Topic: Recommendations For Stereo Equalizer

[slightlys]

I'm looking to buy a stereo equalizer to add to my reciever set-up for better EQ on the fly. My reciever doesn't really have EQ settings only the bass and treble "tone" settings. Two or more inputs would be a plus. I don't have too much disposable income so I would like to keep it below $150 in cost. Thoughts?

[Church-Audio]

I'm looking to buy a stereo equalizer to add to my reciever set-up for better EQ on the fly. My reciever doesn't really have EQ settings only the bass and treble "tone" settings. Two or more inputs would be a plus. I don't have too much disposable income so I would like to keep it below $150 in cost. Thoughts?

Dont waste your time on an eq get better speakers. Look at your room placement. If you cant get your stereo to sound good with no eq its not a great stereo. With all the processing that goes into recordings now you really dont need eq any more on a stereo if the speakers are in the correct placement for the room and they are of half decent quality or better.

[slightlys]

I'm looking to buy a stereo equalizer to add to my reciever set-up for better EQ on the fly. My reciever doesn't really have EQ settings only the bass and treble "tone" settings. Two or more inputs would be a plus. I don't have too much disposable income so I would like to keep it below $150 in cost. Thoughts?

Dont waste your time on an eq get better speakers. Look at your room placement. If you cant get your stereo to sound good with no eq its not a great stereo. With all the processing that goes into recordings now you really dont need eq any more on a stereo if the speakers are in the correct placement for the room and they are of half decent quality or better.

My stereo sounds really good without eq while I'm listening to vinyl or CDs. I've just noticed that most live audience recordings benefit from some eq.

[ScoobieKW]

Graphic EQ is hard to do right. And if you do it right it ain't cheap.

Since I do most of my live music playback through my PC, I use the eq in Foobar2000. Even so, I've found that I've gotten picky about the live recordings I listen to. If they don't sound good without my having to work at it, they don't make the cut.

In the days of Mics > Analog Tape and then sharing tapes, my eq would get a workout as there was no good way to master for most people. Now that we are working in the box, I find it much more rare to find recordings that need EQ.

[lastubbe]

Graphic EQ is hard to do right. And if you do it right it ain't cheap.

Since I do most of my live music playback through my PC, I use the eq in Foobar2000. Even so, I've found that I've gotten picky about the live recordings I listen to. If they don't sound good without my having to work at it, they don't make the cut.

In the days of Mics > Analog Tape and then sharing tapes, my eq would get a workout as there was no good way to master for most people. Now that we are working in the box, I find it much more rare to find recordings that need EQ.

In the cassette days I loved my EQ for playback!  I agree, not needed today, or if anything the internal EQ's work well.