The 1073/500 brings all of the components of the legendary Neve 1073 preamp/EQ to a 500 series format with absolutely zero compromises. Heritage Audio took notice of how many competitors were making concessions to fit their reproduction versions into such a small package, so they designed 1073/500 to be housed in a 3u wide module capable of holding all three vintage accurate transformers, dual concentric switches, pushbuttons and same exact PCB cards. The 1073/500 incorporates a 70dB Class A microphone preamplifier with a 20Hz to 20kHz frequency response and a high, mid, and low frequency EQ that can be turned on or off via the front panel button so you can choose to track with or without the desired EQ settings. You get exactly what the faceplate says, no downsized knobs, no transformers left out, no ICs in place of discrete class A circuitry, just a 1073 in a 500 series format.