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Post by selkec on Mar 23, 2009 0:15:59 GMT -5
I was just wondering what you all set your bass and treble too. I have my bass at 0, I would like to up it a few db but living in an apartment sucks. My Treble is set to +6db on the HK receiver.
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Post by jlafrenz on Mar 23, 2009 4:40:18 GMT -5
0 for both. I do however, adjust the sub gain on the MMC-1 to +4 when watching a movie.
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Post by TRT on Mar 23, 2009 6:56:58 GMT -5
Flat---0---nada---never touch em'---don't even know where the switches are---Do they even make treble and bass knobs anymore? Oh! I did back off the treble a notch or two on a McIntosh setup driving a pair of Martin Logans last year because they were too bright, but that was very unusual in this day and age.
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Post by selkec on Mar 23, 2009 10:08:57 GMT -5
It seems like alot of people leave them at 0. I have to have the treble turned up. Maybe its from all the loud car systems I have had that has messed up my ears. But even in my car I turn up the treble still.
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Post by triaxtremec on Apr 5, 2009 22:26:39 GMT -5
I run an onkyo 805 with klipsch, bass is set to 0 ,treble set to -6. They get really loud bright peaks at louder listening levels.
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Post by flamingeye on Apr 5, 2009 22:40:06 GMT -5
0 & 0
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Post by hemster on Apr 22, 2009 19:04:52 GMT -5
selkec, the title of this thread should say "what's your bass and treble set to?"
or if you really are surprised that people set these, you could say "What? Your bass and treble (are) set too?"
Sorry but I am a grammer Nazi... so all I can say is:
"No posts for you!"
"Come back 1 year"... ;D ;D ;D
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Post by RPA-1 man on Apr 22, 2009 19:12:37 GMT -5
Don't use them except when watching movies which is rare. So my answer is that I leave them bypassed.
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Post by radryan on Apr 22, 2009 19:43:11 GMT -5
Mine are set to bypass. I used to max them both out when i was in my LOUD stage, but now i find bypass gives a little more balance to the sound.
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Post by strindl on Apr 22, 2009 20:01:05 GMT -5
I never use tone controls.
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Post by selkec on Apr 22, 2009 21:36:37 GMT -5
I dont see why no one uses them. They are there to be used. If they were not supposed to be used then they would not be there.
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Post by jlafrenz on Apr 22, 2009 21:42:29 GMT -5
I dont see why no one uses them. They are there to be used. If they were not supposed to be used then they would not be there. Just because something is there does not mean that it has to be used. It is there to give people the option to use it if they so choose. |
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Post by DYohn on Apr 22, 2009 21:51:09 GMT -5
I dont see why no one uses them. They are there to be used. If they were not supposed to be used then they would not be there. Absolutely, they are there to be used. The question is, used for what? The real reason for tone controls (or any other sort of EQ, including automatic room setup systems) is to compensate for deficiencies in the system or the room, preferably by cutting certain frequencies, never boosting them unless absolutely necessary. The reason for this is a +3db boost will force the amplifier to generate twice the power at that frequency compared to setting it to 0. This can result in amplifier clipping in specific bands very easily if they are set incorrectly. In order to set a manual EQ properly the user would need an RTA and calibrated tone generator and measurement microphone system. Not things the typical home user has. So they turn into controls some people like to tweak in order to create their idea of what they want their system to sound like, and often they end up with clipping and other issues without even knowing it. The tone control in my pre/pro is bypassed. |
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Post by Lonnie on Apr 22, 2009 21:55:36 GMT -5
I dont see why no one uses them. They are there to be used. If they were not supposed to be used then they would not be there. Absolutely, they are there to be used. The question is, used for what? The real reason for tone controls (or any other sort of EQ, including automatic room setup systems) is to compensate for deficiencies in the system or the room, preferably by cutting certain frequencies, never boosting them unless absolutely necessary. The reason for this is a +3db boost will force the amplifier to generate twice the power at that frequency compared to setting it to 0. This can result in amplifier clipping in specific bands very easily if they are set incorrectly. In order to set a manual EQ properly the user would need an RTA and calibrated tone generator and measurement microphone system. Not things the typical home user has. So they turn into controls some people like to tweak in order to create their idea of what they want their system to sound like, and often they end up with clipping and other issues without even knowing it. The tone control in my pre/pro is bypassed. But what about all the rock records mixed by half-deaf engineers? Blisteringly bright. Or a record mixed in the 80's with less low end? What's sacred about not adjusting your bass or treble? The mixer may have been wrong, or working from a place that does not make sense now... Make it sound good to your ears, I think. |
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Post by strindl on Apr 22, 2009 22:07:46 GMT -5
I dont see why no one uses them. They are there to be used. If they were not supposed to be used then they would not be there. I never even had any tone controls on my preamps until I made the switch to an Integra dhc 9.9 on my main system and an Outlaw 990 on my living room system. They each have limited tone controls buried a few layers deep in the setup menu. My Threshold T2 preamp that I still use never had any tone controls. I once had an Soundcraftsman PE2217 preamp/equailzer with the whole slew of graphic tone control levers. I think I may have overdosed playing with that and lost my enthusiasm for them. |
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Post by bigred7078 on Apr 23, 2009 0:30:03 GMT -5
everything set flat is overall the best balance i can find.
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Post by darkvisions on Apr 23, 2009 5:54:03 GMT -5
I am always changing my bass and treble, sometimes from song to song depending on what I think I am hearing and needs to be adjusted.
But my bass is always higher than my treble....I hate harsh tinny sound.
There is such a discrepancy in the quality of music recording today that I need to do this....I can't stop....
Maybe I need to seek professional help... ;D
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Post by RPA-1 man on Apr 23, 2009 6:28:15 GMT -5
Darkvisions is correct in stating that there is a large variation in in the quality of music recordings these days. Having the ability to hear these variations has a lot to do with the quality of the systems we listen to them on. That being said, I must revise my previous post and state that I do use my tone controls on rare occasions for music. For Example: some Steely Dan recordings require that I give the bass a slight boost. The treble control gets used on extremely rare occasions though.
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Post by Mr. Ben on Apr 23, 2009 8:15:22 GMT -5
usually they're bypassed, but sometimes I bring them into the signal and make adjustments, depending on what I'm listening to.
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