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<blockquote data-quote="Brad Weber" data-source="post: 33300" data-attributes="member: 114">Re: Which Graphic EQ is &quot;better&quot;??The GE 60 spec sheet, <a href="http://www.rane.com/pdf/old/ge60dat.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.rane.com/pdf/old/ge60dat.pdf</a>, very clearly identifies a maximum input level of +21dBu and a maximum output level of +22dBu while the 2231 spec sheet actually indicates +21dBu for both.&nbsp; The 2231 does have integrated Type III noise reduction and PeakStop limiting along with a fixed 40Hz, 18dB/octave low cut/high pass filter available on each channel while the GE 60 has variable 10-250Hz, 12dB/octave low cut/high pass and 3kHz-40kHz, 12dB/octave high cut/low pass filters for each channel.&nbsp; Both have bypass switches for each channel, the bypass on the GE 60 is passive such that if the unit power fails it still passes audio, I don&#039;t know about the 2231.&nbsp; I don&#039;t understand the &#039;calibration&#039; comment.How well they work is certainly a factor and not just how they sound but how effective they are and how easy they are to adjust, aspects that can differ greatly between different units.&nbsp; How the filter characteristics changes with level, how adjacent bands interact and so on can affect how easy an EQ is to work with.&nbsp; So which do you find easier to work with and which of your systems may require greater and/or more frequent adjustment?&nbsp; That seems to be what would really matter.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brad Weber, post: 33300, member: 114"] Re: Which Graphic EQ is "better"?? The GE 60 spec sheet, [url]http://www.rane.com/pdf/old/ge60dat.pdf[/url], very clearly identifies a maximum input level of +21dBu and a maximum output level of +22dBu while the 2231 spec sheet actually indicates +21dBu for both. The 2231 does have integrated Type III noise reduction and PeakStop limiting along with a fixed 40Hz, 18dB/octave low cut/high pass filter available on each channel while the GE 60 has variable 10-250Hz, 12dB/octave low cut/high pass and 3kHz-40kHz, 12dB/octave high cut/low pass filters for each channel. Both have bypass switches for each channel, the bypass on the GE 60 is passive such that if the unit power fails it still passes audio, I don't know about the 2231. I don't understand the 'calibration' comment. How well they work is certainly a factor and not just how they sound but how effective they are and how easy they are to adjust, aspects that can differ greatly between different units. How the filter characteristics changes with level, how adjacent bands interact and so on can affect how easy an EQ is to work with. So which do you find easier to work with and which of your systems may require greater and/or more frequent adjustment? That seems to be what would really matter. [/QUOTE]

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