Spkrdctr Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Do any of you run an equalizer with a normal (cheap style) home theater reciever? Anyone using a good consumer (not a pro style) EQ? How does it work with a DVD movie in surround sound? Anyone with experience? Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 The only way to get an equalizer to work with Digital signals is to 1) Have a Digital Equalizer that works in the "Digital" domain. Or 2) have an Analog equalizer in between your preamplifier and amplifiers. Audio Control makes the Rialto which provides 7 channels of adjustments, each equalizer bank is customized to the frequencies in that particular range front, center, rear, rear surround, and subwoofer. I have never felt the need to Eq a Digital signal though they usually sound powerful and clean to me. I do enhance my Satellite Audio signals though using some DBX processing - man what a difference. I thought about doing the same for DVD's but there is not enough signal present with the preamp volume set low for the units to operate correctly so I couldn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 ---------------- I do enhance my Satellite Audio signals though using some DBX processing - man what a difference. ---------------- I hear that dbx stuff is cruddy ... perhaps that's why love it so much myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfogg Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 " How does it work with a DVD movie in surround sound? Anyone with experience?" The only way to make it work for your main channels with a surround receiver is if you have pre-out/main-in connections on the receiver. In effect that lets you put the EQ between the pre-amp/processor section of the receiver and the receivers power amp section. To EQ your sub you can put it between the sub out on the receiver and the powered subwoofer itself. What are you trying to accomplish with EQ? Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMcGoo Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Spkrdctr, The best way to equalize is in the digital domain with each channel on its own equalizer. Receivers by Pioneer, Denon, H/K and Yamaha are available for reasonable prices. The Pioneer 1015TX-K costs about $500 at onecall.com. Some of the receivers offer the ability to cutomize the auto EQ settings as well as turn them on and off. I use a Pioneer with i.link for high resolution music. It's too bad that SACD and DVD-A look like they died. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 ---------------- On 6/20/2005 10:37:59 AM Coytee wrote: I hear that dbx stuff is cruddy ... perhaps that's why love it so much myself. ---------------- you are joking right? (you can never tell anymore) lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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