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EQ's... why doesnt everybody have one?

Just browsing around the systems on this site, i knoticed that very few have equalizers. I realize some claim they introduce unacceptable noise but i would hardly call my Furman Q-2312, at %>.01 20Hz-40kHz, unacceptable. This $200 piece of equiptment ($100 on sale at musiciansfriend.com) replaces several thousand dollars in assembling a perfectly linear system in perfectly linear room, and in my opinion, accomplishes the task better than any room design could no matter how well engineered. It brought my system (onkyo reciever, NHT SB-3 speakers and Sony CD changer) to a level i could not have dreamed. It extends the SB-3's frequency response by at least 10 Hz to a satisfying 30 Hz without any rolloff or sacrifice in clarity, but the greatest improvement was definately in the Mid-range, around the SB-3s crossover frequency of 2.6kHz. The clarity of vocals, strings, guitars, brass... anything in this range rivals that of uneq'd systems costing well into the thousands of dollars... my total cost; $800. One of the more supprising differences is a marked improvement in immaging, it think this might have to do with eliminating several resonances in the right channel caused by my back wall (the left back wall has a curtain over it). The second my dad heard the difference he got on my computer to buy one for himself, he couldnt even wait to get back to his own, he then kicked me outa the listening chair and wouldnt get up for the better part of an hour.
-Dan-
dk89
joeylawn36111
574 posts
 
Cinematic, saying that Onhwy61 is "not an audiophile" is uncalled for. I don't know Onhwy61 really at all, but I do know that he IS Definatly an Audiophile. I know this because of reading some of his posts, but mainly from the fact that he is interested in Audio Equipment/Music. After all, isn't that the definition of being an Audiophile???

My point is, let's keep this an honest discussion about equalizers and keep away from personal attacks/namecalling, OK?
unsound
7,332 posts
 
Cinematic_systems, the post you addressed to me, if I understand it correctly, is actually good news indeed. The promise of this technology is very exciting!
cinematic_systems
282 posts
 
Joeylawn----My comments about Onhwy61 were sincerely complimentary.

:) and I think he knows that.

Unsound;

The Lake Contour/ Quad Mesa nearly sounds identical to the EMM DC2 in the "narrow" setting when used as strictly a DAC. Once you use it to tie in a subwoofer and EQ out the nasty's the EMM is a distant restrictive memory.

Considering its price and incredible palette of controls yes the future is now.
joeylawn36111
574 posts
 
OK - my bad.
eldartford
4,262 posts
 
Everyone...My computer has been down for several days. Just two final comments.

1..People who have not listened to the DEQ2496 should not comment on its sonic qualities. The price means nothing. (I forgive you for this sin because I once thought that way too).

2..Noone should put out incorrect comments about features that the DEQ2496 does or doesn't have. (Like delay). For those with no hands on experience, the 22-page DEQ2496 manual can be downloaded from the Behringer web site. (Can I do that for TACT?).
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