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Rives PARC parametric equalizer

Hi, for those of you who have used the PARC, how many of you feel that the device impacts the dynamics of the sound, and takes some "life" out of it? And if so, was it bothersome?

Alectiong (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

11-15-07

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11-15-07 This is quite normal. i assume you have installed it or you ... Shadorne

11-15-07 Shadome--well stated. we have found on installing the parc ... Rives

11-15-07 Thanks to shadorne and rives the inventor of the prac for yo ... Alectiong

11-19-07 I have heard the parc--obviously, in very high end systems. ... Rives

11-20-07: Alectiong
Tks Rives and sorry for late reply...been travelling.. I have obviously tried the bypass mode vs taking the PARC entirely out of the chain. in my system and to my ears, the PARC does something to the sound besides attenuating bass booms. E.g.,the usual slight hiss from my tube pre-amp is greatly surppresed with the PARC in the chain, whether bypass mode is on or off. I don't know if the extra ic causes that.
I prefer PARC out of the chain. However, it would make the bass boom unbearing to listening. So it is a compromise.
Alectiong (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

11-20-07 I have been using a parc for well over a year now. certainly ... Dotsystem

11-20-07 Bob, biamping should certainly give you huge improvment in ... Shadorne

11-21-07 Shadorne, in my system and to my ears, the parc is not trans ... Alectiong

11-21-07 Shardone passive biamping of my speakers does offer a sligh ... Dotsystem

11-21-07 Have either of you tried the parc set flat and compared it w ... Shadorne

11-21-07 Shardorne i don't doubt the test results suggested by rives ... Dotsystem

11-21-07 My parc is also fed by exactpower ep 15a. i dont know if it ... Alectiong

11-21-07 There is another thread at the moment that speculates how mi ... Shadorne

11-22-07 I don't think the article is applicable since i can obtain t ... Dotsystem

11-23-07 Dotsystem is right in that the parc bypass goes from an inpu ... Rives

11-27-07 Doing what dotsystem does, i.e., "the preamp signal sen ... Jburidan

11-27-07 Good question jburidan. i was wondering about it myself. ri ... Markxiii

11-29-07 I've done what dotsystem does in a previous system and had n ... Rives

11-29-07 What a great thread. i commend rives for 'old fashioned' dow ... Psacanli

11-29-07 I second what psacanli said. this is a very helpful thread. ... Jburidan

11-30-07 excellent point. this worried me as i use a digital paramet ... Shadorne

06-15-11 any additional comments from users of the parc Downunder

06-16-11 Super cool system you have there. i always felt a slight lo ... Rhljazz

06-19-11 Interesting that this topic has returned. the comments by r ... Jafox

06-20-11 Not only does the parc alleviate modes that are untreatable ... Lenny_zwik

06-20-11 I use the parc and it's the best component in my system. i ... Madfloyd

07-09-11 thanks for the comments. with my room - lp cabinets a ... Downunder

07-09-11 Asc bass or super traps is what i've used. Lenny_zwik

03-01-12 Long time this tread was initiated. but, i must say, using p ... Inpieces