Siemens W295 equalizer

Siemens Sitral W295 vintage german equalizer

Design:
The Siemens W295 is a transformer-balanced, fully discrete 3-band eq in class-A quality. It is the first successor of the earlier W95c and the passive Eckmiller eq´s which were used in conjunction with the V72, V76 tube modules in the 1950´s desks. The Siemens Sitral modules such as the W295/a/b, the V276/a/b preamps and the U273 limiters were the first transistorized cassettes in the vintage german broadcast era. Today they are hard to find and very rare.

Design:
The Siemens W295 is a transformer-balanced, fully discrete 3-band eq in class-A quality. It is the first successor of the earlier passive Eckmiller eq´s. The 10kHz hi-band and the 60Hz low-band can be cut or boosted by ±15dB. The mid-band offers five bands to choose from, which can be boosted by a max. of 8dB.

Sound:
Most people love the W295a for it´s tight bass and silky smooth high frequency. Also the mid-band sounds great. It somehow always sounds good in the mix.

Features:

• 100% discrete design
• very good specs with low noise and distortion
• needs a T2707 13-pin tuchelconnector and a 24V DC psu
• transformer-balanced in- and outputs