When I use receiver as a pre-amp, do I adjust the equalizer and the power amp outputs to the max, and control volume level with the receiver?
shooter69 said:Why not use an EQ??
I've been using a 31 band digital EQ for a while now; it's a revelation i tell ya!
eggontoast said:I sometimes use an equalizer, I find it essential with some of the poor mastered recordings.
Well no, but I dont have an AV set up any moreThe_Lhc said:eggontoast said:I sometimes use an equalizer, I find it essential with some of the poor mastered recordings.
With an av amp? That has eq functions built in?
The_Lhc said:eggontoast said:I sometimes use an equalizer, I find it essential with some of the poor mastered recordings.
With an av amp? That has eq functions built in?
lindsayt said:Sometimes with EQ is better due to getting a more neutral or a more pleasing tonal balance. Sometimes no EQ is better due to the "less is more" approach being more transparent. It will depend how transparent the equalizer is and how neutral the tonal balance is without it, plus what sonic compromises you're happiest with. No hard and fast rules here, as with so many aspects of hi-fi. It all depends.
Well, my room shape is very disadvantageous for accurate audio playback. Onkyo TX-NR509 has only two adjusters for bass and trebleBass-boost on 0: no bass. Bass-boost on 6: no bass.Bass-boost on 8: faint and flat bass with less pressure than fartBass-boost on 10: little punchiness on the kicks, but rumbling/overwhelming bass guitarI assume that my room is too small for my big 12" cerwin's, and the sloped ceiling doesn't improve the situation. I wanted to eliminate the problematical frequencies that causes rumble (bass guitar), and boost the punchy ones (kick drum).The_Lhc said:Why are you bothering with a separate equalizer?
Well, my room shape is very disadvantageous for accurate audio playback. Onkyo TX-NR509 has only two adjusters for bass and trebleBass-boost on 0: no bass. Bass-boost on 6: no bass.Bass-boost on 8: faint and flat bass with less pressure than fartBass-boost on 10: little punchiness on the kicks, but rumbling/overwhelming bass guitarThe_Lhc said:Why are you bothering with a separate equalizer?
ntune said:I assume that my room is too small for my big 12" cerwin's, and the sloped ceiling doesn't improve the situation. I wanted to eliminate the problematical frequencies that causes rumble (bass guitar), and boost the punchy ones (kick drum).