Equalizer in a Hi Fi system

I may need to sell a few items out of my rack first, not only for the money, but to make space for a Michelangelo.

The review above is as enticing to an engineer like me, as it is horrifying to the audiophile purists out there, who are thinking, OMG... coloration!!  

My system low value and performance satisfy me right now...

But once said i will buy it immediately if i had another more high end system for which it can be justified... It is interesting , i spoke about this Michelangelo ... 😊

I know enough about acoustics to be a bit more enlightened than a "purist" ...

@mirolab , no worries for coloration if one can dial that to a minimum as on this device. After watching the video, I’m impressed with EVERY dial on the piece. Including the “Agression” Or color dial. I have read a lot of Gearspace threads on pieces. Never heard one raved about there so much as this one. I spoke to the owner Chris today and I plan on having him build me one. He said coming from the CO and the way I’m using that that it will fit in very well with my system. 

“Well I can confirm what others have said here about the Michelangelo. It's absolutely insane. It just makes music sound like a record like nothing ever heard. Glorious highs, thick mids, deep usable lows. I redid a couple masters that I had done recently and the pre-Michealangelo versions sound truly lame next to the new ones. What's funny is the original masters always sound fine when you listen to them on their own. Then after hearing the MA version and going back...it's just sad.”

Another great quote from Gearspace thread. How can I NOT buy this magic box?  When I bought the CO in ‘13 the reviewers there called it a magic box too. But not nearly to the degree of the MA. I must acquire this piece!

@tlcocks I'm so sad that I'd gotten a bum Charter Oak unit. Looking back thru emails, I bought it in 2011 when it first came out, and within a month I had to return it with several problems.  I got it back, and it was better, but it still had issues.  Mine was an early unit, but the company had just relocated, and they had production issues. That's the problem with small niche companies.  Mike Deming of Charter Oak was a brilliant engineer, but keeping up with the rigors of production and growing the company was a struggle.  

I'm looking forward to your experience with the Michelangelo!