Your room definitely changes the sound. If the sound bothers you enough you should try equalization. I'm using what was the top end of Audio Control's equalizer line and it has zero degradation that I can detect as I can switch it in and out on my ARC LS 16. It has been worth every penny. My room is a dedicated LEDE with four bass traps but slight adjustments of a db or two and sometimes just a smidge with my thumbnail improved the sound considerably. A great option I think is the Tact 2.0. Tact will sell one with both A/d and d/a for 1500 with a 2 year warranty. Also the newer Tact models, deqx and other high quality pieces can be had. You'll find most people find it can help considerably making the sound more natural. At minimum you are depriving yourself of alot without at least experiementing. Don't even bother with the Radio shack equalizers as lower end Audio Controls are far better and can be had on Ebay for 50 bucks.
Adding an equalizer
Hi all
I've noticed that many of theseday's so-called hi-end preamps/integradeds are not equipped with tonal controls...
two questions:
Why?
My best guess is that they are all "neutral" and balanced as they claim to be?
and
Does adding an equalizer to a system help?
i.e. soften up the treble...?
(any recommendations on low priced ones?)
or would it color or ruin the sonic character of the system if I add a cheap radioshack equalizer?
I recently purchased the MF A5 integrated and it does not have tonal controls... (though older MF did)
and I was considering adding an equalizer just for the fun of it...
thanks all for your opinions
I've noticed that many of theseday's so-called hi-end preamps/integradeds are not equipped with tonal controls...
two questions:
Why?
My best guess is that they are all "neutral" and balanced as they claim to be?
and
Does adding an equalizer to a system help?
i.e. soften up the treble...?
(any recommendations on low priced ones?)
or would it color or ruin the sonic character of the system if I add a cheap radioshack equalizer?
I recently purchased the MF A5 integrated and it does not have tonal controls... (though older MF did)
and I was considering adding an equalizer just for the fun of it...
thanks all for your opinions