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Go get out your pitchforks, I’ve done a sacrilegious thing. . .

. . . I’ve added an EQ!

A Loki Max to be exact - and so far, I love it!

I believe in the purist approach for the most part, and I have a main system that that’s all about, but this system, this is my fun house system, but my room acoustics are not great in my living room.  But that doesn’t mean I want crap sound in it either. The wife won’t let me treat the room, but frankly, that isn’t even the main reason I did it. 

The system is basically Klipsch Forte III’s, Balanced Audio VX 3ix pre-amp, ARC balanced V35 tube amp, Bifrost 2 DAC getting sound from a Marantz ND8006 streamer.  I put the EQ between the DAC and the preamp.

It’s dead quiet, and I can’t discern the difference in bypass mode either. 
 

I figured it’s was a lot easier, and cheaper, to add this one component and get the exact sound I want versus going through a bunch of cables or changing out other equipment. 

Soundstage is great, and there doesn’t paper to be any aberrations, but keep in mind this isn’t the most reveling system, another reason I wasn’t too worried about adding an EQ.

All in all, a good investment and make my music more enjoyable!

 

 

last_lemming
sns
3,256 posts
 

I've never experienced an absolutely transparent component, can't believe this has absolutely no sound signature.

last_lemming OP
639 posts
 

@ bobpyle

I meant when the EQ is set to flat and switched to bypass mode there is no difference in sound or transparence. Obviously once I start messing with the controls and turn off bypass you can certainly hear all the corrections you’ve made.

 

To the others asking about do I change it from song to song, no I do not really. The system sounded really great to begin with and only needed minor alterations to the frequency to sound best in the room, so I adjusted the EQ over several songs I know to be high-quality songs and basically left it like that. Now this doesn’t mean I won’t fiddle with the settings ever, but this is what I found to work best so far. 

ghdprentice
7,027 posts
 

Thanks for your comments. Your systems look great. Lots of folks love the Loki. I am fortunate enough not to need one.

 

My past experience was always negative with equalizers… sounds like they are getting better.

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barts
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@last_lemming

The naysayers kinda crack me up. I mean ALL of the music you listen to and love is EQ’d (also there is no Easter Bunny).

As long as you can’t hear the difference in bypass mode then by all means EQ to your hearts content.

Regards,

barts

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