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HA-73 EQ Elite vs R10

The HA-73 EQ Elite costs about $496 more than the R10, and the R10 is the one that keeps Card edge. It takes 2 rack units less, too. It draws 104W less, which matters on a full rack.

Heritage Audio
HA-73 EQ Elite
Rupert Neve Designs
R10
HA-73 EQ Elite and R10 compared on rack space, weight, power, depth, I/O and price
SpecHA-73 EQ EliteR10
Rack space1U3U
Weight9.3 lbs14.0 lbs
Power draw16W120W
Depth270 mm190.5 mm
I/O count551
Price~$1,495~$999

Highlighted where one is plainly lighter, smaller, cheaper or draws less. I/O count is left unmarked on purpose — more connectors you don't need is weight, cost and a bigger case.

Connectors only one of them has

HA-73 EQ Elite

Nothing the R10 doesn't also have.

R10

  • Card edge

Settle it in your own rack

Specs decide less than fit does. Drop either one into your rig and see the real answer — what space is left, what the circuit draws, and whether every cable it needs actually lands somewhere.

Open the rack plannerTry 15 minutes without an account. Both units are in the catalog.

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