If you only stream look at the RME adi-2. RME has multiple presets for the EQ to choose from. It has a loudness button for time listening at low volume which boost bass/fullness and clarity. Has bass and treble buttons also balance all the above on the remote. Plus other things I’ve never taken the time to learn how to do.
I miss my Loudness Button and Tone Controls....
So I recently upgraded my system to a Rogue Audio Sphinx integrated amplifier, V2.
Prior to this purchase I was using a NAD C162 preamp, and an Emotive UA-200 amplifier.
After a month of listening, I have to say, I miss the tone controls and the loudness feature on the old NAD pre-amp, especially when listening at lower volumes. The Rogue amp sounds great when played at a minimum of 50% of its output, but at lower volumes, it just seems flat. I do use a sub (SVS SB-2000 pro, and I'm using a very efficient speaker (Zu Audio DW's).
I've toyed with the idea of buying an EQ of some sort that has a bypass so that I can boost some of the frequencies when listening at lower volumes, and then bypass when I listening at higher volumes.
Any thoughts on this? Anyone experience anything similar? I'm about to pack and sell the Rogue amp, as the cons outweigh the pros for me.
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Most high end audio products do not have tone controls. Any additional circuitry introduces more problems than it solves. I have proven this over and over the last fifty years. @mahgister +1. Your components are made to reproduce sound as best as they can for there price point. It is more effective to fix the problem not try to deal with the symptoms, typically the room or components that are not synergistic. Perhaps high end sound is not the objective… then, no problem get an equalizer or equipment with tone controls. I don’t think I have owned a component with tone controls or used an equalizer (I have tried them) for forty years. |
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