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Warm Audio EQP-WA Tube Program Equalizer

1-channel, 2-band Tube EQ with Transformer-balanced I/O, CineMag Transformers, Bandwidth Control, and EQ Bypass
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Add Luster and Brilliance to Your Music

What if you could juice your tracks with massive bass, shimmering air, and addictive warmth - without having to shell out a fortune? Well, now you can, with the Warm Audio EQP-WA. A Pultec-style 2U rackmount tube equalizer, the EQP-WA rocks the look and feel of the classic original that graced countless hits. But with its fully discrete circuitry and top-drawer components such as CineMag transformers and premium tubes, it also nails those elusive euphonic sonics that make your recordings come alive. Add luster and brilliance to your music, affordably, with the Warm Audio EQP-WA.

Top-tier performance and a stunning value

At Sweetwater, we're all about performance and value, and that's what the EQP-WA gives you: top-notch performance and incredible value. The EQP-WA lets you shape your tracks with an exciting, vibey warmth that makes any vocal or instrument sound, well, gorgeous and sit proud in the mix. We dig the Warm Audio EQP-WA, and - especially considering its gentle price tag - we're confident you will too!

Warm Audio EQP-WA Features at a Glance:
  • Tube equalizer based on the classic Pultec EQP-1A
  • Genuine CineMag input and output transformers
  • Premium high-voltage 12AX7 and 12AU7 tubes
  • CineMag inductor EQ section
  • EQ bypass - signal still passes through tubes and transformers for warming enhancement
  • XLR and TRS transformer-balanced inputs and outputs
  • Flat frequency response from 20Hz to 50kHz
  • Boost and Cut controls can be used simultaneously for classic "phase" effect
  • Low-frequency boost (up to 12dB) at 20, 30, 60, 100, 200, 400, and 800Hz
  • Low-frequency cut (up to 18dB) at 20, 30, 60, 100, 200, 400, and 800Hz
  • High-frequency boost (up to 18dB) at 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, and 16kHz
  • High-frequency cut (up to 14dB) at 3, 4, 5, 10, and 20kHz
  • 5 added frequency points for greater flexibility
  • Switchable 115-/230-volt IEC power inlet
  • 2U rackmount chassis
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Tech Specs

  • Type: Tube
  • Number of Channels: 1
  • Tube: Yes
  • Bypass: Yes
  • Number of Bands: 2
  • Boost/Cut Range: +18dB/-14dB
  • Freq Range High: 3kHz-16kHz (boost), 3kHz-20kHz (cut)
  • Freq Range Low: 20Hz-800Hz (boost/cut)
  • Inputs: 1 x XLR, 1 x 1/4"
  • Outputs: 1 x XLR, 1 x 1/4"
  • Frequency Response: 20Hz-50kHz
  • Rack Spaces: 2U
  • Power Source: Standard IEC AC cable
  • Height: 3.5"
  • Depth: 6"
  • Width: 19"
  • Manufacturer Part Number: EQP-WA

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Rated 5/5

The Warmtec’s

Love using a pair of these for stereo bus work. They really help accentuate the juicy elements of the mix, and bring a three dimensional life to anything they touch.

The biggest difference between these and the classic Pultec's, is the way the apply saturation at low gain. Pultec's apply saturation right off the bat and color very quickly. The Warm's are lighter on the color at first, but it gets introduced quickly as you boost. Not a negative or a pro, more so just behavioral difference.

If you want that fun airy sound, get a pair!
Music background: Co-Owner of Ari B Studios, Producer/Engineer
Rated 5/5

Excellent Pultec EQ

Warm Audio's EQP-WA is an excellent choice for outboard eq's!! I purchased a pair of these for use on my mix buss return and my incoming guitar record chain. A really cool feature is the eq bypass switch that allows for the addition of tube warmth into whatever track(s) you're recording. I purchased cap covers for the on/off and eq bypass switches to add some vintage flavor. I've been working with these eq's for a month now, and I'm loving them!
Music background: Composer, Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer (Public Enemy)
Rated 5/5

Wowser!

This is my favorite piece of gear! It's crazy how this thing just makes everything sound better even when bypassed. I rarely bypass it though. The Eq works great on anything including vocals but it does something to bass guitar that I haven't been able to achieve without it.
It just really fattens up a bass and I tried the thing where you boost and cut the same frequency in the lower frequencies and it's hard to describe what it does but it just makes it really solid and it tickles the ears when you get it dialed in just just right. You are going to have to try it to understand what I'm talking about.
Rated 5/5

Holy Crap!

Our guitarist bought this unit as a Xmas gift for the band and we tried it out tonight for the first time.
When I say that I wish I had bought the moment it cane out is an understatement! I used one WA-47 into a True Systems P-Solo into the EQP-WA into a Sound Devices Mix-Pre10M and took MAYBE 5 minutes to set the knobs to something I thought might sound cool for a one mic in the middle of the room with an amped Jazzmaster and full kit and WOW!!!! JUST WOW! Didn't even have it racked up yet and it blew us all away. We played back that quick recording and it sounded like we spent all night mic-ing, recording and mixing those drums and that guitar! I mean, if you are AT ALL on the fence about this product, and take my advice and then decide you don't like it- SELL OT TO ME! I would buy 7 more of these if I could afford to! Hahaha
Music background: Vox for Smart Shoppers, Last Sons of Krypton; recording/mixing engineer
Rated 5/5

Awesome

Great piece, I couldn't be happier with this one!! Love the old school knobs they feel great. Sounds crystal clean to me I have no complaints at all on this one! Can't wait to get another one.
Thanks Aaron.
Music background: Guitar player lifetime hobbyist.

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Carson McClain

I recently went through some tracks I'd mixed on my computer over ten years ago. When A/B'ing them through the Warm Audio EQP-WA, I realized how lifeless and improperly EQ'ed the originals sounded. The Cinemag transformers in combination with the tubes added an extremely smooth, warm sound that not only gives me clarity I didn't know I was missing, but added an amazing, finalized, finished, mastered sound that is far more pleasing to the ear. How on EARTH did I ever live without this?

Cody Kraus

The EPQ-WA is my go-to equalizer for introducing a classic tube vibe to just about everything I record. Large knobs and stepped attenuators make dialing in the right amount of EQ quick and easy, and when I use other equalizers, the EQP-WA's bypass function still passes signal through its tube amplifier section, providing my tracks with the round fatness I love.
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