I've not used a Mac EQ and they may do better but the majority of EQ's from 70's/80's were a gimmick and mostly introduced distortion. Audio Control had some pieces that I suspect do pretty well though. Some of theirs even included the analyzer with room microphone. It sound like what you are talking about Auric would keep you equalizing before or during each recording. I had an EQ one time in my car and that was the last one because I ended up doing that, trying to EQ with each recording. It drove me crazy so I just set the system up to the best neutral sound and dealt with the fact that a bad recording is just a bad recording. Another train of thought it's anti-purist. Some even go direct to amp eliminating preamps. But if an EQ is what you enjoy I'm sure the audiophile secret service will not be knocking on your door to scurge you any time soon.