12/16/2023 0 Comments Fuzzmeasure set graph![]() ![]() A bit of digging, however, revealed that the company were founded in Germany in 2016, and in January 2020 launched a two‑model range of active monitors comprising the nearfield Epic 5 and the midfield Epic 55. Reproducer was a completely new name for me when a review enquiry landed in my inbox. Since your setup is 2ch only, I’d suggest the Audyssey Sound Equalizer.We put German company Reproducer’s unusual debut nearfield speaker to the test. Modern solutions are to use either high-quality parametric EQ’s, like DBX DriveRacks, full room correctors like Audyssey Sound Equalizer or to use focused tools like the Audyssey Sub EQ, and correct the most egregious problem area, the bass. Products like the EQ-70 are old an obsolete, I’d dump it. The science of sound reproduction measurement and analysis as well as the ability fairly transparently correct the sound have come a heck of a long way in the past dozen years or so. The question is, why put up with that if there are options? So even the most pristine, unequalized recording, the highest quality electronics driving the world’s best speaker will have huge (>12dB) frequency response variations in-room. Why, well because every room introduces huge aberrations into the sound produced by any audio system (except headphones, which eliminate the room from the equation). Therefore, I’ll state categorically that a system with a high-quality, well setup correction system will perform better, on all sources, than a system without one. It might be less ‘natural’ but at least you can now read your book, which is the point.ĮQ is like that, it should be used to correct either severe shortcomings in recordings or to correct for the inevitable impacts of a room.Īnd just like you could go to the drugstore and start testing various ‘stock’ reading glasses and buy the pair that is ‘good enough’ to see your book, some people use EQ’s ‘by ear’ to adjust the sound to taste.īut just like good eyewear, having a professional measure and correct for your situation exactly is the best answer. If you can’t read your book anymore, you go see the ophthalmologist and get a prescription for reading glasses. ![]() The thing to keep in mind about EQ is that it is supposed to be used judiciously to fix very specific problems. Maybe some other professional EQs from Mackie, Ramsa or the Meyer Sound Galileo?Īs for the EQ-70, it doesn't look like the sort of thing I'd want in a high-end system. ![]() I'd recommend the Behringer DSP1124P and DEQ2496 for subs, but if you are going to be EQing the whole spectrum then I'm not sure what would be up to the task of running in the chain before MLs. REQ Wizard actually allows you to place the parametric filters in and see the result on a response curve so you know exactly what you are doing. Any other way and you'll just introduce more problems for every one you are trying to correct. You'll be treating the problem and ONLY the problem. Then you will know exactly where the shortcomings are and be able to set the EQ to match exactly. So if this is absolutely necessary, then what you should do is perform a full analysis of the room using - as I said above - a measurement mic and software. Even 30 or 300 or whatever-band equalisers are useless if you can't adjust the frequency exactly, along with the Q (bandwidth) and gain. Also, bass frequencies are harder to treat given the long wavelength.Īctually, I'd only consider a full parametric equaliser. Still - this is not good, but it is a calculated risk I have taken with my system given that it is less than an octave for the bottom most frequencies. It does NOT cross the path of the signal to the speakers - ONLY to the subwoofer which has a 100dB/octave crossover set at 28Hz. I run an EQ in mine - a Behringer DSP1124P - but it only serves on the subwoofer from 16-28Hz. It is best to EQ the system as little as possible. THEN AND ONLY THEN place an EQ in the system. Treat the room to avoid these shortcomings Perform proper analysis of audio (using a measurement microphone and software such as Room EQ wizard to find where the shortcomings are) You should treat your room before you treat your precious audio signal!Įqualisers introduce all sorts of bad things to the audio signal such as distortion, phase shifts, etc. ![]()
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