diff --git a/dsp/framed_model.cpp b/dsp/framed_model.cpp
index 8bf2eb7..9d9f166 100644
--- a/dsp/framed_model.cpp
+++ b/dsp/framed_model.cpp
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ static void process_band_structural(
         double res_k = std::max(static_cast<double>(res[k]), 1e-12);
         raw_level[k] = static_cast<float>(static_cast<double>(am[k]) / res_k * scale_factor_x);
     }
-    // Apply k-mapping to raw_level as well (VLAW path uses raw_level, not lvl_in)
     if (kmap_on) {
         double k_sens;
         if (band.sens < 12) k_sens = 0.44 + (band.sens - 6.0) * (0.56 / 6.0);
@@ -217,6 +216,26 @@ static void process_band_structural(
         double k_tot2 = k_sens * k_q;
         if (k_tot2 > 1e-9) for (size_t k = 0; k < nbin; k++) raw_level[k] = static_cast<float>(raw_level[k] / k_tot2);
     }
+    static const int eq_on2 = getenv("RT_EQ") ? atoi(getenv("RT_EQ")) : 1;
+    if (eq_on2) {
+        double eq_gain = 0.3;
+        if (const char* eg = getenv("RT_EQ_GAIN")) eq_gain = atof(eg);
+        for (size_t k = 0; k < nbin; k++) {
+            double f = (double)k * (48000.0 * 0.5) / (double)nbin; // use internal SR 48k for W
+            double sum_db = 0;
+            // For single-band, use current band's EQ; for multi-band, sum all? Use current band only for lvl
+            double H = 0;
+            if (band.fc >= 1.0) {
+                double Qeff = 1.54 * std::pow(band.q, 1.33);
+                double A = f / band.fc - band.fc / f;
+                if (std::isfinite(A)) H = 1.0 / std::sqrt(1.0 + (Qeff*A)*(Qeff*A));
+            }
+            sum_db = band.sens * H;
+            double w = std::pow(10.0, (sum_db * eq_gain / 12.0) / 20.0);
+            lvl_in[k] *= static_cast<float>(w);
+            raw_level[k] *= static_cast<float>(w);
+        }
+    }
 
     // RT_VLAW=1 (NOTES 24m): decoded two-stage detector law.
     //   cutS(b) = alpha * ln(1 + lvl_raw / beta) + c + Delta(b)   [stage-S]
@@ -675,6 +694,16 @@ void FramedDetector::setParams(const std::vector<DetectorBand>& bands) {
     cascade_states_.assign(bands_.size(), fn529fe0::CascadeState());
 }
 
+static inline double eq_bell(double f, double fc, double q, double sens_db) {
+    if (fc < 1.0 || sens_db == 0) return 1.0;
+    double Qeff = 1.54 * std::pow(q, 1.33);
+    double A = f / fc - fc / f;
+    if (!std::isfinite(A)) return 1.0;
+    double H = 1.0 / std::sqrt(1.0 + (Qeff * A)*(Qeff * A));
+    double gain = std::pow(10.0, sens_db / 40.0);
+    return 1.0 + (gain - 1.0) * H;
+}
+
 void FramedDetector::processFrame(const std::complex<double>* spectrum, float* mask) {
     size_t half = nfft_ / 2;
     if (wsum_ == 0.0) {
@@ -708,6 +737,7 @@ void FramedDetector::processFrame(const std::complex<double>* spectrum, float* m
             am_[k] = static_cast<float>(am);
         }
     }
+    // EQ before detector moved to lvl calc in process_band_structural (not am_ state)
 
     // Detector cascade 529c60: per-band pre-processor on complex twin-filtered
     // spectrum. Computes magnitudes, Haar-smooths, applies sin-peak floor.