Equalizer in a Hi Fi system

I used to have the top of the line DBX equalizer. I no longer need it.

I have two BBE Sonic Maximizers. When used properly - discreetly - they subtly alter the phasing of the signal. The effect is to give more punch at the bottom, more crispness at the top. They have a bypass so I can turn them off easily on the 80% of my LPs that don’t need them.

It’s whatever works for you. 
 

I used to rely on a DBX back in the 1970s - 1980s. It was among the best in its day. It helped me kill the shoutiness of my Altecs. Today I no longer need nor use it. 

if you would like to try it out before you spend big $$$s, contact me through my website. You may even find that the DBX will do the job. Having been sitting around for decades, it may need new caps. 
 

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@deep_333 
It is true that every recording has been equalized out the wazoo.

However, your audio system should have reached the point where you not only hear the audio engineer's decisions from one recording to the next, but sometimes even the equipment he or she used (I have a jazz musician/composer friend who amazes me with his ability to identify the microphones used), to the point where you might say either "Wow" or "Why did they do that?" Either way, it sounds "accurate", as in, what was heard in the studio, even if it is not a sound that you agree with. It is at that point that the equalizer steps in.

I am at the point where my speaker shelving suffices.

I have two DBX equalizers from the 1980s. One of them was I believe the best that there was at the time. I can sell one of them to you at a steep discount so that you can mess with it and see if it works for you. I haven't used either in decades, so I will have my audio engineer bench test it first to male sure it is functioning as it should and certainly not DOA.

I believe that i previously said that I used to use a top of the line DBX equalizer. I no longer need it since my room is completely treated and is semi-anechoic.   

I will be putting it on eBay soon, or if you are interested, you can reach out to me directly. 
 

Good luck.