"Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"
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Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason! wrote:
Arny Krueger wrote:
http://www.stevehoffman.tv/dhinterviews/HoffLesson1.htm
Q:
"While you certainly like your job and don't want to
train your replacement or give away your secrets.any
tips for helping us improve the sound on our on
stereos-especially for those recordings DCC has not
been able to license and let you fix?"
A:
"So, we use graphic EQ's to tailor the sound of our
playback systems, and we use Parametric EQ's to tailor
the sound of our music. Right? Now, you have a good
point in which to start. Download (if you can) some
parametric EQ programs."
I just read the article. Let's see what Arny cut (all
quotes from the article, so I'm not messing with
quotation marks):
A real live Sontec or Massenberg Parametric EQ unit can
set you back 9 grand....
Deceptive out-of context quote noted, Here's the context:
"So, we use graphic EQ's to tailor the sound of our playback systems, and we
use Parametric EQ's to tailor the sound of our music. Right? Now, you have a
good point in which to start. Download (if you can) some parametric EQ
programs. A real live Sontec or Massenberg Parametric EQ unit can set you
back 9 grand.... "
Note that the following was intentionally and deceptively removed:
"Now, you have a good point in which to start. Download (if you can) some
parametric EQ programs."
The first one is "everything in moderation". Just a touch
will do.
For commercial recordings, this should be true.
The second one is "never add, just subtract what is there
already". Most of the CD's you will be trying to fix
(especially the new post 1998 "remasters") will need to
have stuff removed for them to sound acceptable to your
new Audiophile Ears.
Unfortunately it is difficult to remove the most egregious parts of these
recordings - the overbearing compression.
On a 1/3 octave, it is pretty hard to remove harshness.
The bands are not broad enough.
Agreed. How many times have I said "parametric eq" in the past few weeks?
So Arny quotes a guy advocating a 9K EQ,
That's an intential deception, as a full in-context quote shows.
states that 1/3 band won't cut it,
Which I've said here many times.
and so on.
Welcome to the audiophile world, Arny! That EQ will cost
more than many people's systems. LOL!
No, it is your intentional deceptions that are costly.