rgg@aplvax.UUCP (05/07/84)
I do not believe that anyone can hear a good, properly functioning equalizer in an audio system when the equalizer is set to flat response. I do not believe that, just because one can measure something with instruments, one can hear it. Come on. -- Richard Greenberg ...decvax!harpo!seismo!umcp-cs!aplvax!rgg ...rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!aplvax!rgg
mikey@trsvax.UUCP (05/18/84)
#R:aplvax:-58200:trsvax:55100044:000:1272 trsvax!mikey May 18 10:28:00 1984 That may be correct on paper, but I have never heard an equalizer that did not introduce "some" noise and/or hum to the system. I used to have an old Soundcraftsman that was very good at equalization with low distortion, but it had a low level hiss with some hum. Now granted, this was quite acceptable when listening to albums in my living room on the speakers or GREAT when having a party with lots of people in the room and lots of other ambient noise, but I always switched the equalizer out of circuit when I used the headphones. When I'd listen to albums with pretty good dynamics I'd turn it out some of the time. I'll not own another equalizer as at this point. The areas they are strong in are not as important and/or necessary as the disadvantages they introduce to the system. This may change in the future as my system changes, but it was my system changing in the first place that made me get rid of the equalizer. I'm not knocking them, but I think you should decide if you really need it or you just like control over your accoustics. And some people are technorats who just like the looks of it sitting there. To be honest, I think that my original purchase of the Soundcraftsman was at least partly influenced by looks. Mikey at trsvax