Anaxilus
Headphoneus Supremus
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Oh boy. Using Amps for EQ and EQ for amps. Sigh.....
Oh boy. Using Amps for EQ and EQ for amps. Sigh.....
I've completely eliminated the need for any external amplification through playing with settings on EQu/Equalizer/EQ10.
I'll cop that I've used an amp to help with EQ, since the iPod Classic will not give me what I want from the low end on it's own (XM5 has made the SQ excellent) but I don't see how I'm guilty of the other....... I'm not sure what your point is. Why make amps with enhancement features at all if it is so frowned upon?
Trying out Equalizer, but haven't had any luck "perfecting" music since this is my first time trying an equalizer. I'm just randomly goign up/down seeing what sounds better, but when changing genres the equalizer isn't fit for the music anymore (must get another preset).
I'm still wrapping my head around this whole equalizer process (new to the audiophile world, just a pretty big music lover coming to this site and checknig headphones to get).
Would you guys consider Equalizer app to replace iPod? Isn't changing the EQ when you're on the go too much of a pain each time? Source is mostly 320kbps MP3 with some ALAC, no amp, just AKG K518DJ's.
I don't believe in changing the EQ for different genres. I take several of the albums I am most familiar with(various genres), and start tinkering with each set of headphones....for example, you can't have the same setting for PortaPros as you do for SR60i's, given how different the 'phones frequency responses are. The ideal headphones would need no EQ adjustment, but most of us don't have the ideal headphones...so EQ can help compensate.
I'll give it a shot. As I said, haven't had much time but I used some bassy songs to tinker with the EQ, then once I switched over to Jazz I did NOT like the sound of it at all.
Is there anyway to know -what- exactly you're changing with the program or not? Since randomly pulling things up/down/left/right doesn't seem precise to me (as it's what I'm doing ).
For those of you who use Equalizer, what is your favorite preset? I've found that almost ALL of my music sounds better when under the "Acoustic" preset. It's REALLY noticeable on really busy songs and some hard rock/heavy metal stuff. I listened to Stick Stickly by Attack Attack! and it just sounds SO much better under the acoustic preset. I like it cause it ups the bass a little bit and also the mid treble.