anyone knows if ibasso implements a precut when you turn on EQ? my volume goes down substantially when I turn on EQ(and EQ doesnt really seem to work)
Hi.
I complained about the EQ in the "bugreport" topic a few hours ago. But I experimented with settings and I think that the EQ works well - it just does something which is not exactly what we initially expect.
I turned the EQ on and switched to the "custom" settings. Then I moved all sliders up to the "+6" position. If you do the same and then try to turn the EQ off and on again several times - you won't hear any difference between the sound with the EQ turned on and off.
- Which means that this is the position ("+6") which should be marked as "0", i.e. "unaltered sound".
- Which also means that the EQ iBasso implemented in the DX50 is subtractive. I.e. when you need to adjust the balance between lows, mids and highs, you should lower unwanted bands instead of trying to boost wanted ones (which is not bad, that's just one of the ways to get desired sound balance).
So, the "neutral" position of the EQ is in the "Custom" mode, with sliders "all up".
The desired balance can be achieved by lowering sliders; just do not pay attention to the existing marks (from +6 to -6), you should consider the range as "from 0 to -12", which makes much more sense.
When I realized that, I figured out what I need to do for turning so called "
Loundess compensation" on. I used these settings (from left to right): 6 6 -1 -6 -6 -4 6 6, and that worked for me.
Having said that, I agree that you do not need the EQ for normal listening; the DX50 provides pretty balanced sound.
(Probably, it's worth adding some explanations about the DX50's EQ to the FAQ...)
