[L337Something]

Screen shots of where my NOOB settings that i have played with and kinda stumbled on this setup as it sounds decent...

i was going off of this information
http://productionadvice.co.uk/using-eq/

I found that 62 and 125 to be my BASS and 8 and 16k to be my main highs...

im just so frustrated as I will find a good setting than something random a advertisment or a different genre song or something will play and it will sound like ****.. its like each song or each .soundfile has to have its own EQ setting...

 

[L337Something]

once again i have no idea what i am doing... I want to becoem a audiophile enthusiast.. and am going to be as soon as i take back this XFI titantium HD and buy a XONAR DX

 

[Varjo]

That is a guide for mixing songs (creating them). As a consumer, the main job of EQ would be to attempt to compensate for characteristics in your setup you disliked. Unless you have a specific reason to mess with stuff, leave your EQ flat.

Edit: What speakers/amplifier are you using, and why are you changing your soundcard? The titanium HD is a good card.

 

[L337Something]

umm keep my eq flatt??? ROFL i bought a sound card for amazing performance.. even fi i put everythign 1 notch above flat it sounds better haha

 

[L337Something]

so i will not be keeping it flat. as i dont even know how thats advice? I am about to purcahse M50s SWANS as soon as they get them in stock there shipping me a pair my way. Just trying to get familiar with my EQ even though im probably tradign this card in for a XONAR DX i knew nothing before about sound i didnt even think a sound card was nessary any more.. but BOY have i been wrong this ****ty card WOKE UP my z2300s....!!!

 

[98uk]

EQ is effectively a trade off for having poor quality speakers. However, when you have more budget equipment, it can be used well to enhance audio. Just raise each bar once at a time.

 

[L337Something]

im trying to make these z2300s sound good and test my INEXPERIENCE with *EQ's sound cards etc) I dont care if i mess up my z2300s as I am purcahsing high end 2.1s and would wrather have the experience on EQing and stuff prior.

 

[L337Something]

lik ei ahve no idea what the nubmers on the EQ mean i have no idea what the equalizer even represents other than bass mids and treble is it always the low numbers a bass and 150-999 are mids and 1k-16k are all highs?!?

EDIT (* what is the best way to set a EQ*) same song over and over? particualr song? a *mastered track* from a cd? ive been listening to YOUTUBE songs tryign to set my EQ ROFL!!!!

 

[98uk]

If you're buying high end audio equipment, then to be using EQ is awful! High end audio equipment should be able to re-produce music with a flat EQ and make it sound warm and lively. Also, you'd have to think about what you listen to. Mp3's don't sound good on high end equipment!

An EQ is used to boost poor audio equipment (such as the Z-2300's!). I had a pair myself and they aren't particularly good. I just use them on my PS3 now and have Wharfedale 9.1's/Acoustic Energy Neo V2 Sub on my PC. The Z2300's have just a tragic crossover frequency you wonder if the listening QA department were deaf.

I found that Z2300's need no more bass, but were helped when the high frequency noises on the EQ were increased a little.

 

[Varjo]

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Originally Posted by L337Something umm keep my eq flatt??? ROFL i bought a sound card for amazing performance.. even fi i put everythign 1 notch above flat it sounds better haha

The point of a high end sound card is not because of its EQ capabilities, it's because of the quality of the circuitry, the audio chip, and the DACs. Raising your EQ evenly across the board only makes the songs louder. EQ changes the sound, unless there is a specific aspect of your system you are unhappy with then why are you trying to change the sound?

Also make sure you run that card in audio creation mode.

Anyway, you don't have to listen, but I consider myself something of an amateur audiophile. I have a 3k sound system hooked up to my computer and did MONTHS of research before I put it together.

Edit:

One more thing, the Titanium HD is a goo card, a very good card in fact. If you are expecting a huge difference moving to the asus card you are in for a disappointment. While the Xonar is slightly more musical, it's quite close. If I were you my soundcard would not be my first upgrade.

 

[Mygaffer]

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Originally Posted by L337Something Screen shots of where my NOOB settings that i have played with and kinda stumbled on this setup as it sounds decent... i was going off of this information http://productionadvice.co.uk/using-eq/ I found that 62 and 125 to be my BASS and 8 and 16k to be my main highs... im just so frustrated as I will find a good setting than something random a advertisment or a different genre song or something will play and it will sound like ****.. its like each song or each .soundfile has to have its own EQ setting...

That EQ stuff you linked to is for recording albums, not listening to them. Best advice is to leave the EQ OFF, they've already balanced it when recording, don't go undoing their work.

 

[Simca]

Most people will tell you to leave your EQ flat, but I got bored of my EQ being flat and altered mine. I find that my music sounds 2-3 times as good as it did before. Here's where my settings are and others have done the same with their settings and almost everyone agrees that these settings rock. Maybe they might not be great for you, but give it a try. I find that they raise bass without muddying the music, they pull vocals out of the music and make everything crisp and clear.

Let me know what you think.

 

[darthspartan]

The point of an EQ in scenarios other than live/recording is to do two things.
1. Compensate for poor quality equipment.
2. Compensate for poor room acoustics.
Even with high end equipment the sound is not exactly reproduced. The room changes the sound a lot so even with a perfect Frequency response 100% flat what you hear at your ears is not 100% flat. I use a 12band parametric with my gear but i used a RTA mic to get the Response flat were i sit. So EQ on high end gear is fine although i dont care for software based eq's. Most home users dont need to set there's unless you like your music a certain way. Best bet if you want more bottom is to add a sub. If you want crisper highs just boost them a little not a lot. Smaller changes tend to vary a lot less from song to song.

 

[Phoriver]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simca;13065890
Most people will tell you to leave your EQ flat, but I got bored of my EQ being flat and altered mine. I find that my music sounds 2-3 times as good as it did before. Here's where my settings are and others have done the same with their settings and almost everyone agrees that these settings rock. Maybe they might not be great for you, but give it a try. I find that they raise bass without muddying the music, they pull vocals out of the music and make everything crisp and clear.

Let me know what you think.

Wow that's some pretty heavy EQing. I'm a bit skeptical but I'm going to try these settings out anyway.

OP: Try not to double post

 

[Simca]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phoriver;13067845
Wow that's some pretty heavy EQing. I'm a bit skeptical but I'm going to try these settings out anyway.

OP: Try not to double post

Looks dramatic. I know. I was like I think I'm doing it wrong, but it sounds best to me for my equipment and needs/preferences. Let me know what you think.

 

[Varjo]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simca;13068592
Looks dramatic. I know. I was like I think I'm doing it wrong, but it sounds best to me for my equipment and needs/preferences. Let me know what you think.

Well for me it looks a bit....insane, but honestly, sound is subjective. Running EQ like that you're defiantly not hearing music "as the creator intended" but that's not necessarily a bad thing. If stuff sounds better to you like that, then more power to you. The bottom line with audio is do what sounds best to you.

 

[Simca]

Also, OP, if you decide to try my EQ, keep in mind yours goes from +12 to -12. Mine's scaled +20 to -20 so it won't look the same.

Best way to see what's best is raising it from top to bottom one by one and going back and forth and changing each one to get it to however you like.

 

[Mygaffer]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simca Most people will tell you to leave your EQ flat, but I got bored of my EQ being flat and altered mine. I find that my music sounds 2-3 times as good as it did before. Here's where my settings are and others have done the same with their settings and almost everyone agrees that these settings rock. Maybe they might not be great for you, but give it a try. I find that they raise bass without muddying the music, they pull vocals out of the music and make everything crisp and clear. Let me know what you think.

What are you playing your music back on?

 

[ears1991]

so much fail. you shouldnt be using eq if you dont understand it, it just sounds better to you because turning up sliders makes it louder, louder doesnt = better, using a guide from the internet that claims to have the "perfect eq" is the biggest load of fail ever, there is no logic behind it at all, different speakers and different rooms require different eq. just leave it on flat

edit: that last eq setup posted is ridiculous, unless your speakers are made of turd then you shouldnt need to be making adjustments of a few db, not 20... fail

it might sound better to you but its still going to sound completely wrong compared to how it was recorded

edit 2: just tried that eq setup for a laugh, unbelievable.... how can that possibly sound good through anything...

 

[Zulli85]

Quote:

Originally Posted by darthspartan The point of an EQ in scenarios other than live/recording is to do two things. 1. Compensate for poor quality equipment. 2. Compensate for poor room acoustics. Even with high end equipment the sound is not exactly reproduced. The room changes the sound a lot so even with a perfect Frequency response 100% flat what you hear at your ears is not 100% flat. I use a 12band parametric with my gear but i used a RTA mic to get the Response flat were i sit. So EQ on high end gear is fine although i dont care for software based eq's. Most home users dont need to set there's unless you like your music a certain way. Best bet if you want more bottom is to add a sub. If you want crisper highs just boost them a little not a lot. Smaller changes tend to vary a lot less from song to song.

^^Best advice in this thread to this point.

Everyone seems to have a vendetta against changing EQ settings when there are plenty of reasons to adjust it even with high-end equipment. I'm really just reiterating darthspartan's post but 99% of computer users are not going to have high-end speakers, so adjusting the EQ almost becomes a must.

Even if you do have high-end speakers you still might need to adjust it a bit. I have my EQ tailored to sound a certain way when I'm sitting in my computer chair. However if I get up and move around the sound changes quite drastically. Its nice to have something to tune the sound to the way you want it in a particular space in the room.

Lets not forget that people have different tastes in the way their music sounds. God forbid if someone moved up the bass or treble sliders a bit to tune the sound a certain way. People are generally correct in saying adjusting the EQ compensates for poor audio equipment but don't act like the world is about to end if someone likes to hear their music differently than you do.

For kicks, here is my EQ.