Mcintosh MQ112


Hi all - 

I have a pair of B&W 802d's (first version). Now I know everyone thinks that they are crap and as bright as the sun.

Before tossing them aside, what do you feel about adding a Mcintosh MQ112 equalizer after my preamplifier?

thanks in advance....

 

 

onehorsepony

Showing 1 response by elliottbnewcombjr

Live near enough to me in Plainfield, NJ, 07062?

I got hearing aids and a dual 31 band equalizer at the same time, thinking the eq might do a better job if I plugged the inverse of my hearing test into it. Turns out the hearing aids have a program for live music that is full frequency without compression, sounds darn good and the perforated cups allow a mix of sound in to preserve imaging (my biggest concern).

so I am not using the equalizer. It has a bypass switch, zero noise,

Thus you could try it before spending any real money.

from amazon, I took it apart, examined it's innards, it is an exact clone of DBX 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NAK4BE8?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1

btw, why not start by measuring what your speakers are delivering at your listening position in your space with test tones and a SPL?

I could help you find a used copy of this CD with 29 1/3 octave tones (tracks 9-38)

https://www.discogs.com/release/7290000-Various-Amazing-Bytes?srsltid=AfmBOopWzyXq35pr3WXSHbpsnWLyWtchUM9JAgkXdk62tV1Rh7v6ZYtM

and an inexpensive SPL meter is all you need, you get 'relative' truth, (no need for expensive calibrated exact truth) make sure it has a threaded hole to mount on a tripod at seated ear level

https://www.amazon.com/RISEPRO-Decibel-Meter-Digital-Sound/dp/B01EZZ8B5Q/ref=sr_1_6?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.5D-pYnZdi199rw8zA4ihTCAwiVfureRhXVuoooC0i0bgGnJimMECG-I-DWjFXgFLqx_RK4mr13LJxFDpwMsLaOp3BXlTQa_LYbAUZmpIYziIbg_NNBKq4GfuSvYjbcx-tuh-bD4rkm30kZwVURuyR7xG5tAi_-Ba68P7Gof2sg08_0St9rDdS-K67tCfOpbZi-MAt4s5Suq0HYVZf42eV7yxcGQ7Iq5_2SuhDhV1kVw.0iigoeycEZ3V5NQwwUTLEOMeJoJHK4O699y849SG3so&dib_tag=se&keywords=spl+meter&qid=1749931251&sr=8-6