Item is fully functional with some rack rash and wear near the screw holes. The wear is covered when you have it screwed into a rack.
The System 9098 EQ is a high performance equalizer and preamplifier designed to originate microphone signals of the highest quality and to process signals generally in terms of frequency response. The circuitry is based on the research Mr Neve put into the early 9098 console, and the approach bears many similarities to that used in the 9098. Paramount importance has been given to the sonic quality of the audio path, taking great care to retain the highly-prized musical character of the famous old designs of this pedigree.