Should Equalizers make a comeback?

What I miss is the variable loudness control of my old Yamaha and Vector Research receivers of MANY years ago. Worked GREAT for a little bass boost for low level listening. The Leben mentioned above has a similar feature but it is fixed to one level. Variable loudness was/is a much better way to go ... just do not forget to turn it DOWN as you turn the volume UP or you may over tax your speakers.

Jeff

Yes, just one more thing that should be in every goners tool kit. Lets you explore better sound.

I use a Behringer DEQ and can't imagine not having it. I actually tried to go without it for a while and went back. My room has a couple of nasty "peaks and valleys" that the DEQ can smooth out for me, not completely, but a little. I send a digital signal into the Behringer and then a digital signal out, to a PS Audio Link DAC III. I'm very pleased with what it does.

I use a Cello Audio Palette which is a preamp /equalizer.I could not be without it.Some CD recording are truly poor with the proper equalization they can improve.I will now recall my first experience with the Cello.I was auditioning a rather pricey pair of speakers ,$50,000 in 1983,was a lot of money.I first listened to the speakers with store demo CDs sounded great.But I insisted on listening to my own CDs ,they sounded awful.At which point a Cello Audio Palette was brought out ,and my CDs were now played using the Cello adjusting the sound.Results were fantastic,at which point I got hooked to the Audio Palette.I have 2 of them,one for each system.They are expensive and hard to find but a much better investment than cables.

I think for many a high quality eq would make a heck of a lot more sense than the hit or miss attempts that are made with cables, tubes, etc.. Others might not need them. I suspect that more people would probably benefit from room correction, and then perhaps with that base line, eq's could be used more appropriately for individual recordings and tastes.