My experience with the Lokius was not good. Even 14" away from the nearest power supply there was a hum when using the 400hz band, plus or minus. Any closer, and there was hum all the time. I had it connected balanced I/O but the hum was still audible. It has a SS gain stage that put an edge on my tube pre. I returned it.
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
Just curious to hear everyone’s opinions on using an equalizer in a high end hi fi system. Was at work tonight and killing time and came across a Schitt Loki max $1500 Equalizer with some very good reviews. What are some of the pros / Benefits and cons in using one. Just curious. BTW. I’m talking about a top of the line. Hi end equalizer. Mostly to calm some high frequencies and some bad recordings.
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None of my systems have tone controls. I guess the manufacturers of higher end systems frown on that, and I can see why, but I have always used an equalizer of some sort. The main issue I run into is that every eq that I have ever tried adds at least some level of hiss, even if very low. Regardless of what others say and even with excelled equipment and room acoustics I have always felt a need for some level of equalization to suit my personal taste. If anyone can point me toward a non- computer analog EQ (parametric ok) with inaudible hiss, please let me know! |
@jtcf I have my preamp in front of my listening position under the television. My control units sit on an end table on the left side of my sofa (listening and watching position) I run my cables along the back and side walls. No real intrusion into the room. Your API unit, I would think should be able to handle cable runs of up to a 100' or more without issue. assuming that what ever is feeding it is also following a fully balanced AES48 protocol. |
@ellajeanelle I have the Mclntosh MQ112 equalizer. Just came out a few months ago an I totally love it and recommend it. Absolutely no hiss at all on any frequencies. |
tattooedtrackman OPThank for the suggestion. I looked at it and see that the highest adjustment frequency is 10 Khz, but looks nice and has a descent THD and S/N ratio. I am not sure that 10 Khz would be high enough. A few 1/3 octave 31 band eq's that are hiss free is what I really want. I have several, but they all add an undesirable level of hiss, particularly during quiet passages. I need the bands because I set the rooms flat with a calibrated mic and spectrum analyzer using pink noise directly from the source as a reference point and then make slight adjustments to my liking. |
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