What do you think is the best Graphic EQ ever made?
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Numistrek09
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Now this is one i'd like to see some SERIOUS answers to. EQs get so much crap that finding anything positive about them can be a trip. So can we try and list the best ones out there, even if they arn't really "needed"?
kevzep
Its all about the Music
The best graphic eq I have used would be the XTA GQ600 stereo 31 band eq.
Best EQ, parametric BSS 926 Vari-curve, it is a digitally controlled with analogue filters eq.
Best eq ever, Dolby Lake with its Linear Phase fliters.......they are extremely good..............................
This is all pro audio mind you.............domestic eq, Meh..........wouldnt trust em. You'll get yourself into a tangled phase nightmare.
But then Im used to amplifiers like this...............this is what powers one side of our sound system we are on tour with at the moment........
Best EQ, parametric BSS 926 Vari-curve, it is a digitally controlled with analogue filters eq.
Best eq ever, Dolby Lake with its Linear Phase fliters.......they are extremely good..............................
This is all pro audio mind you.............domestic eq, Meh..........wouldnt trust em. You'll get yourself into a tangled phase nightmare.
But then Im used to amplifiers like this...............this is what powers one side of our sound system we are on tour with at the moment........
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poppachubby
Boo Yaka! Boo Yaka!
Has to be parametric to be effective, graphic is a conversation not worth having.
cwall99
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I bought a 10-band (per side) graphic equalizer when I was a senior in high school. I had it for about a year. I tried to convince myself that I was merely compensating for room acoustics when I knew, deep down, that I thought the inverted parabolas I liked to make with the sliders just looked cool. It had nothing to do with sound quality, and so I sold it.
Have never missed it.
Have never missed it.
Another love hate thing
OK, so all the bashers have weighed in.
I for one love EQs but I've noticed quality differences in function. Some seem to "work" better. I've always liked my Pioneer SG-9500. So much so, I got another one (I have LOTs of equipment). In snagging other cheap stuff. I found a Yamaha EQ-50 works OK. I've had other that seemed to do little to nothing. I now tend towards 10 band. I never had a lesser band sound good or work well. I have a Teac EQA-20 that I like and a Pioneer SQ-550 that is fair. I have some Sony BPC that is nothing impressive (7 band).
I do notice that the room and speakers make a lot of difference as well as the amp/reciever. So how is a guy to know what works well with what where? Good question. So, I think the "tried it, didn't like it" people may have had a bad combination. I know they don't have my ears. (not saying better or worse, just saying what sounds good to some....).
I also like my new SAE Parametric (1800). For all the stuff I have and all the ways I've hooked it together, anything always sounds a little better with an EQ. Sometimes, certain combinations with certain music, the EQ is almost set flat. But a lot of times it is actually doing a lot and doin a good job.
Best made? WHO HAS TRIED THEM ALL ON EVERYTHING IN EVERY ROOM?
Just saying
OK, so all the bashers have weighed in.
I for one love EQs but I've noticed quality differences in function. Some seem to "work" better. I've always liked my Pioneer SG-9500. So much so, I got another one (I have LOTs of equipment). In snagging other cheap stuff. I found a Yamaha EQ-50 works OK. I've had other that seemed to do little to nothing. I now tend towards 10 band. I never had a lesser band sound good or work well. I have a Teac EQA-20 that I like and a Pioneer SQ-550 that is fair. I have some Sony BPC that is nothing impressive (7 band).
I do notice that the room and speakers make a lot of difference as well as the amp/reciever. So how is a guy to know what works well with what where? Good question. So, I think the "tried it, didn't like it" people may have had a bad combination. I know they don't have my ears. (not saying better or worse, just saying what sounds good to some....).
I also like my new SAE Parametric (1800). For all the stuff I have and all the ways I've hooked it together, anything always sounds a little better with an EQ. Sometimes, certain combinations with certain music, the EQ is almost set flat. But a lot of times it is actually doing a lot and doin a good job.
Best made? WHO HAS TRIED THEM ALL ON EVERYTHING IN EVERY ROOM?
Just saying
KentTeffeteller
Gimpus Stereophilus!
Most graphic EQ units are little more than fancy tone controls. Gimme that EMI Tone Bender or a good Pultec Parametric EQ or a nice White Instruments Parametric EQ unit.
hatrack71
distracted by everything
I've always liked what AudioControl had to offer. I have the simplest OCTAVE and it is pretty quiet- maybe the quietest of the whole line. There is the c-22, TEN, and C-101( stoner's delight with all the leds). I know there are more but these are the ones I know of and vividly remember. They are very nice on build quality and have some of the lowest noise floors I've heard, period, in any price range.
Naptown Rob
Ponographer
Here's something I haven't seen mentioned in EQ discussions, & I'm thinking about getting one just to play with because of this concept.
If you go & get a good hearing test the results will most likely show that your "response" isn't even close to flat. If you're of a certain age you're almost certain to have a dip in the upper mid's. So I wonder what it would sound like if I used an equalizer to flatten out the graph I got from my Audiologist...
I know - this should probably be a whole different thread.
If you go & get a good hearing test the results will most likely show that your "response" isn't even close to flat. If you're of a certain age you're almost certain to have a dip in the upper mid's. So I wonder what it would sound like if I used an equalizer to flatten out the graph I got from my Audiologist...
I know - this should probably be a whole different thread.
hatrack71
distracted by everything
You shouldn't have said that. Now the price and value of eqs will go through the roof!:lmao:
similost
Rockin and Rollin....
Impressive stack of power.. how many watts ya'll running for that show? And who is it you're touring with? Going by the file name... Cliff Richard?
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visiman
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Paraetric Yes! a good choice (to my ears)
But, I have a DBX 14/10 with constant "Q" filters wich I find are pleasing to the ears. I bought it in ah?.... the eighties... ???
And still have it. And would not sell it.
I''ll keep it for a while, after all it is in really mint condition-
Paraetric Yes! a good choice (to my ears)
But, I have a DBX 14/10 with constant "Q" filters wich I find are pleasing to the ears. I bought it in ah?.... the eighties... ???
And still have it. And would not sell it.
I''ll keep it for a while, after all it is in really mint condition-
kevzep
Its all about the Music
Yes I am the systems engineer for the Cliff Richard and the Shadows tour in New Zealand which means I design the configuration of live sound reinforcement required to cover the venue effectivley, install and tune to provide the touring engineer a "blank Canvas" to be able to mix the show, Yes that is quite a lot of potential power there, on this show the system hardly ticks over, but there is 120,000WATTS of amplifiers in that picture..............That would give your lounge something to think about.
Someone said about using parametrics, I only ever use parametric eq to tune a PA system never a graphic, graphics tend to introduce more phase shift, and they are not flexible in terms of frequncey selection and Q shape, its always about compensating resonances in the room, never about eqing the speakers. At least not with the system we use.
In fact when we are outdoors, I use little if any eq at all........
Depending on the music, like for example in this show, I have the subs turned down quite a bit from where I ran them last week when we did Faith No More.
I could go into it more but I dont know if people are that interested given this is a hifi forum and not a live engineers forum.
eljr
Koyaanisqatsi
chadnliz
Addicted Member
HAHAHAHA...................love it!
Fred Sanford
Addicted Member
There are a number of live engineers here, feel free to start your own thread. I'd check it out, for sure.
je
Big Tuna
Too Much Power!
:drool: :drool:
I have a JVC SEA-80 Eq I run with, which I have tuned to my room parametrics. It has a pink noise generator and a microphone input. It is a dam fine unit and can tune the room to "flat" as easy as pie
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