Bought the audio tools app off iTunes and downloaded some pink noise on the Mac mini. After running the spectrum analyzer and adjusting the eq in amarra to the best of my ability to get a flat response I am astounded at the difference. Everything is tighter clearer, cleaner, and faster. Brought my wife down to listen and she couldn't believe it either. You can switch the eq off and on in Amarra on the fly. When i turn it off I wonder how the hell I ever listened to it before. I hear nothing negative from this only lots of positives. Totally different system. No amp, speaker, dac, cables, or whatever could have made this much of a positive impact in my system. Call me a believer.
Adding Tone Controls?
My system sounds wonderful when playing well recorded jazz, classical, or "audiophile approved" material. Unfortunately, mass market pop frequently sounds horrible, with screechy splashy highs. It's obviously recorded with a built in bias to be played on car radios or lo-fi mp3s.
What can I add to my system to tone-down the highs on this sort of material? Sure, there's plenty of well recorded material to listen to, but there are plenty of pop rock bands I'd really like to explore if the recordings could be made a bit more listenable.
What can I add to my system to tone-down the highs on this sort of material? Sure, there's plenty of well recorded material to listen to, but there are plenty of pop rock bands I'd really like to explore if the recordings could be made a bit more listenable.
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