Pultec
Explore Pultec vintage audio equipment in the Vintage Technology Archive.
Models
Processors
- DS-201 — The Pultec DS-201 cannot be confirmed to exist — period listings attribute the DS-201 model number to Drawmer's dual noise gate, not Pultec.
Other Models
- EQP-1 — Pultec EQP-1 (1951): the first passive program EQ, Western Electric filter circuits, tube makeup gain, 12 kHz boost ceiling. The original before the 1A.
- EQP-1A — Pultec EQP-1A passive program equalizer — passive EQ with tube makeup gain, 4 low/7 high boost frequencies, in-out key. The secret sauce of mastering rooms.
- EQP-1A3 — The Pultec EQP-1A3 passive tube program EQ — the 16kHz high-boost version of the classic Pultec design, still tracked on modern hits and endlessly reissued.
- HLF-3C — The Pultec HLF-3C passive high/low filter — a quiet workhorse of pro studios, listed in 1980s-90s gear inventories and priced around $350 used.
- MEQ-5 — Pultec MEQ-5 passive tube midrange EQ — three-section boost/cut across 200 Hz–7 kHz, up to +10 dB. The midrange companion to the EQP-1A.