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The equalizer you don't know you have

Audiophiles are amazing at finding ways to not use an equalizer or tone control of any sort. Shame because in the bass regions EQ are magic. We can talk all day long about being able to hear the felt on the seat of the third violinist, but when you have a bass mode that is 20dB louder than anything else it can ruin your experience, and no power cable in the world is going to fix it.

But while our desire for audio purity is commendable for its tenacity, you may not be aware that EQ circuits are built right into a lot of speakers. A lot of very expensive speakers.

What do I mean? Well, very few very good sounding drivers are ideal, or integrate well with the other drivers. Speaker designers compensate for this within the crossover. Those caps, and coils which you think are just there to prevent a driver from going ballistic may also be coloring your sound, in a good way. Hopefully no one starts throwing their speakers out after this. :)


Best,

Erik
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erik_squires OP
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I wanted to add that I appreciate Erik’s efforts in playing the role of an informal facilitator on this forum by consistently being the original poster of many threads that are creative, concern a wide variety of interesting as well as relevant audio topics which are typically thought provoking and that usually elicit many equally interesting, entertaining and informative responses.



Thank you for the kind words, @arion 
I constantly worry that if we don't bring in more of our own experiences into the forums Audiogon will turn into nothing better than a shopping suggestion forum.

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bryhifi
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@kenjit

I’m obvious unhappy with my speakers so I need my crossovers redone???

How on earth did you come to that conclusion?

Still waiting for your detailed description of the custom tuning process. That last response was nondescript and vague.
I hold a blank check with your name on it - how will you build me my custom tuned to my ears pair of speakers? You act like you have the answers so Tell me what exactly you are doing that I am paying for.
erik_squires OP
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Hi @bryhifi

You aren't wrong, but Kenjit is notorous for making statements he can't back up or contradicting himself within the same sentence.

I for one would be personally grateful to those who let factless claims go ignored.

Thank you,

Erik

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bryhifi
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@erik_squires 

duly noted.  Sorry, it is your thread and having been here since 1999 I’ve seen enough of this that I should know better and bite my tongue.  
Peace out
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tomic601
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EQ , hidden EQ starts with microphone choice.....
then microphone preamp, then the board, etc...

quiz time: how does an astute designer fix baffle step in the filter ?
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