I've had this eq for nearly a year now and what a year it's been. First impressions were solid, pristine &. Some eqs can take away from a sound but just adds. It's an eq for tracking, mixing and mastering. It was first mainly used in my bass guitar chain, boosting 200 and 1.6k was EVERYTHING. I then got a MS processor so that I could try it out on my 2bus and its been living very nicely over the last 6 weeks boosting the sides on all my stereo mix & masters. I still can't believe the magic it provides for a stereo mix just by boosting the low and highs. I'm now saving up for a second one.