More User Adjustable Components, Please...
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I have tone controls on my Pre, but it is usually set to bypass. If you have good music recorded bad then tone controls can be your friend. I am pleased that I have the option to use, or not use them which is usually the case. As mentioned above some environments can benefit from tone control. I think that tone control has improved greatly in recent years, and shouldn't be totally ignored by "purist".Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
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Ben -
Don't have them, don't want them.
madmax
Ditto.
I have found that tone controls are extremely limited and cover way to broad a freq range/dB level to be of any help whatsoever. Even parametric split octave eq's controls have a very broad affect on a 2 channel stereo recording."Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul! -
is no reason to hop right in and screw up everything just to add a little shake or sizzle.
I remove sizzle, never add... sizzle is my mortal enemy. Bass, I am not picky with, as most setups can produce acceptably defined bass... but the treble can give me a headache very fast. Now, on vinyl, it isn't as much of an issue, since the record has mechanical rolloff. There is only so many waves per inch you can pack onto a vinyl record.
