slightly different type of sound from the valves, which isn't a bad thing at all, it's just a bit different...
OVERALL OPINION
While the TL Audio Dual Valve Equalizer is now discontinued, you can still find them around if you're interested in doing so. They do have some newer versions of the Dual Valve EQ, but this review has been for the original one. The price of this EQ was actually pretty reasonable when it was new, so I'm imagine that those that you could find used wouldn't be too much money at all. As far as hardware EQs go, this one is the perfect mixture of high quality sound and price...