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| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system The reason FLAT is not always what we want to hear hearkens back to my link earlier in this thread to the cello palette Levinson discussion regarding the fact that not all recordings are created equal | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system @rbertalotto , that’s room corrective EQ. Totally different than tone shaping EQ. You COULD do both though if needed. Fortunately my room is good, as the best recordings sound perfect without EQ. | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system As @mirolab as smartly stated previously, great recordings sound perfect without ANY EQ , so our gear is sound and very hi fi. Again, my comments are regarding on the fly “fixing” of suboptimal recordings. And by the way, why is recalling a stored... | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system Digital for treble tonal boost is awful. The fact that no one in the world other than 2 of us here on this stream use high end pro analog hardware EQ in post production is why everyone is afraid of treble. Few know what a beautiful thing it can be... | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system @mijostyn , as the old saying goes you and I will have to agree to disagree. I am always (it’s my sub hobby) comparing digital implementations for tone shaping to high end analog for tone control. There’s simply not enough headroom with digital fo... | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system @akgwhiz i agree | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system @mijostyn it depends on what you’re trying to accomplish. Digital can never compete with analog for example in lifting treble air bands to give life to a dull recording. Ask any studio engineer. Read online if you don’t believe me. Now, if you are... | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system @mirolab , what did Mike say to you regarding the transparency of the peq1? I checked out your Skyline unit. Looks compelling! Of the two units, which treble and bass filters sound better, putting aside transparency? Lastly, the more expensive ... | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system Digital EQ is flat and 2 dimensional compared to high end analog EQ. I’ve directly compared modest curves on Roon and Auralic digital EQ as well as Mojo2 104 bit “lossless” UHD EQ against Charter Oak. The CO beats all 3 easily in terms of all hi f... | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system @mirolab , have you done any direct comparisons between any pro hardware EQ and the Lokius or Loki Max? | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system Mike Deming said he designed the unit to be this way. Namely EQ In has some favorable effect even with the dials on flat. I asked because of the above observations. Hence with this unit true transparency is unnecessary. | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system To clarify, “true complete bypass “ as I stated above means the tape loop ‘Rec’ button on my Bryston amp is OFF. meaning the unit is completely bypassed. That’s how I ab it. By toggling my amps Rec button on and off. On and the loop containing the... | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system @mirolab , thanks for saying the ‘better’ word. I totally agree with everything you say! And yes, you are right that the Charter Oak is not truly transparent. But with Cardas cables and all balanced circuitry the EQ actually sounds better, yes no... | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system @sudnh , respectfully you’re wrong. You can make less than perfect recordings on hi fi gear sound better EVERY TIME without sacrificing transparency with the right high end analog hardware EQ, of which we’ve elaborated on many here. Simply put, yo... | |
| 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... |