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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!  
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
And yes, I’m equalizing RECORDINGS. not gear. Excellent recordings obviously require less or no adjustment   
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
I would like to elaborate. I compare the two in the context of bass and or treble tone shaping. Not semi surgical cuts. Mainly modest boosts. While I’ve not compared the two with frequency cuts, I certainly find a huge sonic advantage with the afo... 
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
If you want ultimate SQ for an equalizer with minimal or no noticeable degradation, well then… listen, the Schiit EQ products are, well, sh-t sounding. Sorry, but if you use them and think you’re hearing state of the art EQ you don’t know what yo... 
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/the-charter-oak-peq-1.969510/ 
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
Thread 'The Charter Oak PEQ-1'   there are better products than Loki and Lokius!  See link