Equalizer in a Hi Fi system

Equalizing each albums reflect an acoustic problem not related to your ears/room/system so much perhaps if your system is well done , than related to the bad recording and studio bad work and bad pressing often cumulated together in commercial music ..,.

I equalize to compensate some of my gear limitations , i could do it to optimize my room acoustic also , but never for the albums sake : for example to compensate for the AKG K340 design and my modifications limits i used equalization ..

After that hearing with the K340 the acoustic recording condition of each albums was a pleasure but i listen not to popular commercial music , it is true ... In the case of popular commercial music i can imagine why we must equalize each albums ...I offer you my deepest sympathies ...😊

Try jazz and classical ....

I apologize for the ironical tone ...

If we love some kind of music it could be indeed a problem and EQ will help... Purist can go sleeping...

I had a Soundcraftsman 15 band per channel EQ that added noise to my system.

I now have a Harman Kardon EQ8 that is dead quiet when in use, but....

I had a guy who's a professional musician, piano tuner etc. play with it for over an hour. I tested it on and off with his eyes  closed.  My system sounds best with the EQ8 off and the tone controls in the neutral position. 

The EQ8 is put in line to redo bootleg cassettes and such to record  them to CD's. 

This has been my experience, yours may vary.

Like most things, EQ's have plusses and minuses. 

Eq is a useful  tool but generally not a solution .... Eq. generally dont adress the trade off it create to "improve" something , decreasing or impeding something else ...

And our ears/brain dont work as a linear Fourier tool anyway... And physical acoustic controls cannot be replaced by DSP and in some room/system well embedded there is no need for DSP E.Q.but sometimes as with the BACCH filters some DSP is irreplaceable by anything else ... Life is complex sorry ...

I like my White Instruments Inc EQ 4100 10 band/channel. No remote. 😎

Mike

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Regardless the opinions of some outliers (Cello Palette. Really? Large and unobtainable, and try to get one repaired.) the Schiit stuff is generally accepted as superbly designed and great sounding. At least around my house anyway. There is absolutely no burden on the signal with the Loki EQs in the chain (unless there's something going on with the cables maybe), and like others here I only put it in if it's needed...the Max allows you to A/B the signal instantly from your beat up old beer stained couch without the need to hop over the dog to adjust it.