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<blockquote data-quote="Buck" data-source="post: 8758148" data-attributes="member: 591582">Here&#039;s a nice visualization of an equalizer.&nbsp; I prefer a multiple band graphic EQ, with 7-9 bands or so.&nbsp; This one has more than that, but it just depends on what you&#039;re doing:[ATTACH=full]31612[/ATTACH]My 7 band EQ, that was built into my 9887 when I had it, worked very well.&nbsp; Sometimes there is a thing as too much EQ&#039;ing (too many options to manage).I could see people using large band EQ&#039;s where you have a bunch of horns or something.&nbsp; Different types of audio setups, depending on the speakers, enclosures, environment, staging, etc., can really have wild peaks and dips.&nbsp; Having many frequency choices on an EQ could allow for very specific tuning.&nbsp; You can dampening the harshness of some very loud type of enclosures that may have a very strong and narrow/specific peak.&nbsp; Not enough bands may lead to modification of too wide of a bandwidth, instead of being able to target a narrow frequency range that you might specifically have a problem with.Some cars are designed terribly, from an acoustics perspective.&nbsp; IMO, you&#039;d be way better off lowering component quality in a vehicle and using that money to get a proper EQ vs not having one; an EQ can potentially fix a horrible sounding system.&nbsp; Sometimes it doesn&#039;t matter what speakers you have, as in any speaker put in that vehicle or location would have the same problems, like a horrible in-door resonance in a vehicle.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen very radical response issues, where very high quality speakers sound like distorted PA speakers, and it&#039;s because of the actual shape of the door of the car.&nbsp; You have no choice, sometimes, but to EQ that horrible resonance out.&nbsp; I wonder how many people have awesome speakers and don&#039;t EQ, so they think awesome speakers are terrible, when it&#039;s really the environment?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buck, post: 8758148, member: 591582"] Here's a nice visualization of an equalizer. I prefer a multiple band graphic EQ, with 7-9 bands or so. This one has more than that, but it just depends on what you're doing: [ATTACH type="full" alt="31612"]31612[/ATTACH] My 7 band EQ, that was built into my 9887 when I had it, worked very well. Sometimes there is a thing as too much EQ'ing (too many options to manage). I could see people using large band EQ's where you have a bunch of horns or something. Different types of audio setups, depending on the speakers, enclosures, environment, staging, etc., can really have wild peaks and dips. Having many frequency choices on an EQ could allow for very specific tuning. You can dampening the harshness of some very loud type of enclosures that may have a very strong and narrow/specific peak. Not enough bands may lead to modification of too wide of a bandwidth, instead of being able to target a narrow frequency range that you might specifically have a problem with. Some cars are designed terribly, from an acoustics perspective. IMO, you'd be way better off lowering component quality in a vehicle and using that money to get a proper EQ vs not having one; an EQ can potentially fix a horrible sounding system. Sometimes it doesn't matter what speakers you have, as in any speaker put in that vehicle or location would have the same problems, like a horrible in-door resonance in a vehicle. I've seen very radical response issues, where very high quality speakers sound like distorted PA speakers, and it's because of the actual shape of the door of the car. You have no choice, sometimes, but to EQ that horrible resonance out. I wonder how many people have awesome speakers and don't EQ, so they think awesome speakers are terrible, when it's really the environment? [/QUOTE]

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