It sounds good, nicely wide Qs on the mid bands, and it forces listening. Stepped frequencies are a strength in mastering and decision making. Just be aware of a small level bump depending on bands engaged (I often trim by -0.2 or -0.3dB for unity gain). Yes that's audible. And the EQ gain steps do not correspond with the hardware (which I've used for years). For example, +3dB sounds closer to +1 on the hardware. Hence its "transparency"?