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The equalizer you don't know you have

Audiophiles are amazing at finding ways to not use an equalizer or tone control of any sort. Shame because in the bass regions EQ are magic. We can talk all day long about being able to hear the felt on the seat of the third violinist, but when you have a bass mode that is 20dB louder than anything else it can ruin your experience, and no power cable in the world is going to fix it.

But while our desire for audio purity is commendable for its tenacity, you may not be aware that EQ circuits are built right into a lot of speakers. A lot of very expensive speakers.

What do I mean? Well, very few very good sounding drivers are ideal, or integrate well with the other drivers. Speaker designers compensate for this within the crossover. Those caps, and coils which you think are just there to prevent a driver from going ballistic may also be coloring your sound, in a good way. Hopefully no one starts throwing their speakers out after this. :)


Best,

Erik
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bryhifi
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Kenjit wrote-
"speakers are there to be heard and enjoyed not measured. Therefore it is crucial that they are custom tuned to your ears only.

Unfortunately many speaker designers rely on measurements and the result is speakers that sound horrible."

This is is the exact equivalent of your custom tuned to your ears speakers sounding horrible to the rest of the world.  They were flavored to your liking in your environment via measurements whether by ear or by testing equipment.  

Why is it so difficult to comprehend that there are speakers manufactured at every price point for a multitude of listeners that do exactly what they are supposed to do, bring listening pleasure to that buyer.  The vast array is there for choice of sound and esthetics.  Sure, you can spend a fortune on custom tuned to your ears but those ears will not hear the same five to ten years down the road.  What then?  Pay a small fortune to retune again and again?  

What are your guidelines for custom tuning to your ears?  Please describe the process that you are a huge proponent of.  

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@erik_squires 

duly noted.  Sorry, it is your thread and having been here since 1999 I’ve seen enough of this that I should know better and bite my tongue.  
Peace out
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@kenjit

I’m obvious unhappy with my speakers so I need my crossovers redone???

How on earth did you come to that conclusion?

Still waiting for your detailed description of the custom tuning process. That last response was nondescript and vague.
I hold a blank check with your name on it - how will you build me my custom tuned to my ears pair of speakers? You act like you have the answers so Tell me what exactly you are doing that I am paying for.
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