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Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
Ok.  I know this is not a Charter Oak thread. But it’s also not a Schiit EQ thread. I will stop sharing links about this wonderful device. So as not to annoy anyone here by being excessive. I just cannot say enough good things about this piece and... 
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ijY9BkNabWk in full flight in studio. Listen on headphones for best results   
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
https://gearspace.com/board/reviews/852248-charter-oak-charteroak-peq-1-a.html   good idea what a sound producer says of product  
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
With mine you can turn treble pot up all the way (not that you’d do that) and a symphony still sounds like a symphony. With the max doing that was a noticeable loss in staging and SQ and unnatural sound set in. Change in quality of timbre or artif... 
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
What I DID like about the Max is how transparent it is in flat position. But in boosting bass or treble frequencies to any degree beyond +3 or so (many older recordings warrant that) it just doesn’t have the same chops as a good pro piece has in b... 
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
Mahgister, I am happy to share my experience with this wonderful device. My pleasure!  
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
Page 5 of 7 shows the curves. Thanks  
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
https://images.thomann.de/pics/prod/266092_manual.pdf  
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
And don’t forget that I’ve heard BOTH in my hi fi system. Y’all really cannot criticize my approach until you’ve done the same. I’m telling you a 2700 dollar pro EQ sounds FAR BETTER than the Loki max. Both in speaker chain and headphone chain.   
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
To all. All good points, but please don’t mistake my Charter Oak for a surgical mixing notch EQ. It is a broad Q tonal adjustment device with broadly overlapping bands used in a mastering setting. It is quite appropriate in a home hi fi playback s... 
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
I just think if you’re gonna spend $1500 for a Loki Max then go pro and you’ll be rewarded in spades in SQ. Yes, you’ll lose the remote, but who cares when you can shine up a dull recording much more beautifully with a 2-4 grand pro piece used in ... 
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
Avalon AD2055, Millennia nseq4, and my own Charter Oak all sound unbelievable in home playback   
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
I know how well regarded Schiit products are. However a high quality studio grade parametric balanced piece has cleaner more natural sounding boosts. After all, these are the equalizers that are used in the studio to master your favorite recording... 
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
My pleasure!  
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
https://www.stereophile.com/solidpreamps/692cello/index.html   For my thoughts on equalizing, they are best reflected in the above read. Great stuff!