To EQ or not to EQ - That is the question!

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I EQ'd my Tympani years ago- made my Tympani sound like typical cones-in-a-box speakers (i.e. Mush-box speakers) by blunting the Tympani's fantastic transient detail (attack).

Judicious use of EQ should not have that effect. I too favor the timbral accuracy of planars, especially in the bass. My speakers are full range electrostats.

I agree that equalizers with a gaggle of ICs will, however, necessarily compromise the signal integrity to a degree. The question is a matter of tradeoffs. I prefer using room treatments to address the variances caused by the environment.

BTW, Hearing 1-Us for the first time back in the 70s driven by ARC gear was quite an ear opener for me. I haven't owned a box speaker since. I could very easily live with the "limitations" of 20.1s vs. AR-9s.

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