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These are sleepers!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEQ controls are: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-shelf at 3.3 - 4.7 - 6.8 - 10 - 15 kHz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh pass filter at 27 - 47 - 82 - 150 - 270 Hz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow pass filter at 3.9 - 5.6 - 8.2 - 12 - 18 kHz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow shelf EQ points: 33 - 56 - 100 - 180 - 330 Hz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHi-mid bell EQ points: 270 - 390 - 560 - 820 Hz; - 1.2 - 1.8 - 2.7 - 3.9 - 5.6 - 8.2 kHz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparate mic and line inputs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMic input attenuation from +10 to -70 dB in 5 dB increments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhase reverse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEQ bypass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnit will be recapped, with all pots, switches and card connector edges cleaned and any faulty components repaired. per module. Our servicing is regarded as the best in the industry worldwide! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVK Racks are expertly crafted, coming with 48v, output attenuation pots, XLR I\/Os, internal and selectable 110v\/220v PSU.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHistory\u003c\/h3\u003eCalrec Audio had its origins in the mid 1950s, when a small group of British audio enthusiasts got together in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, and began making their own tube microphones to record local music. Eventually they formed the Calder Valley Sound Recording Company in the mid 1960s, and manufactured the C-41 tube microphone, which used a 6072 tube and could be fitted with either a cardioid or omni capsule. Subsequent designs used a Nuvistor tube, and eventually a FET was incorporated. Many years later, they reached their pinnacle of microphone creation by producing the Soundfield microphone, the first mic capable of recording in 3-dimensions at once, (using four capsules in a tetrahedral array). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe company name was shortened to Calder Recordings Ltd, and for the next two decades they continued to manufacture several dynamic and condenser microphones. But after building their first broadcast mixing console in 1971, the company began to focus exclusively on the broadcast market, making some of the finest desks in the world for this purpose. 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