The Chandler's are basically Neve knockoffs. The preamps by themselves sound fantastic. You don't necessarily need equalization do you? That is, you don't necessarily need THAT equalization? But if you want that type of sound? Then someone else's equalizer doesn't necessarily make for a good replacement. So anything else but the real deal is sort of like "imitation cheese food". Like fake crabmeat called surimi. It's sort of like sex for one. You need a pair of preamps for anything stereo. That's not one or the other. I like my stuff in pairs. So I go for the pair of preamps as opposed to a single preamp with an equalizer. Yeah, do the equalization with the other stuff. It's certainly better than crappy stuff, like bargain equalizers from the dollar store.

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Ms. Remy Ann David

_Ian_ wrote: I'm looking for some advise about a couple of upcoming purchases. .... Is the Eq on the TG MKII worth trading the second channel on the TG-2 for? ......
-Ian

yes....I do have two...a stereo pair is good thing. But I'd rather have 1 with the eq.