nevermind me - newsgroup reader 'just' realized there was allready several
replies to this post...
"Back to the time machine..."

n8


But what are you listening to?? Talk radio?
When music is mastered at a production facility, volume levels are set for
the individual instruments and vocals... By adjusting for a flat RTA
response - your altering the way the sound was meant to be heard...

n8



If you EQ a speaker 'flat' in the near or direct field that is perfectly
correct. But if you then measure that same speaker in the farfield
you'll
find
that it has downward slope at the listening position.

So "flat' is a relative term. Smooth octave to octave balance coupled
with
proper far-field bass-to-treble balance and spectral shape makes for
better
sound.