Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System?

@asvjerry You is educated. As this Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System discussion has morphed, as they often do, into EQ and that a bit into good and evil (very evil in the hands of evil doers IMHO) of AI all I can conjure up is “We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us” Walt Kelly

Not all daddy oh's here have untold dedicated ducats devoted to bits and pieces of hardware and that's a real life dichotomy that has many seeking information on these fora of getting the most bang for their boodle. 

Ah....audiophilia, whither goest thou?

@tlcocks Link to other thread please? (You can PM me on Agon if you don't want to share here)

Just search “equalizer in a hi fi system Audiogon on google. That’s how I pull it up

Hi 12many & thanks for the topic...

This was my first listen to Krall's "Temptation."  It is a reminder to revisit Diane.  Sometimes, I find it necessary to let an artist simmer on the back burner over time, even decades.  The overall presentation is excellent, including the intro.  Despite HP embracing her records, back when...she simply didn't speak to me.  Not everybody is everything to everyone in our hobby.  Then again, my system was quite raw back when. 

The addition of my L12 Rythmik Servo Subwoofer has exposed tuneful deep bass in my little studio, even a small shudder at 20Hz.  Temptation sounds balanced and lovely from start to finish here.  My listening style is generally finding "that" sweet spot for bass, set and forget.  Generally, my top shelf albums maintain consistency from start to end, all parameters of immersion into the performance.  Since the example above is female artist, Janis Ian's "Between the Lines" has overtaken the powerful and beautifully done "Breaking Silence" in rotation.  Amazing those insights were available to her at such a tender age.  "Ancient Heart" is another interesting album from Tanita Takaram, written at age 19.  Her vinyl was on back burner for over a year. 

The addition of the BACCH DSP provides deeper insight into the productions.  I've written here about Paul Simon's "Graceland."  There is inconsistency in the recording techniques, yet overall, I find little disturbing.  In more commonly found genres, a deeper study of the recording labels, their recording techniques and production goals can turn up many unexpected gems, especially with our quality streaming services.  Main roads, to side roads, to unpaved back roads.  It's so exciting to be a music lover nowadays!

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The biggest difference between analog and digital EQ is the naturalness and decay of cymbal strike, those attributes being much better with analog. But there are great advances recent years in digital algorithms, and the gap is closing. I still prefer a treble boost or “air band” boost on analog hardware. BUT…I was quite impressed by what I heard with BACCH preamp.