Stock in every stereo since the 1950's, for a good reason
THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR EQ
If you’ve ever adjusted the bass and treble on a hi-end stereo system, a boom box or car stereo, then you’ve used a Baxandall EQ. Originally designed by the now legendary electronics designer Peter Baxandall, these are the world’s most popular EQ curves for a good reason: they are able to improve the sound of anything you throw at them. The Dangerous BAX EQ is the first professional, stand-alone EQ to leverage the famous Baxandall curves, and our version – designed by our own legendary designer Chris Muth – has become an essential classic among mixing, mastering and tracking engineers. It’s so loved, in fact, that most are leaving it patched into their audio path full time where it sweetens and deepens all walks of music day in, day out.
FEATURES
Unique design founded on the classic bass and treble tone controls
Audiophile grade components
Stepped controls for accuracy and repeatability
Broad Q-shelving for a natural, open transparent sound
7-position phase coherent high-pass and low-pass filters on relays
8-position high - and low - frequency selection
5dB cut and boost controls in 1/2dB step for precise control
BIG MOVES AND BROAD STROKES
At the heart of this stereo unit are gently sweeping treble and bass EQ shelves (the Baxandall Curves) that give you subtle yet profound control over wide sections of the frequency spectrum. The opposite of a surgical tool, the BAX EQ is all about sweetening sounds with broad, musical adjustments. Starting far below and above the human hearing limit, the broad and gentle EQ curves gently tug at the audible frequencies in ways that other EQs cannot. This unique design provides a distinctively sweet and open treble along with a powerful and three-dimensional low-end you simply can’t get out of other EQs. Once engaged, you’ll never bypass it again.
THE PARADOX OF TRANSPARENCY
The bass and treble shelves found on most professional EQs introduce phase delay and other audible artifacts, sometimes called “color.” The BAX EQ’s shelves maintain phase coherence, and — because it is built from the same ultra-high-grade components we use in all our equipment — the BAX EQ does not change the characteristics of the original sound. This is the ineffable paradox of real analog transparency: you have the ability to make powerful changes without substantially altering the original sonic characteristics. Rather than adding more color, you’ll hear the original colors more beautifully, more openly and more powerfully, no matter how far you push it. Rather than adding more color, the original will glisten gorgeous, open and potent- with its original patina untouched.
SOPHISTICATED FILTERING
Beyond the easy-to-use shelf controls, the BAX EQ is equipped with sophisticated filtering options that vastly expand its versatility. The cut filters on either end of the spectrum dial out unneeded frequencies that will be boosted at the far end of the shelves. On the low end, you can cut below 12 Hz, where headroom-eating, infrasonic rumble and DC-offset live. On the high end, you can dial out ultra-sonics like 70 kHz that can carry out-of-band noise that translates as harshness in many A/D converters. And when you start playing the cut filters against the shelves, a whole world of unique tone-shaping opens up within the audible frequency band – sounds you wont get anywhere else.
EFFORTLESS RESULTS FOR TRACKING, MIXING & MASTERING
In a category all its own, the BAX EQ will compliment any studio configuration. Outstanding in a mastering rig, on a whole mix or in any tracking chain, the BAX EQ lets you effortlessly sweeten and deepen any music — like the best bass-treble controls you’ve ever used.
THE DANGEROUS PHILOSOPHY EMBODIED
As with all of our products, the BAX EQ incorporates a sophisticated circuit design, uncompromising quality, and elegant, straightforward use.
SPECS
Frequency Response:
+- 0.1dB from 10Hz to 20kHz
+- 0.2dB from 1Hz to 80kHz
Maximum level:
>+28dBu
Noise floor:
<-92dBu band limited from 22Hz-22kHz
THD+N:
<0.002%
IMD:
<0.003%
Crosstalk rejection:
>105dB
Replacement Fuses:
USA 500mA fast blow for 120V
Europe 250mA fast blow for 240V
Input Impedance:
25K Ohms
Output Impedance:
50 Ohms
VIDEOS
Warranty:
Free 2 year extended warranty with online registration.
Standard Warranty:
90 days parts and labor, subject to inspection. Does not include damage incurred through abusive operation or modifications/attempted repair by unauthorized technicians.
TESTIMONIALS
EMILY LAZAR • MASTERING ENGINEER
“The shelving EQs just bring out the magic of the artist’s intentions, without stepping on the music.”
DAVE KUTCH • MASTERING ENGINEER
“The BAX EQ gave me a foot like no other EQ I have does.”
F. REID SHIPPEN • MIXING ENGINEER
“The BAX EQ is an awesome piece of gear. I’ve been looking for years, maybe a decade, for an effective hi-pass filter that can take the infrasonic muck out of a mix, without destroying what’s going on in the bottom end. And the BAX EQ is the only one that I’ve ever found that can do that. It’s killer.”
JONATHAN WYNER • MASTERING ENGINEER
“The thing that really sold me on the BAX EQ is the high pass filter. I haven’t found a plug-in high-pass filter that sounds nearly as smooth. I think that the BAX has a high-pass that sounds very transparent [and] there’s less phase shift.”
GLENN BUCCI • ENGINEER, REVELATION SOUND STUDIOS
“After hearing the UAD BAX EQ I was amazed how great the unit sounds. It adjusts the signal without getting in the way. It offers a clear crystal sound without sounding sterile or boring. What it does is enhance the music is a wonderful way.”
JOHN BUTLER • COMPOSER, DIAMOND MINE MUSIC (DR. PHIL, RACHEL RAY)
“I love how while I’m tweaking the knobs I hardly hear the changes and then when I take it out, it’s like ‘wtf, my mix just shrank!'”
FAB DUPONT • MIX ENGINEER
“The BAX EQ lets me achieve that modern pop brightness without any of the usual sibilance or harshness. I have never heard any EQ like this one before.”
JOHN PATERNO • PRODUCER/ENGINEER
“The BAX has been awesome as my drum overhead EQ on tracking dates. It enhances the sound of the whole kit, but it doesn’t sound processed – just clear and 3D.”
GEORGE SEARA • MIX ENGINEER
“What I love about the BAX is its ability to sound punchy in the low end, without being muddy.”
JOHN SCRIP • MASSIVE MASTERING
“It’s very rare that a project doesn’t pass through the BAX EQ… So easy to tweak – It just kicks everything up a notch.”