[davidvanderbilt]

Does a software EQ that works with any soundcard that's not a plugin exist?

 

[liamstrain]

For PC or Mac?
 
For a PC, you might try this: http://www.audio-software.com/eqstudio.htm 
 
No idea on how well it functions, it's just what my google-fu found. 
 
Why not a plugin? 

 

[davidvanderbilt]

Thanks! I use Spotify premium to stream music, so i was looking for a global EQ. I use Foobars built in EQ, but I was mainly interested in EQing streaming music.

 

[liamstrain]

I see. 
 
I know with the mac, a program like Audio Hijack pro, can apply plugins to any running program including web browsers, streaming feeds, and video players (or system sound as well) - but I do not know of a similar program for the PC. 

 

[Splungeworthy]

There's an EQ specifically for Spotify-Equalify-and it works very well.

 

[davidvanderbilt]

WOW! Thank you so much, I had no idea. What a great find. Thank you!!

 

[RPGWiZaRD]

Shame there's no easy system wide EQ solution, I bet there's a huge demand/interest for such possibility. I know it is for me why the choice of source is for me rather limited (read soundcards). I could buy a hardware EQ yes but I find those unnecessary complicated, expensive with lack of easy-to-use connectivity for headphone users especially.
 
For me personally I need EQing for obviously music listening from my local library as well as youtube (or other streams) as well as gaming and rarely movie watching. I get bothered if I can't get the exact same sound in all possibly use scenarios why different EQs for different uses isn't a real solution either because different EQs are of different quality and results in slightly different results despite using exact same settings.

 

[davidvanderbilt]

Exactly my thinking! I'm very surprised there isn't a solution. I tried using my Audiosource EQ-100 hardware EQ with my Asgard+d4+HD 598s and it affected the soundstage - for some reason the left channel noticeably overpowered the right - I even made sure both of the channels were EQed exactly the same. So much for that.

 

[liamstrain]

Buy a mac?