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RE: EQ curves.....

Posted by flood2 (A) on July 25, 2017 at 01:39:06

In Reply to: EQ curves..... posted by Interstage Tranny on July 24, 2017 at 18:55:12:

Thank you for the kind words :) It is nice to know that my posts are enjoyable to some people - I tend to write as I am thinking so I've often been worried that I write too much!

I have nothing against using a different curve as a tone control and I'm no longer black and white regarding "accuracy" and neutrality. To me it is akin to remastering. The exception is if I am transcribing a record in which case I want an accurate facsimile of the recording...after which I can do what I want with the sound. This way I can always go back to the original if I change my mind!
My thinking on what I want to "hear" has evolved over the years as I learnt more about mastering. In fact it wasn't until I started doing my own digital recordings and realised that I was getting an adequately close facsimile of my vinyl that it became clear that unless one was present at the recording session, there is no way to know what the original sound balance was. At that point I stopped fussing over upgrading my equipment - although to be fair I had taken it about as far as I was prepared to pay!!
Remastered records are a case in point - it is yet another flavour of the original master. Purely someone's opinion of how it should sound.

WIth respect to phono stages and vintage curves, I think Kevin is the only one doing something universal in his Souvenir phono stage.

"I am planning some preamp builds, more switch settings means more work and more parts..."

Me too! Except I have been stifled by the Paradox of Choice - I couldn't decide which way to go with the topology. After I recently successfully tested out applying software RIAA using the Korg AUdiogate Export function (I bought a DAC-10R) on a wav file recorded on my preferred rig, I have shifted to simply designing a flat gain amplifier with adjustable loading.

I tried taking apart my iPhono, but couldn't slide the board out because of the DIP switches. I googled the images and realised there wasn't much I could do either. My Musical Fidelity X-LPS was quite another story!


Regards Anthony

"Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty.." Keats

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