Equalizer in a Hi Fi system


Just curious to hear everyone’s opinions on using an equalizer in a high end hi fi system. Was at work tonight and killing time and came across a Schitt Loki max $1500 Equalizer with some very good reviews. What are some of the pros / Benefits and cons in using one. Just curious. BTW. I’m talking about a top of the line. Hi end equalizer. Mostly to calm some high frequencies and some bad recordings. 

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Also I had the smaller Schiit for a minute. It was pretty transparent and subtle. Not sure I’d go $1500 for the expanded version. 

“EQ is one thing. Proper room correction is another. I use both in my main system. “
totally agreed

@tlcocks Yes I am still loving the MQ112. It is the best accessory that I could have bought to do exactly as it is supposed to do. And I love the looks and quality of it also to blend into my existing ARC components. 

An alternative to having an equaliser in the system is to take the recording into a DAW and remaster it oneself. The difficulty with any form or post production equalisation, whether permanent or on the fly, is that if a track sounds bad, the problems are usually from the recording and mixing phase. And if the mastering engineer couldn't solve those, one is probably stuck with them. In my experience, you can make a really bad recording sound less bad, but you'll never make it sound good.