Hey Mr. Peabody!
Remember we had the Meitner DSEQ-2 first. It did not have the slam of the DS Equalizer but it definitely was more musical. At that point I preferred the DS. But then Dr. Vinyl sent the emmLabs DSEQ-1. To me it had maybe not quite the slam of the DS OO3 equalizer but darn close plus it had all the benefits of the Meitner DSEQ-2. But with even better tone quality, separation, imaging, etc.
Guys with DS cartridges either the emmLabs or Meitner boxes are worth listening to especially if you want a little bit more musicality.