Hey, might want to see this thread ...
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/toole-and-why-i-like-tone-controls?highlight=toole%2Btone%2Bc...
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/toole-and-why-i-like-tone-controls?highlight=toole%2Btone%2Bc...
Question about Tone Controls + Equalizers
Hey, might want to see this thread ... https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/toole-and-why-i-like-tone-controls?highlight=toole%2Btone%2Bc... |
Analogue tone controls must have both a resistance and a reactance (capacitance or inductance). Both of these are imperfect devices unless you spend very big bucks (think radio station and vacuum capacitors). Unless your tone control costs six figures, it must introduce distortion. Digital has its own problems, but I don't use that technology (don't like it), so I can't give you chapter and verse. |
The OP was talking about LP playback. Many of you recommended DSP. That means digitizing the LP playback in order to manipulate the signal digitally. Why would you do that? Use a digital source if you want to use DSP. Use analog tone controls or an equalizer if you are starting from an analog source. If you like the sound you get then don’t let others tell you it’s a bad thing. Try the Schiit. You can return it if you don’t like it. |
I use a soundcraftsman octave equalizer in my system. It is 80's analog, but it gives me the ability to adjust, albeit imperfectly, for a given recording/signal source. Cassettes tend to be a little weak in the high-end, while some vinyl is overly heavy in the low-end. Having an equalizer allows one to smooth out the frequency that is heavy or light. The best way to think of it is it makes you the recording engineer and allows you to adjust the material playback. How you adjust it is entirely up to you and your ears. |