Gear Update: Meris Mercury7 500-Series Reverb

Geoff Stanfield and Andy Hong add an update to the original Meris Mercury7 Reverb review by Adam Kagan.

GS: I am a fan of the Meris line of gear. They are a small shop who builds their high-quality modules in Los Angeles. I have reviewed the Meris 440 mic pre and Ottobit modules, but I missed out on reviewing the Mercury7. Meris was kind enough to send one for me to check out and it's not going back!

I only have one module, but it gets used on many mixes as a special effect reverb.I love my springs and plates but the Mercury7 does something unique.I relish the long dreamy harmonically rich ambient tails that can be generated using this box and when you need some swirl this is a good one. It is feature rich and can handle a variety of reverb duties, but I love it for my submarine adventures the most.

AH: I love my Meris Mercury7 modules. I bought two of them, so I can run them stereo with shared control.Did you know that the only difference between the Mercury7 and the Ottobit is the firmware loaded onto the EPROM? (And the front-face graphics are also different, of course.) Otherwise, the hardware is exactly the same between the two units. (I have an Ottobit too.)

Original Review: http: //tapeop. com/reviews/gear/115/mercury7-500-series-reverb/