[Rastek]

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Originally Posted by j-dawg /img/forum/go_quote.gif Cool thanks man. Sheesh must've been a bad day... I feel stupid when I do stuff like that. Peace bro!

Hey it's all good j, nice meeting you on Head-Fi. Thanks to everyone who responded to my posts. I appreciate and respect your comments, opinions and viewpoints.:.

 

[bigshot]

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Originally Posted by Rastek /img/forum/go_quote.gif Because you cannot hear the difference between eq in and eq out does not mean there is no difference or that someone else may not be able to discern this difference.

My dog might be very upset with the sound of my equalizer!

See ya
Steve

 

[Rastek]

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Originally Posted by bigshot /img/forum/go_quote.gif My dog might be very upset with the sound of my equalizer! See ya Steve

For sure Steve, I've heard it said our canine friends have much better hearing than we humans. If only they could tell us how our tweaks really sound, how dialed would our systems be then?

Aloha.:.

 

[NajoBB]

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Originally Posted by wanderman /img/forum/go_quote.gif why use eq when you can buy amps and headphones

Why buy amps and headphones (that sound almost the same as the old ones) when you can use eq?

 

[jgonino]

No EQ for me. I like the music the way it is, and I don't want to mess it up!

 

[Rastek]

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Originally Posted by wanderman /img/forum/go_quote.gif why use eq when you can buy amps and headphones

A good point if you listen mostly to headphones, however the folks like Steve and j-dawg who weighed in regarding using eq as a cost effective tool for room tuning made some really valid points as well. As always, each situation is different and there is no rule of thumb.:.

 

[ILikeMusic]

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Originally Posted by wanderman /img/forum/go_quote.gif why use eq when you can buy amps and headphones

Sure, and rather than use EQ you should just change your speakers as well, and if your listening room is less than ideal you should just remodel it... anything is better than using that nasty EQ...

 

[bigshot]

Lets all rip out walls, board over the windows and live in a house wallpapered with egg cartons!

See ya
Steve

 

[Baines93]

No eq here.

I buy my gear based on what sound i prefer.

Yes the eq is a free and useful tool, but to be honest i find it hard to beat the natural sound of gear you like the sound of.

 

[ascherjim]

I've read through the 18 pages (so far) of this thread, and don't believe I've yet noticed anyone remarking upon one key use of -- and need for- equalizers (especially with headphone listening): Some of us have hearing loss at certain frequencies and need to compensate for that loss. Is there any other way than the utilization of an equalizer? (I myself have tried using the one with my iAudio 7, and though it seems to be quite versatile, I still haven't managed to format it is deal satisfactorily with my problem.)

 

[Baba booey]

I use the EQ and enhancements on my Cowon D2 paired with my X3i's unamped.

 

[DavidJr]

Since the iPod only does presets I use "Rock" when I use my portable amp and my earphones and "treble boost" in my cars (because they already have enough bass and midrage - but the highs suffer a bit).

 

[JGP08]

No EQ for me on the go, as I find the iPod presets distasteful, but I do fool around with EQ all the time on my desktop with foobar.

 

[DavidJr]

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Originally Posted by JGP08 /img/forum/go_quote.gif No EQ for me on the go, as I find the iPod presets distasteful, but I do fool around with EQ all the time on my desktop with foobar.

In general I can't stand presets on ANY audio device. The system in each of my cars uses the settings I want to use (as best as I can without buying a separate EQ). But those presets are better than a poke in the eye with a stick. Also, I can use the C&C XO amp to improve the sound from there.

 

[BigJohn]

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Originally Posted by ascherjim /img/forum/go_quote.gif I've read through the 18 pages (so far) of this thread, and don't believe I've yet noticed anyone remarking upon one key use of -- and need for- equalizers (especially with headphone listening): Some of us have hearing loss at certain frequencies and need to compensate for that loss. Is there any other way than the utilization of an equalizer? (I myself have tried using the one with my iAudio 7, and though it seems to be quite versatile, I still haven't managed to format it is deal satisfactorily with my problem.)

You could do that ofcourse, and it's perfectly good if that's what you want to do.
But there would be a big difference with what you hear at concerts and the like.
I am suffering a little hearing loss above 16 KHz, and find sometimes that I like a bit brighter sounding headphone better than the more dull sounding ones, but that's about as far as I want to go.