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I need to repent to the audio gods...

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I posted about a week ago about trying to enjoy all types of music on my system and how more modern pop recordings with too much compression are just unpleasant.

I took someone’s advice and found a cheap (on the order of $10) MCS series EQ (yes, that's the old JC Penny brand). I instantly lost texture and inner detail, however imaging and the overall presentation stayed about the same.

For what I lost, I gained a finely tuned tonality that I was really enjoying out of a very inexpensive pair of speakers. I was able to simulate a warm sound, with controlled bass and airy, extended highs. So I listened for hours and hours trying to convince myself it was bad... It was not. In fact it brought out a great deal of emotion in the music, both "audiophile" and pop. All this out of a cheap-o pair of speakers and an EQ worth 1/700th of what I have spent in building my system.

Should I be stoned, seriously?

~Insert your favorite quote that makes you feel intelligent here. -MZ

Follow Ups:

As long as your are being sacrilegious - G Squared 11:17:19 05/13/08 (0)
RE: everybody must get stoned! - LousyTourist 04:34:33 05/13/08 (0)
RE: I need to repent to the audio gods... - mpathus 16:50:50 05/12/08 (2)
- eq's work every time - jdouglas51 17:12:27 05/12/08 (1)
  - RE: eq's work every time - *Michael Z* 05:08:31 05/13/08 (0)
Hmm. Nothing you've changed has any effect whatsoever on compression. nt - Rick W 16:02:10 05/12/08 (0)
From the responses, apparently you should - J.Mac 14:57:05 05/12/08 (0)
This is a short-term gain only. - Bruce Kendall 14:03:40 05/12/08 (1)
- That may be true... - *Michael Z* 04:44:43 05/13/08 (0)
Well now that we know what you think sounds good why should we care.... - Don T 13:37:04 05/12/08 (8)
- It's a hobby... - *Michael Z* 04:40:33 05/13/08 (1)
  - LOL! You bet it is fun - Don T 17:23:28 05/13/08 (0)
- RE: Well now that we know what you think sounds good why should we care.... - CSF 15:49:34 05/12/08 (1)
  - You are correct! - Don T 20:33:55 05/12/08 (0)
- RE: I agree with Don... - Shaun E 14:33:18 05/12/08 (1)
  - LOL! Guess I'm just not buying the right low priced components... - Don T 14:56:28 05/12/08 (0)
- RE: Well now that we know what you think sounds good why should we care.... - bjh 14:02:23 05/12/08 (1)
  - Miserable? Gosh and I thought I was just confused. - Don T 14:12:07 05/12/08 (0)
RE: I need to repent to the audio gods... - middleground 13:33:12 05/12/08 (0)
Hey, if it works for you, all good... - Djhymn 13:32:50 05/12/08 (0)
The question is, were you stoned? ;-) -nt - AbeCollins 13:17:23 05/12/08 (0)
Sinner!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Hi-Fi Low-Life 12:55:49 05/12/08 (0)

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