[Steven Sullivan]

Audio Empire wrote:
On Mon, 7 Feb 2011 16:17:08 -0800, Arny Krueger wrote
(in article ):

"bob" wrote in message

On Feb 7, 2:14=A0pm, "Arny Krueger"
wrote:
"Scott" wrote in message

Well yeah if you chose to ignore what vinylphiles
actually do in chosing their equipment and their LPs.

There is little evidence of an actual rational approach
that is being use= d by LP-shackled audiophiles to
choose equipment above a fairly minimal quality level.

Their approach appears to be to compare numerous
cartridges with, among other characteristics, different
FR profiles.

Exactly.


And yet how many of them own a decent equalizer?

Among high end audiophiles, equalizers are generally anathema. OTOH, if the
equalizers are not user-adjustable and sold as cartrdiges or vacuum tube
power amplifiers, then high end audiophiles wax poetic and line up to
sacrifice their dollars.



Analog equalizers "ring" and even with all the sliders set flat, they
definitely have an "insertion sound" and, believe me, it's not something you
want in your stereo system. Of course that could be avoided with a DSP based
equalizer, but it would need an ADC on one end and a DAC on the other (unless
the whole amplification chain were digital - including the power amp, then it
might be practical).


Digital EQ is standard on AV receivers nowadays. It's integral to most
'room correction' schemes, for example.





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