HLABS
Precision First. Musical Always.
The HLabs Approach
HLabs focuses on precision-driven analog design, emphasizing transparent signal paths, tight tolerances, and thoughtfully implemented control. Rather than chasing vintage nostalgia, the brand refines classic principles through modern engineering, creating tools that feel intuitive, reliable, and quietly powerful. Each product is built to serve real studio needs—where accuracy, repeatability, and musicality must coexist.
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Handcrafted in France
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Featured Products
The HLabs Collection
Clean, controlled processors designed to integrate seamlessly into contemporary studios—tools that prioritize accuracy, balance, and dependable performance.
EQ169
EQ169 is a Studer 169-inspired 3-band tracking EQ with musical shelves, a smooth Presence band, and output saturation metering. Built for fast, great-sounding tone shaping in modern 500-series studios.
EQ169+
EQ169+ is a stepped mono mastering equalizer inspired by the Studer 169, delivering precise, musical tone shaping with extended frequencies, dual gain ranges, and clarity for mastering, mix bus, and track work.
PRE169
PRE169 is a 500-series preamp inspired by the Studer 169, offering 67 dB of clean gain, Carnhill transformer weight, flexible gain staging, DI input, and musical high-pass filtering for modern and vintage microphones.