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RE: Oh my God, I bought a graphic equalizer!

Many hearing aids have EQs in them. They re adjusted for you if you got them from a good dealer. Ma has hers modified about once a year.

But just an EQ into speakers ? YUP ! And there is no problem using the tone controls built into your (pre)amp. The EQ is for precision, regular bass and treble are more general. If you always listen to that amp with the same tone settings, use those tone settings when you hook up the EQ. Some advise against that but fukum.

If that EQ you got is 31 band per channel then it is a one third octave EQ. Those are very precise instruments and to set them right you need to know what you're doing.

Those little peaks and valleys in the response, if they're not too bad it can correct it all.

Anyway I have always been good with EQs, and I tell you. When I was young everyone had the power boosters in their cars and they had EQs. Some were ten bands. Anyway I got a rep for setting them ice, people liked the sound. Flat ? Who knows ? So one day we are about to go somewhere and I am walking to my car and my buddy is walking to his, say "Come on, let's take my car". Why ? Somebody screwed with the EQ and lost my settings. They wanted me to reset it. See how they are ?

Anyway, on that EQ the first few controls on the left are the really low end. If you want a little bit better bass take and increase the first three like you increased the ones on the right.

The main problem I have with those 1/3rd EQs is most are short. They are like a quarter slot on an equipment rack, something like that. They usually don't have much height.

Anyway, enjoy. I wubs me a good EQ.


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