Dangerous Music have announced the BAX500, a single-slot 500-series equaliser that brings the core design and sonic approach of the company’s 19-inch BAX EQ into a compact modular format. Designed by Chris Muth, the BAX500 is intended for tracking, mixing and mastering applications where broad, high-fidelity tonal shaping is required without imposing a strong sonic character.
The BAX500 combines wide Baxandall-style high and low shelving EQ with dedicated High Cut and Low Cut filters, allowing control of frequency extremes while maintaining a clean and open signal path. The shelving bands operate across multiple octaves, enabling subtle adjustments that affect overall balance, depth and clarity, while the filters are designed to remove infrasonic and ultrasonic content that can reduce headroom or impact translation.
As with other Dangerous Music hardware, the BAX500 is built around a DC-coupled signal path up to the Low Cut filter and features a relay-controlled hard-wired bypass that fully removes the circuit from the signal path for accurate A/B comparison. The module uses mastering-grade custom components and is hand-assembled in the USA with point-to-point wiring inside a fully shielded enclosure.
The BAX500 can be used on individual sources or as a matched pair for stereo bus and mastering duties, offering the same fundamental approach as the rackmount BAX EQ in a 500-series format suitable for modular studio systems.
Key Features
- Mono 500-series equaliser module (single-slot)
- EQ design based on the Baxandall high- and low-shelving topology
- Broad, musical shelving EQ shaping multiple octaves
- ±5 dB boost and cut range on High and Low shelves
- High Cut and Low Cut filters for controlling frequency extremes
- 12 dB/octave filter slopes
- Relay-controlled hard-wired bypass for full circuit and filter sections
- DC-coupled signal path up to the Low Cut filter
- Mastering-grade custom components throughout
- Hand assembled in the USA
- 2-year manufacturer warranty
Pricing & Availability
The Dangerous Music BAX500 began shipping on 21 January, 2026, priced at $1,299.
