My McIntosh preamps/receivers have always had equalizer controls which I used sparingly to make particular recordings more appealing to my ears. On those recordings I would be very frustrated if I couldn’t adjust anything at all! It was annoying to remember to return it back to neutral on the next album though.
My latest preamp, the McIntosh C70, is a simpler style and has only bass and treble controls with a switch to defeat. This better suits me as I am using it like a loudness switch on those records that need some help. More often than not I want to tame some harsh highs and boost bass with certain recordings. But it’s a very small fraction of records and it’s easy to switch off and then my settings are close to where I need them the next time the recording needs it.
It’s also, of course, very volume contingent which is why I would be very frustrated without any control at all.
My latest preamp, the McIntosh C70, is a simpler style and has only bass and treble controls with a switch to defeat. This better suits me as I am using it like a loudness switch on those records that need some help. More often than not I want to tame some harsh highs and boost bass with certain recordings. But it’s a very small fraction of records and it’s easy to switch off and then my settings are close to where I need them the next time the recording needs it.
It’s also, of course, very volume contingent which is why I would be very frustrated without any control at all.