{"product_id":"vt-5m","title":"VT-5M","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe D.W. Fearn VT-5M Mastering Equalizer is a hand-built, true-stereo tube equalizer designed for precise tonal shaping in professional recording and mastering environments. A single set of controls adjusts both channels simultaneously, helping maintain consistent stereo balance. Its signal path combines Class-A 6072 tube amplification with passive LC equalization, custom-made inductors and transformers, and transformer-balanced output circuitry. High-quality stepped rotary switches provide repeatable settings, making it well suited to mastering sessions where accurate recall and closely matched stereo processing are important.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe VT-5M provides independent low cut, low boost, mid cut, high boost, and high cut sections that can be combined freely. Low and high shelving controls allow complementary boost and cut techniques, while the mid-cut section changes from a broad response at modest attenuation to a narrower response at deeper settings, useful for anything from reducing midrange congestion to addressing a specific resonance. The high-boost section also offers selectable bandwidth settings, and overall level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from -5 to +5 dB. Its broad selection of stepped frequencies and gain settings encourages deliberate, repeatable adjustments without making operation unnecessarily complicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned around professional +4 dBm line-level signals, the VT-5M uses balanced XLR connections and is optimized for feeding modern bridging inputs. Eight 6072A vacuum tubes are used throughout its amplifier stages, while regulated solid-state power supplies support stable operation. The unit fits a standard 19-inch rack and requires adequate ventilation because of the heat generated by its tube circuitry. Together, its passive EQ design, tube amplification, stereo-linked controls, and carefully selected components make the VT-5M a purpose-built analog processor for detailed frequency shaping and mastering work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"D.W. FEARN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67598798094655,"sku":"61996","price":18299.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/6931\/1551\/files\/DW-VT5M-OW-Front_876d7797-5d40-4549-892d-c442d3b96bc9.png?v=1790627911","url":"https:\/\/www.economik.com\/products\/vt-5m","provider":"Studio Economik","version":"1.0","type":"link"}