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Graphic equilizers?

This may be obvious to most of you, but it isn't to me. I'm in the process of upgrading my speakers from PSB 5T's to Vandersteens, model yet to be determined. I've gotten good advice on other threads about this topic. The PSB's have an aluminum tweeter that can sound so harsh it gives me a headache. I've tried placement, tissue paper taped over the tweeter which works, sort of, and I have some "tweeter rings" on the way. I'm driving them with a Creek 5350 integrated amp, which does not have tone controls. Wouldn't an equilizer solve ALL the problems? I used to own one made by Sound Craftsman that was touted to add no distortion to the signal. I know that we now have digital correction, but the price is beyond me. Does anyone out there use an equilizer, and if so what model? I would appreciate advice.
elmuncy
blkadr
739 posts
 
A graphic equalizer is a Band-Aid that will never stop the bleeding. Unless you have a horrible room it is wiser to fix the problem at its source. Try other speakers and/or other electronics with the speakers you have.
bob_bundus
1,834 posts
 
if the HF's are that awfully harsh then you have some other problems, not frequency-response related, that an Eq will not resolve. Synergy & cabling issues are a good place to start. Cleaning up your AC power & using some decent AC cords would be another good place to look into.
unsound
7,329 posts
 
IMHO unless you can afford the expense of a good one like a Cello or Sigtech or TacT you'll probably make things worse. Your new speakers might help. The money spent on a cheap equalizer might be better spent on room treatment.
elmuncy OP
64 posts
 
I've noticed that the harshness is most noticable on CD's, and not FM or the satellite feed. My CD player is a Rotel 951 and I'm using Silver Serpent cables from Better Cables. Someone advised me that an MSB Link would smooth things out, and I have one one the way. The III with the upsampling card.
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