Audiophile setups usually sound excellent and bring out the little details in a musical piece. Although equalizers are frowned upon in the audiophile community, there are some audiophiles who still use them for room correction purposes. What do I mean? Well, another important factor that affects how an audiophile system sounds is the room acoustics. The shape, size, and listening position in a room affect the frequency response. However, treating your room acoustics can be quite expensive, and some rooms are not ideal to be treated acoustically.
For this reason, some audiophiles rely on room correction EQ software to help compensate for their poorly acoustic treated rooms. To use room correction EQ software, the software requires you to take audio measurements at different listening points of the room with a microphone. This measurement gets processed by the room correction software, and it comes up with an EQ curve that will help fix all the problems in the room.
Check out this article in New York Times to learn more on room correction. In summary, audiophiles like to stay away from equalizer to keep their audio signal quality. Also, they believe using EQ can actually make their audio setup or the music they are listening to sound bad. So they rather not use an EQ at all. But we have a few suggestions for you to get the most out of your music. If you want to know more about how an equalizer works—whether it's the built-in equalizer in iTunes or a system-wide one —we recommend checking out this explainer from our friends at the How-To Geek.
We'll be taking a more practical approach here. Chances are you've seen people argue about this subject before, claiming that flat is "the way the artist intended" or something of that nature. But it's important to remember that no one can tell you what you think sounds good. If using iTunes' "Rock" preset helps you enjoy the music more, then don't let anyone tell you different.
Relax and be free from anxiety Take back good sleep and help alleviate pain. That said, we don't generally recommend using those presets. In our opinion, equalizers are best used to correct minor flaws in your speakers, headphones, or setup or, in rare cases, a specific album that doesn't sound very good. Here's what we generally recommend trying.
Why should you EQ your music if a professional engineer has already done it? Some earphones feature companion apps that let you create a custom EQ setting. Most people will recognize the bass or treble knobs on the car radio.
Those are basic EQ controls. They get a little more advanced once you dip your toe into more advanced consumer electronics and recording equipment. By adjusting these sliders or turning these knobs, you can control the output of a given frequency range , letting you tweak the sound coming from your equipment.
Now that we know what an EQ is, we can start getting into the fun stuff: how to EQ. There are two parts to an EQ: center frequency and bandwidth. Bandwidth, also known as Q for quality , refers to how narrow the selection is for the adjustments that you want to make. But if you want to target a very specific frequency range, then having a higher more narrow Q will let you achieve this. Visually, this will look more like a spire than a hill. On the left: a wide Q adjustment.
The right: narrow Q. There are two ways to tweak your sound when learning how to EQ. The first is to make the target frequency louder by raising the level amplitude of a specific range. This is called boosting. On the flip side, you can also decrease the output of a specific frequency range for something that you want to hear less of. Twist them knobs! Like bass? Turn it up to 10! Like treble? Who needs midrange when you got smile-y curves?
There's nothing an artist loves more than a consumer's inept attempt to sculpt and distort their finished mix. They will thank you for fixing their audio shortcomings! If you really wanna impress your friends, get an outboard eq with a lot of flashing lights and buttons and sliders, then you can be DJ Tonedeaf and do a remix yourself! Why confine yourself to the flat and accurate world of the lowly audiophile? You have the power, use it!
Don't let the derisive snickers of those who might know better discourage you from your aural experiments, what do they know? T'mershi Duween , Dec 27, Location: In a split level on Long Island on the south shore. Whatever floats your boat. The old receiver in my office even has bass and treble knobs.
I use them with gusto. Muzyck , Dec 27, Location: Diamond Bar.
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