Heritage Audio Motor City - Retro Styled 7 Band EQ

Heritage Audio Motor City - Retro Styled 7 Band EQ

The Heritage Audio MOTORCITY Equalizer is a 7 band, completely analogue, passive EQ design. Each frequency has a stepped rotary switch capable of a flat response, or up or down up  8db in 1dB increments. Frequency points graduate from 50hz, 130hz, 320hz and 800hz before jumping to 2000hz, 5000hz, peaking at 12,500hz.

The front panel also features a simple in/out/off toggle switch with top hat knob and jewel light power indicator. All rotary switches have easy to read from a distance “General Radio” bakelite style knobs recreated to look exactly like the originals (remember, this is not a slider-style graphic EQ). Finally, it features a master gain control (-8db/+8db) , again in 1dB increments. The incredibly simple 1960’s accurate back panel features a power supply jack, and an XLR input and output. The sound itself is exactly what you’d expect. It packs a punch without sounding harsh or distorted. While something as simple as an analogue seven band EQ might sound more like hype than hyper goodness, hearing is believing. Why has Heritage audio gone through the seemingly impossible task of bringing them back to life? 

Features:

• Dead nuts replica of Michael Brauer´s units designed at Motown’s“ Hitsville” studio for private use.
• First time publicly available. Motown’s Chief technical engineer and miracle worker Mike McLean´s take on the smart graphic eq designed for the film industry and made by Cinema Engineering, Langevin and Altec.
• Shockingly clever passive design uses no less than 21 inductors and 21 tone capacitors ( 3 each per band) exclusively made for Heritage Audio, matching Brauer´s values to 1% tolerances.
• Heavy duty stepped rotary switches used for all 7 eq bands and gain control.
• UTC replica input transformer transformer with modified turns ratio for better integration into modern studios. Exclusively made for Heritage Audio.
• Carnhill-driven output line amp substitutes the original´s Achilles heel Opamp-labs output.
• In/Out/Off Lever switch allows you to A/B the effect of EQ settings.