Stereo EQ in the hifi world ...?

MR D :
If I don't like the SAE I'll try the Rane , looks great , thanks! 

I've used all sorts of equalizers over the decades and have an SAE in my basement someplace...I use a little two channel graphic EQ in a live mixing rack, and some parametric EQ, but otherwise haven't used one in my hifi rack for decades because hey...they generally SUCK, except for the Loki, which when needed is amazing for all the reasons mentioned, foremost being that it's the only EQ I've encountered (I avoid digital domain EQ for home listening, but that's another topic anyway) that is utterly transparent.

@wolf_garcia, can you expound on the subject of digital EQ in a HiFi system? Not talking about DEQX, interested in traditional EQ.

I misquoted. The ME60 ( all 3 versions ( time period of manufacture, I own the 2nd ) have balanced XLR connections. The ME60S did away with the single ended rca jacks. The ME60 can be had for very little ( I have seen them as low as $89. from Guitar Center ). Enjoy ! MrD.

I don't like digital EQ at all in my hifi system, as these things just add unnecessary junk into the mix and my ego doesn't allow me to trust whoever decided the filter parameters, and I think a great sounding system should start by sounding great without added EQ. At that point I approve of adding something as transparent as a Loki in for occasional minor adjustment. Please contact me if your system need approval, as I am the approver. Adding 60 little "volume pots on a stick" with a cheap graphic equalizer makes me cringe, but might work for some.