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Reviews For: W2IHY 8 Band Audio Equalizer / Noise Gate

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Review Summary For : W2IHY 8 Band Audio Equalizer / Noise Gate
Reviews: 203MSRP: 249.99 assembled or 204.99 kit
Description:
8 band equalizer and noise gate
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.w2ihy.com
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
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Scott Rating: 2008-04-22
Fantastic Customer Service Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
8 Band EQ has been in use now since January, now with my second radio. With my Kenwood TS-570 I would constantly get unsolicited complimentary audio reports. I recently picked up a Yaesu FT-950 and after several conversations with Julius, have it set and sounding great. I want to emphasize how well Julius takes care of his customers. I emailed him with my issue, and fifteen minutes later my phone rang. Julius was calling me to help me out! Nobody does that, right? Its very obvious that Julius is very proud of his products, and he'll do whatever it takes to make you happy.
TF3JB Rating: 2008-02-03
Quality accessory Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
I use the 8 band audio equalizer and noise gate together with the EQplus and the Heil PR 40 microphone. The transceiver is the Icom IC-756PROIII. I got the cables as well from Julius. Of course the equalizer can be used on its own, but I decided to get the EQplus as well and I do not regret that; the combo gives more possibilities. I am very pleased and thanks to Julius for his valuable assistance. I can truly recommend the equalizer to all hams.

73 de TF2JB.
WO2X Rating: 2008-01-20
Excellent all around! Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
I'm using the 8 band EQ and EQ Plus with a PR-40 going into the balanced audio in on the Flex 5000. This combo works excellent!

I also repaired an 8 band EQ for my friend which was lightning damaged. I called Julius and he immediately narrowed down the problem to an open RF choke. He offered to repair the unit under warranty. I decided I would do the repairs and he emailed me a picture of the board layout with the component circled. Easy fix!

Julius offers great products with outstanding customer service. I highly recommend the 8 band EQ and EQ Plus to bring your tx audio to life.
WM2P Rating: 2008-01-19
Nothing Left to say Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I have the EQPlus and 8 Band EQ for almost a year and have another 8 Band on the way. I NEVER had good audio reports unitl I started using Julius' equipment. He not only makes great audio gear but personally gets involved. Heck, he even knows my wife's name.

Great Products, Great audio reports and Great Guy!
K5VY Rating: 2008-01-06
This is my third one! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
All 3 have been flawless! Julius is truly a wizard!! (OK, so I've been watching too much Harry Potter ) I lost my first one during a move, my second one was stolen, and now I've combined the W2IHY 8 band EQ with the excellent W2IHY EQ Plus, and Julius made a few suggestions as to how to get the best out of that combo combined with the Heil PR-30 and the Heil PR-40 into my Yaesu radios...Julius really knows what he's talking about!! He answers questions quickly and accurately. He makes repeat sales that way!! My SSB Tx audio reports are outstanding, and for long-haul DX, the flip of a switch gives me the SSB audio punch needed.
KK40A Rating: 2008-01-06
Great product Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
This equalizer went together easily as a kit and works perfectly. I enjoyed Julius's legendary service and was amazed with his response to E-mails. I consider this unit to be the most important piece of hardware in my quest for good transmit audio. There is no doubt in my mind that it can help any microphone.
N2QQF Rating: 2007-09-14
A-OK Customer Service Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I have the 8 band equalizer which I must say I am very happy with and is probably one of the best units I have in my shack. There is nothing like having great audio and receiving great audio reports from fellow hams, especially when their audio is very good.

I will say that today I needed a connection cable on very short notice so, I called Julius and explained my situation and asked if I could come to his place to buy a connection cable in order to save time rather than shipping since I lived only 40 min from him.

Julius quickly called me back, in fact faster than my wife usually does and told me no problem (without hesitation). In fact he drove a little distance in order to help save my time and the confusion of getting lost.

Well what can you say about that..... Companies should take note on what proper customer service really means. He stands behind his product and is always availible to spend time talking you through any questions. This is a great unit and well worth the money spent.
WA2DTW Rating: 2007-07-23
Excellent Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Not much else to say.
Audio reports:
before- "muffled, distorted too much lows, needs brightening"
after- "very good audio"
After receiving the equalizer, a telephone call with Julius optimized the settings.
Highly recommended.
KD5VSV Rating: 2007-06-10
Great guy, great company Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I've owned the 8 Band Eq for 2 or 3 years now. Never a problem, works great.

I remembered when I order the 8 band Eq, I forgot to specify if I needed a 4 pin or 8 pin interface cables, a day later Julius call me on the phone to ask, no email, the guy called. I thought to my self at the time, jezz this guy is on the ball :) I was very happy that he did so when my order arrived it was all plug and play.

The 8 Band is small, compact and sits on top of my EQplus.

Great combination.

Julius is a great guy, very friendly and always helpful. I always enjoy stopping by he's booth every year at Hamcom to talk and see if anythings new is coming.

W5UV Rating: 2007-06-05
Customer Service Excellence Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I realize there have been multiple reviews on how well Julius stands behind his products but I never cease to be amazed at how dedicated Julius is to the quality of is audio gear. I have been having some RF issues with some older units due to my limited lot size and Julius updated my gear and installed added RF components that solved most of my issues (the rest are up to me and my antenna location!). I can say with no doubt, when you purchase W2IHY gear, you get the full commitment of Julius in every box!!!