I know he has the option of building the 250 with elma switches, not cheap, but still well below any working sontec unit. I'm in love with the unit (the one I've used didn't have the xformer option). and the eq is fantastic! I've used one on the last record I've produced. The Custom Audio Germany 250 is built by Steffen (great engineer and skilled tech), I can only say that the quality it's TOP notch. The old sontec's are great sounding but some (most) of them have issues with the pwr supply. Nice unit.Īlthough I'd suggest you to go with a CAG HDE 250A (now there's the option to have xformer on the I/O, switchable in or out. However it is a very well respected EQ also.Īny Gearslutz users using a Sontec 432 in their mix bus? Is it worth the extra money over the Sontec 250?Īny Gearslutz users using a Sontec 432 in their mix bus? Is it worth the extra money over the Sontec 250?Hey ParkRun, I’m considering also a Sontec 250EX but have never heard one used in person, and the Sontec 250 is not recallable because it has pots not rotating switches.

I like being able to recall the cuts and boosts. I’m still shocked by how good the EQ worked! Months ago I watched in awe as my mastering engineer for the project spun the switches, selected frequencies and made cuts and boosts on his Sontec, that were jaw dropping because they sounded so darn good. I think it is the best EQ I’ve ever heard. Wondered what your thoughts would be for using it in my mixing chain because it’s a “mastering” unit right? It’s quite an expensive piece of gear, (gonna sell some camera gear I’m not using to get to the 10k zone) but it is the Holy Grail of equalizers, right? Having recently had an album mastered at Sterling Sound I’m strongly considering purchasing a Sontec 432 Parametric Equalizer for mixing after seeing the Sontecs in use there on my music.

Eq 432