Elemental Designs eQ.2

[Mike P.]

WinISD does not take room gain into account. The in room response won"t look like the modeling. With your sub design and room size you shouldn't need to boost anything.
As for your Insignia receiver, can't say what you need without knowing what the LFE output voltage is.

[sub_junkie]

Would there be a way that I could measure it, to see if anything would work...?

[testwork]

Sonnie wrote:

Here is the live response of Audiopulse subs which are tuned to 18.7Hz... and this is with the B1 HPF control at 0 (10Hz setting) and the 20Hz boost set to 12 o'clock.

As you can see... it does a fine job here, however, it does not extend quite low enough for my Fi Audio subs which are tuned much lower.

Can you clarify what it is you don't like about the Reckhorn? It sounds like you're comparing it's performance with Audiopulse subs against how it *might* perform with Fi subs??

[Sonnie]

There is really no question about how B1 will perform with any sub. The live response confirms the loopback test response I did with REW. Its performance is not contingent upon the sub.

The B1 is fine for about a 15-20Hz HPF, but not 10Hz as it claims. I am actually using it on my Audiopulse subs, but not the Fi Audio subs. I am using the eQ.2 on the Fi Audio subs because I can set it up for an 8-10Hz HPF.

[GregBe]

I bought an eQ.2 from a fellow Shackster, and have been really pleased with it so far. In a warped way, I like that it only has 2 bands to play with. It makes it much easier for me to attack the two biggest peaks, and then leave it the alone. Too many tweak options makes it too easy for me to never watch any movies or listen to music and spend all of my time tweaking.

[Bruce Fisher]

I am getting ready (I think) to purchase an ED sub (A7S-450) and was planning to add one of these in... but then noticed that a BFD wasn't much more.

I'm new to this... am I better of with the BFD since it's more functional? I like the comment above... less tweaking since it's only 2 bands... but I figure I'll eventually get to a point where I'll want more capability. Or does it make sense to have both a BFD and a eQ.2 - so I'm not wasting money getting the eQ.2 now?

Thanks!

[Sonnie]

The best thing to do first is measure your response with REW. Then you will be able to better tell how many EQ bands you will most likely need.

I have my eQ.2 for sale if you decide you want one. I used it long enough to test it... it is just like brand new and I will save you a few bucks... if you end up needing/wanting it.

[ironglen]

The eq.2 has two parametric eq settings- where do I set these for a flat response (only want to utilize the hpf function at 12-13hz)? Do I leave the gain of these at 0 and leave the other settings? Or can I somehow use these settings to steepen the hpf curve without changing the rest of the signal on my LLT sub? It is fairly flat otherwise and I don't want to change it.

[Sonnie]

Loop it through your sound card and test it with REW sweeps to be sure. If I remember correctly, I set the boost at about 11-12 o'clock with the boost frequency and HPF turned fully counter-clockwise.