Quote Originally Posted by bcass
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My name IS Kexodusc...it's Greek...
Actually, it's Ken...but don't tell anyone.

Quote Originally Posted by bcass
OK, so I have the Radio Shack SPL meter already. Is this equalizer something that goes inline with the sub's input, or... inside the sub connected to the crossover or amp, or... ? It sounds like a reasonable thing to do, and something that I've tried to do before with my equalizer. But the equalizer I have connects into the system via the tape monitor circuit, and it adds in additional noise to the receiver.
Yes, you hook the BFD up in between the receiver and sub...then adjust the frequency bands as required...
Since you'll need access to all the buttons and switches (this thing is the size of a cd player, and ugly silver and black in colour) putting it inside the sub wouldn't be recommended, though I suppose if you're really creative you could...I'm just gonna try to stuff mine in my A/V rack and make it look as pretty as possible.

Theoretically there is some noise added to the signal, however, we're talking frequencies below 100Hz, so this small noise is not substantial or audible to the human ear...(long physics explanation required for why, let's not go there). Subs typically get away with 2% or even 10% distortion, your ears are less sensitive to subtle nuances of bass frequencies...the minute amount of noise added to the sub's signal is not heard in this case. If you used it to EQ the midrange or high frequencies, it could be a problem.

The funny thing is, the BFD wasn't made for P EQ'ing subs, it's actually a pro-audio peice of gear that has a P EQ in it. HT buffs recognized that for LFE effects, where the added noise would be effectively zero (just trust me on this) that the BFD is a phenomenal value at $100. Most other dedicated parametric EQ's are $200-$300, and don't do anything better than the BFD (which can actually be used to P EQ 2 different subs at the same time).
We all think Behringer realizes this, since they've recently announced they are discontinuing the current 1124P model (which is $100 at Parts Express right now) and are replacing it soon with another model that will be much more expensive (and not do anything better as far as Parametric EQ'ing is concerned).
In other words...snarff up that BFD now while it's cheap!!!

Then spend a few hours reading that website above, then spend a few hours calibrating...then thank me later.