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"I recently purchased a VT-4 Vacuum Tube Equalizer manufactured by D.W. Fearn, to go along with my VT-1 mic preamp. I've never heard a processor bring as much to the table as the VT-4. I am a believer of doing things in moderation and more isn't necessarily better. However in the case of the VT-4, which sounds so natural, it seems that the more EQ I use, the better it actually gets. I never pictured myself enhancing the sound so much on the low and high frequencies, and I've never been one to cut mid's very much because it seems to thin the vocals--not so with this baby. Cut the mid's as much as you like--the vocals will remain full body sounding. The VT-4 has brought about the best combination of warmth, sparkle and detail that I have ever heard and it has enhanced my channel more so than any other processor. Other manufacturers are busy designing EQ's to solve problems that shouldn't exist in the first place. Perhaps the best one word to describe the VT-4 is musical."
Bill Manning, Baltimore, MD
"I have been having an interesting afternoon listening to the VT-4 inserted across some multitrack tapes of a new outfit called "Ginger" who are the survivors of "The Wildhearts". On first listen we both agreed that there is a big warm musical sound from the VT-4. We used it on Kick, Snare, Bass and Lead Guitar. I think the most dramatic impact was with the Bass track which had obviously been DI'd. Suddenly with the Eq in, we had a live sounding rig in the room"
Chris Tsangarides, London
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