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<blockquote data-quote="ciaonzo" data-source="post: 8630379" data-attributes="member: 607015"><p>EQs and line drivers are still very much present, just in the form of head units like yours or similar DSP units that interface with stock heads. Of course, separate outboard EQs and line drivers do exist by they are not quite as commonplace.</p><p></p><p>The Epicenter isn't really an EQ, though it does have a line driver built in. It works a bit differently by adding in synthetically created bass tones under the real music tones, essentially in real-time. It's a servo loop, too fast for your ear/brain system to detect any lag. So if you have music that is light-in-the-<span style="color: navy">as</span>s when it comes to bass (mostly older recordings), or it only contains high bass, the Epicenter throws in an artificial tone exactly one octave lower than the real content. Example; if the bass in a song is bouncing between 50, 60 and 80Hz, the Epicenter is throwing in 25, 30 and 40Hz (at a level that you command) to fatten things up. This is not the same as equalization because EQ bands are fixed and only boost or cut in those Q/frequency ranges. If you boost 25-30Hz with just an EQ band, you wouldn't have much effect on 50-60Hz, but the Epicenter is continuously tracking these upper frequencies and adding the lower content.</p><p></p><p>It's a toy, really. But like most toys, they can be pretty fun and addicting. They can also make things sound like complete garbage, or worse... completely shred your drivers due to over-excursion. It's definitely a piece of gear you want to design around rather than throw in last minute. Especially if you have already applied heavy boost in the frequencies that it throws in. It has a built in subsonic filter but between too much power and enclosures that unload, you can still run into real trouble with woofer destruction.</p><p></p><p>Short answer is you might be just fine with the 80PRS, it's a pretty capable head. Depends on whether or not you listen to whole lot of old recordings that you feel need fattening up with digital synthetic bass tones.</p><p></p><p>I sure like it. I can't be the only one. You just want to turn it off when you listen to music that already has plenty of bass content.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ciaonzo, post: 8630379, member: 607015"] EQs and line drivers are still very much present, just in the form of head units like yours or similar DSP units that interface with stock heads. Of course, separate outboard EQs and line drivers do exist by they are not quite as commonplace. The Epicenter isn't really an EQ, though it does have a line driver built in. It works a bit differently by adding in synthetically created bass tones under the real music tones, essentially in real-time. It's a servo loop, too fast for your ear/brain system to detect any lag. So if you have music that is light-in-the-[COLOR=navy]as[/COLOR]s when it comes to bass (mostly older recordings), or it only contains high bass, the Epicenter throws in an artificial tone exactly one octave lower than the real content. Example; if the bass in a song is bouncing between 50, 60 and 80Hz, the Epicenter is throwing in 25, 30 and 40Hz (at a level that you command) to fatten things up. This is not the same as equalization because EQ bands are fixed and only boost or cut in those Q/frequency ranges. If you boost 25-30Hz with just an EQ band, you wouldn't have much effect on 50-60Hz, but the Epicenter is continuously tracking these upper frequencies and adding the lower content. It's a toy, really. But like most toys, they can be pretty fun and addicting. They can also make things sound like complete garbage, or worse... completely shred your drivers due to over-excursion. It's definitely a piece of gear you want to design around rather than throw in last minute. Especially if you have already applied heavy boost in the frequencies that it throws in. It has a built in subsonic filter but between too much power and enclosures that unload, you can still run into real trouble with woofer destruction. Short answer is you might be just fine with the 80PRS, it's a pretty capable head. Depends on whether or not you listen to whole lot of old recordings that you feel need fattening up with digital synthetic bass tones. I sure like it. I can't be the only one. You just want to turn it off when you listen to music that already has plenty of bass content. [/QUOTE]
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