I've used the related plugins, I own the TT Pe1c with NOS tele tubes inside, I wasn't expecting to be wowed by the Pultec reissue because all the purists out there say it isn't the Vintage hardware so it is missing the x-factor.
I put on my humblest microphone (SM7b) and ran it through my 610 preamp-1176N-LA2A(reissue)-EQP1A
That eq.
Read moreAll I can say is it floored my expectations. The lows fatten the vocal signal beautifully and the highs brought an airy quality that is smooth and subtle but very present.
The Pe1C is an amazing unit but now I understand why the Pultec EQP1A is consistently being cloned. The Pe1C doesn't hold a candle to the Pultec. Not downplaying the TT in any way shape or form.
Plugins are not doing what this thing does either.