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And I dont get this attitude towards EQ'ing either, like do you really think that music is recorded straight onto a CD and left alone? are people even aware of how much EQ has gone into recorded CD's to get it to sound correct. Everthing from snare's to hi-hats and to kicks are EQ'ed to change the sound to the artists preferance, so why get objective when people want to change the EQ on the DAP? Its already been EQ'ed to hell already so why not embrace the option? And I also agree with the thread starter about amps basically being an EQ because it is. All amps add their own sound signiture to a source either it be increasing the base, bumping up the mid-range or high-range. So how comes this is accepted but internal EQ's aren't?
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Just for the record, I like EQ. It has it's problems but overall I like the good things it does more than I dislike the bad things. I do try to use EQ appropriately but it just plain helps me enjoy the music more. Whenever I give impressions though I talk about the sound without EQ, otherwise there's no reference point.
Having got that out of the way, implying that the difference between amps comes down purely to EQ is a vast over simplification. A good amp will have a mostly flat frequency response and there are many amps out there like this, the Xin Supermacro being one off the top of my head. If you really believe that you can EQ a cheap and nasty amp to sound like a good expensive one then don't waste your money on amps and just EQ to your hearts content. I think you will find that even if you EQ them to match the frequency response curves perfectly they will still sound different because there is more to sound than frequency response and not all amps are created equal. If it was just as simple as a bit of EQ then everyone would just use cheap amps built in to source and save a lot of money.
I do agree though with you and the thread starter in that suggesting amps purely based on how dark or bright they are is probably pointless if a little bit of EQ will help. This isn't true in all cases though.
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| Every once in a while you'll get someone mentioning something about how they cant understand why someone would use ibuds. Like there some kind of num-nut for destroying there music, but aren't they enjoying their music? |
It depends. If they do enjoy it, great. If they don't enjoy it them maybe they will want to look at something better, it is up to them. Many of the people who come here are looking or asking for advice, not the other way around. We don't hunt down people on the street who are listening to ibuds and give them a "Head-fi makeover" upgrading them to UE10s with a RSA Hornet with before and after pictures. It is all their choice.
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| I just feel that sometimes people need to remember that there was probably a time when they were the ones with stock buds, Heck even I was happy with buds that came with my walkman. I had no desire to upgrade, all that mattered to me was my beautiful music. |
I remember as a kid being happy with my tape walkman and earbuds sometimes, other times I felt that the gear I had was getting in the way of my enjoyment of the music by not reproducing the sound well enough. It was flawed and the flaws always bothered me more over time. I think this will depend on the person. I think most people who find Head-Fi and stick around for a while are people who want to enjoy their music more. I am sure there are people who come for other reasons too but to me at least everything is about enjoying the music or helping someone else enjoy the music.
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| Even though I have spent hundreds on headphones and equipment, I still never forget that Im taking upon myself to do this. It doesn't make me special or more entitled to appriciate music, it just means that Im an idiot for wasting money when I could hear good music through headphones that cost a quarter less. |
That's true, no one is forcing others to spend lots of money on headphones, amps, dacs, etc. People do this because they want to. Maybe because it's a hobby and hobbies don't have to make economic sense. If it's not a hobby and you really can enjoy the music through less costly headphones then why spend more? On the other hand there's no point buying all the models in between though if you're only going to end up with the top of the line models anyway, that's an even bigger waste of money. I think ultimately that which way people decide to go is up to them. If enjoyment of the music is their goal and this site somehow brings them closer then all the better.
