Was gifted a receiver(A-750)/tuner(T-550)/equalizer (GE-5)set but only plan to use the receiver. Was planning to either sell or give away the tuner and equalizer but curious if there value is really as a set so I should hang on to them. Also is the equalizer worth it?
I would agree for those who have experience and knowledge with EQ. But for the common listener who has no experience it can be difficult to adjust well. Although it just might help with average speakers.
True, it’s not something that just anyone can calibrate without help. But now there are apps that show you the frequency response of your room and you can adjust the levels to flatten it. Also my criticism is mostly directed towards that very prevalent idea that an eq introduces distortion in the signal path and that any amount of distortion will destroy your enjoyment of the music. 1) if it’s a good EQ that is working properly, the amount of distortion is so vanishingly small that you would never be able to detect it 2) the problems presented by a listening room can be much, much worse than an a fragment of a percent of THD and that’s what the EQ is for.
So in other words, get educated in the world of EQ to take advantage of them. Very good.
Yep
There’s a variety of equalizer setup apps in the app stores that will sure help in adjusting the equalizer for the room acoustics and the speakers you have so that you can get great sound even with a set of “not so hot” speakers.