Blasphemy! I want an 1/3 octave EQ


Here’s why... first my gear:  Goldenear refs, Klipsch 15 sub, M&K 12”V125, Roon Nucleus.  Oppo 103, Thorens TD165, Schiit Yggdrasil, Carver 275 amp, Prima Luna EVO preamp.  

I want to accomplish to primary objectives.  I want be able to tweak the speakers for my ears, not my wife or friends or employer, yep just for me...The acoustics in my room are pretty spot on, acousti mats in the right places and first reflections tamed.  All in all I think it’s a killer system.  So here’s the problem (notice here’s).  I’m 67 and was in sound reinforcement business in my youth.  Part owner of BP sound.    We were part of Kiss’s first tour.  We did stage and arena sound.   Tour with several bands for approx 5 years.  So I do have some hearing loss primary higher frequencies.  I want to eq the higher frequencies but I also want a balance control.  Neither amp or pre allow that.  So plz don’t try to talk me out of this, but please help with product selection.  I plan to place the EQ between amp and preamp...Thanks in advance for helping!!   And of course I don’t want to introduce noise or distortion, so Lpad solutions are out...
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Well considering that no one ever stated that a poorly designed room with DSP was a good thing, you seem to be arguing with yourself. None of that changes that DSP makes for a better equalizer than analog for those 67 year old abused ears.
Thanks for your thoughtful guidance on DSP.  I am definitely old school audio.  I did consider DSP until I finished the acoustic treatment.  It was a dramatic change.  The subs now sound like instruments and vocals have lost the grainy edge.  My hope for an EQ is not room compensation, but ears compensation.  Since I have no tone controls nor a balance control, an equalizer was my choice for tweaking for my ears and tweaking for sweet spot.  I could have done a better job at stating my desires.. I thought I was specific in my requests and I am still interested in hearing others personal experiences with 1/3 octave graphic eq’s.
Fuzz tone & Articdeth...thanks for the links...will check out those products and vendors...
The only good (analog) equaliser I've experienced is from FM Acoustics, they call it a "harmonic lineariser", and empirically, it does not seem to degrade the original signal. However, it only offers a few corner frequencies and is very expensive.

For 1/3octave, may I suggest you consider a software-based solution (as hinted above)? Since you do have a digital signal anyway, you can tune it before it enters the DAC.
A somewhat fussy solution, but probably the most efficient and best sounding -- as these things go.Good luck