Now shipping, the new Dangerous Music Dangerous BAX EQ ($2,529 MSRP) is a one-rack space unit ideal for use in mastering and as a final mix buss shelving EQ.

The Dangerous BAX EQ offers clear tones, low distortion, and low noise. In addition to being useful on stereo program material, the BAX EQ would also work well in a high-performance mic / mic pre chain without lowering the quality or changing the character of any units' natural sound. The EQ curves are said to be perfect for "gentling up" an overly bright condenser microphone or for adding "air" to a ribbon mic.

With the new, super dangerous unit, you will get stepped controls throughout for repeatability and identical stereo operation; broad Q shelving; 7-position highpass and lowpass filters in -2-pole Butterworth configuration (12 dB / oct); 8-position High and Low Frequency Select; and +/- 5 dB Cut and Boost controls in 1 or 2 dB steps.

The Baxandall curves are broad and gentle, notes Dangerous Music, so that when boosting +3 dB for example, a wide range of frequencies will also be boosted at different levels along the curve. For this reason, the unit employs +/-5 dB instead of +/-15 dB of cut / boost like many EQs that work in narrower bandwidths. By engaging the filters in conjunction with the boost / cut controls, you can shape the curves.

The highpass and lowpass filters serve multiple purposes. The first step on each filter removes "out-of-audio-band information" such as DC and sub-sonic rumble on the low end and high-frequency oscillation on the top end. These settings are there to eliminate much of the audio stresses that limit the overall amount of level that can be captured in a recording, that make compressors and A/D converters overwork.

Dangerous BAX EQ's main features:

• Stepped controls throughout for repeatability and identical stereo operation
• Broad Q Shelving
• 7-position highpass and lowpass filters in -2-pole Butterworth configuration (12 dB / oct)
• 8-position High and Low Frequency Select
• +/- 5 dB Cut and Boost controls in 1 or 2 dB steps

The Dangerous Music stereo Dangerous BAX EQ is now available for $2,529. To learn more about it, please visit dangerousmusic.com.