Lindell Audio TE-100 $149

The TE-100 is a very faithful reproduction of the all valve Klein and Hummel UE-100, an incredibly sophisticated equaliser first produced in 1961 but with the simple addition of finer control of the boosts and cuts than the original. As you can see, there are a myriad of controls but in essence it is a 4-band EQ with high and low-pass filters. The HP and LP frequencies are selected using push button steps and you have a choice of slope. The same push buttons are used on the other bands, LF and HF boost are shelving with a choice of slope while the mid range filters are something very different. The red and black buttons define the upper and lower frequencies of the filter so it is possible to make some pretty individual sounding curves which you can switch into boost or cut mode. Finally there is a Low Shelf cut at 60Hz and a High Shelf cut at 10kHz. But it’s the sound which matters and somehow Lindell have managed to reproduce the character of the original. Smooth and strong lows with a powerful yet forgiving midrange and the sweetest of high-ends, it’s a real enhancing tool with a true valve-like warmth. I regularly use a pair of the originals so I’m very impressed at how close they have got this. Hats off Lindell – I love it.