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<blockquote data-quote="T3mpest" data-source="post: 2513978" data-attributes="member: 560148">Every EQ has some Q factor.&nbsp; When you move a band, say 1.25k, your not just boosting that exact frequency, your changing frequencies both higher and lower than it too.&nbsp; With a constant Q, you may not always be able to get the exact frequency change your looking for.&nbsp; This is especially true if the EQ has only a few bands to work with.&nbsp; If I only have say 11 bands between 60-20000hz a constant Q is going to limit you alot. If I need to tame near 3.5k but only have points at 4kand 2k the ability to change the Q helps alot.&nbsp; With a fixed Q, I&#039;d knock down 4k a bit, and hope I got the effect I want.&nbsp; If the curve falls to quickly,&nbsp; I may have to knock 6db&#039;s off of the center frequency (4k) to get a meaningful change down at 3.5. However, with an adjustable Q, I can get a shallower slope and just move 4k down a tad.&nbsp; Parametrics give you alot of extra options when tuning.&nbsp; That&#039;s why you see 32 band graphics, but parametrics are usually less than 15 bands.&nbsp; The ability to adjust the Q gives you just about as much control, with half the required center points.ps.I have heard the para on the h701 is useless, I can&#039;t attest to that, seeing as I havent&#039; hooked mine up yet, but I doubt I&#039;ll use it much for the horns anyway.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="T3mpest, post: 2513978, member: 560148"] Every EQ has some Q factor. When you move a band, say 1.25k, your not just boosting that exact frequency, your changing frequencies both higher and lower than it too. With a constant Q, you may not always be able to get the exact frequency change your looking for. This is especially true if the EQ has only a few bands to work with. If I only have say 11 bands between 60-20000hz a constant Q is going to limit you alot. If I need to tame near 3.5k but only have points at 4k and 2k the ability to change the Q helps alot. With a fixed Q, I'd knock down 4k a bit, and hope I got the effect I want. If the curve falls to quickly, I may have to knock 6db's off of the center frequency (4k) to get a meaningful change down at 3.5. However, with an adjustable Q, I can get a shallower slope and just move 4k down a tad. Parametrics give you alot of extra options when tuning. That's why you see 32 band graphics, but parametrics are usually less than 15 bands. The ability to adjust the Q gives you just about as much control, with half the required center points. ps.I have heard the para on the h701 is useless, I can't attest to that, seeing as I havent' hooked mine up yet, but I doubt I'll use it much for the horns anyway. [/QUOTE]

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