From Manley Laboratories Inc
The Manley Dual Mid Band EQ provides mastering-grade midrange control with smooth, musical precision — shaping presence, clarity, and punch without harshness. A passive inductor-based EQ with high-voltage tube makeup gain and custom Manley Iron transformers, built for mix-bus work, mastering chains, and high-end tracking. Handcrafted in California.
The Manley Dual Main EQ and Dual Mid Band EQ are Manley's 2026 flagship equalizers — modernized, true-stereo evolutions of two of the most respected passive EQ designs in professional audio. Built for mix-bus work, mastering chains, and high-end tracking. Individually exceptional, together unmatched.
Each unit combines a passive inductor-based EQ network, high-voltage tube makeup gain, and custom in-house wound Manley Iron transformers into a dual-channel signal path designed to do more than adjust tone. The result is equalization that shapes weight, dimension, depth, and musical cohesion — not just frequency balance.
The Dual Main EQ delivers authoritative low-end weight, open and musical highs, and dimensional depth. The Dual Mid Band EQ provides mastering-grade midrange control with smooth, musical precision — shaping presence, clarity, and punch without harshness. Together they form a complete master-bus EQ system; each equally capable as a standalone processor on sources, stems, buses, and mastering chains.
Updated ergonomics, L/R and M/S labeling, and the new Manley logo. Universal switchmode power supply — compatible with all mains voltages, contributing to the unit's extended headroom and low noise floor. Handbuilt in California.
| Dual Main EQ | Dual Mid Band EQ | |
| Format | Stereo / Dual Mono | Stereo / Dual Mono |
| Topology | Passive EQ | Passive EQ |
| Tube Stage | 2× 5751, 2× 12BH7 | 2× 5751, 2× 12BH7 |
| Frequency Response (flat within ±0.1 dB) | 20 Hz–22 kHz | 20 Hz–22 kHz |
| Frequency Response (Total) | 10 Hz–70 kHz | 10 Hz–70 kHz |
| THD / Noise | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Signal to Noise Ratio | 96 dB | 89 dB |
| Max Output | +30 dBu | +30 dBu |
| Dynamic Range | 122 dB | 115 dB |
| Input Impedance | 5 kΩ | 5 kΩ |
| Output Impedance | 150 Ω | 150 Ω |
| Inputs | Balanced XLR, transformer-coupled | Balanced XLR, transformer-coupled |
| Outputs | XLR balanced — transformer coupled · ¼" unbalanced — direct coupled | XLR balanced — transformer coupled · ¼" unbalanced — direct coupled |
| Transformers | Manley Iron (in & out) | Manley Iron (in & out) |
| Bypass | All-tube path (not hardwire bypass) | All-tube path (not hardwire bypass) |
| Controls | Silent conductive plastic pots | Conductive plastic pots |
| Power Supply | Universal switchmode | Universal switchmode |
| Rack Space | 2U | 2U |
| Dimensions (H×W×D) | 3.5" × 19" × 7" | 3.5" × 19" × 7" |
| Unit Weight | 11 lbs | 11 lbs |
| Shipping Weight | 17 lbs | 17 lbs |
| Origin | Handcrafted in California, USA | Handcrafted in California, USA |
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