EQ Magazine Publishes a "Mediocre" Review

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The October issue of EQ has a review of the TFPRO 2-channel equalizer
(Ted Fletcher's company) that's a big ho-hum. In a magazine the bulk of
who's reviews are mostly certnered around "good for the money" this
reviewer, Joel Hamilton, expresses the opinion that the EQ in question
is not a good for the money. He says it's not a bad equailzer, but that
it doesn't do anything that lots of other equalizers do, it doesn't do
anything better than lots of other equalizer do, and it costs more than
similar products already on the market.

Curiously, the review doesn't mention the model number of the
equalizer, it doesn't mention a price other than "For something over
$2500 (of which this FULLY qualifies) . . ." nor does it mention any
contact information for the company. Searching the TFPro web site, I
see the P9 equalizer which appears to be the equalizer in this review
only it's front panel is blue and the photo in the review shows a red
panel.

I don't know the product and I don't know the reviewer, but I've
enjoyed several chats with Ted Fletcher at AES shows during the preiod
when he was designing the Joemeek products for PMI. If this review
isn't bogus, perhaps what it's telling us is something about the
importance in the industry of having the guidance of a good marketing
person (Alan Hyatt in the case of Ted Fletcher's Joemeek designs) to
bring a feature set, design and build quality, and price all together
at the right point, whatever that point happens to be.

Comments? - about the equalizer? the review? the
marketing/product/price?

(dis)claimer - I don't recall seeing this equalizer advertised in EQ,
or anywhere else for that matter. But I didn't look very hard.

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I've got a P8 and a P9.

The P9 (TDE) is a remarkable unit. I tried it at the Musi Messe and fell in
love. I knew I needed one. I's a great problem solver on the mix bus.

It has a bit of colour even when set flat, which I find really nice.

I know no other EQ that has the same shelving filters colour, and the mid
sections are buttery smooth.

It's not cheap but it's transformer balanced, inductor based, and has
detented controls.

I could do with a rack of those, to be used on channel inserts.

Actually, a console with built-in TDEs would be amazing...

JP

"Mike Rivers" <mrivers@d-and-d.com> a écrit dans le message de
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> The October issue of EQ has a review of the TFPRO 2-channel equalizer
> (Ted Fletcher's company) that's a big ho-hum. In a magazine the bulk of
> who's reviews are mostly certnered around "good for the money" this
> reviewer, Joel Hamilton, expresses the opinion that the EQ in question
> is not a good for the money. He says it's not a bad equailzer, but that
> it doesn't do anything that lots of other equalizers do, it doesn't do
> anything better than lots of other equalizer do, and it costs more than
> similar products already on the market.
>
> Curiously, the review doesn't mention the model number of the
> equalizer, it doesn't mention a price other than "For something over
> $2500 (of which this FULLY qualifies) . . ." nor does it mention any
> contact information for the company. Searching the TFPro web site, I
> see the P9 equalizer which appears to be the equalizer in this review
> only it's front panel is blue and the photo in the review shows a red
> panel.
>
> I don't know the product and I don't know the reviewer, but I've
> enjoyed several chats with Ted Fletcher at AES shows during the preiod
> when he was designing the Joemeek products for PMI. If this review
> isn't bogus, perhaps what it's telling us is something about the
> importance in the industry of having the guidance of a good marketing
> person (Alan Hyatt in the case of Ted Fletcher's Joemeek designs) to
> bring a feature set, design and build quality, and price all together
> at the right point, whatever that point happens to be.
>
> Comments? - about the equalizer? the review? the
> marketing/product/price?
>
> (dis)claimer - I don't recall seeing this equalizer advertised in EQ,
> or anywhere else for that matter. But I didn't look very hard.
>