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Manley Massive Passive
2-Channel 4-Band Vacuum Tube Parametric EQ


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Twice the EQ! Half the Coloration!
Equalization is like salt; a little pinch and it can be just what your sonic stew needs; too much can ruin the whole bowl. The Massive Passive is an artist's EQ, an EQ that doesn't sound like an EQ. It's a two channel, four band equalizer, with additional high pass and low pass filters. With the Massive Passive you can add totally natural and "organic" sounding timbres to your overall sound, subtly sweetening or shading audio to achieve the desired effect. The amount of control you get is amazing, while the sound remains completely natural. The great performance of the Massive Passive is due to its special design. No active circuitry is used for tone shaping (that's the "passive" part). Only metal film resistors, film capacitors and hand-wound inductors sculpt the sound. The result is a an EQ that will take your sound to the next level and deliver the creative spark you look for in creating great music.

Features
• All-Passive tone sculpting circuitry
• Unique Shelf curves use the "bandwidth" control
• Overlapping and Interleaved Frequency choices
• Every band switchable to shelf or bell
• Vacuum tube make-up gain and line drivers
• Parallel symmetrical topology
• Premium components throughout
• HP and LP Filters plus gain trims

Specifications
• Ins & Outs Balanced XLR & 1/4" (accepts unbalanced)
• Level +4 dBm nominal, internal switches for -10 operation
• Bypass Switch bypasses EQ & tube circuits (not hardwire)
• 44 Frequencies (roughly 1/4 octave spacing)
• Frequency Range: 22 Hz to 27 Khz
• EQ Boost/Cut Range : 20 dB boost, 20 dB cut
• Nominal Q range: 1.5 to 3 (uniquely active in shelf modes
• Frequency Response: +/- 2 dB: 8 Hz to 60 kHz
• Maximum Output @ 1.5% THD +37 dBv; +26dBv @ 20 Hz
• THD & Noise (1kHz @ +4 dBm): 0.06%
• Noise Floor (referred to +4dBm): -85 dB (A Weight)
• Dynamic Range: 120 dB
• Tube Complement: 5751 x 2, 6414 x 4
• Power Consumption 72 watts

NOTE: All prices are valid for U.S. sales only. For international sales inquiries, please refer to the agent in your home country which can be found on the Manley Labs international distributor webpage.


Customer Reviews
 massivo!  
by from dublin,ireland, January 20, 2008
Music Background:  sound engineer student


“The Massive Passives intended use is for radical EQ changes sometimes needed for tracking as well as the more subtle shadings for vocals and mastering.
The Manley Massive Passive gets its unique sound from its special hardware makeup. This eq uses
no active circuitry for tone shaping. This gives this eq the ability to subtly sweeten or shade the audio. Even when using extreme...” Read More
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  "My experience with the Massive Passive has been rewarding in that my mixes are musically transformed as if the elements are tied together in very much the same way a half-inch analog two-track or very nice stereo bus compressor does. It is not "effecty", however, but it does exhibit strong vintage character. It is smooth and musical in it's operation and works wonders on elements that are difficult to equalize such as vocals. If you are considering an EQ that exhibits qualities such as I have described, then look no further - the competition simply does not exist in either hardware or plug-in form."
Jeffrey Green




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