904B VC High Pass Filter : Spot on

A lot of people will, probably and rightly, judge Behringers new system 55 on the most defining module of them all, the 904 low pass filter. After playing with it for some days now - and to be honest, already after hearing it for a minute - I can say it sounds wonderful. My references are the lpf's in the Grandmother and Mother 32. The 904 is a bit more agressive, well made, and reacts wonderfully. One negative: it loses a lot of bottom end when regeneration (resonance) is turned up. But I understood this was the case with the original. (so it's actually a kind of compliment). Anyway: with the system 55 modules on the market thus far, you're already able to reproduce (what must have been) the typical Moog modular sound. Close your eyes and you're there.

I'm still a bit ambivalent about the copying of authethic gear. But a real system 55 is so far out of reach for the most of us, that I can justify this. Behringer did an impressive job. Even when you don't want to build the whole system, the 904 would be a good addition to your rig.