Just wondering how many Rotel owners use the contour controls to smooth edginess when listening to overly bright material.And do you leave the settings for all music and ht.Thanks.
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Hi Opus007,
I use the tone controls on my RC-1082 stereo preamp frequently. Over half the CDs and music DVDs that I own benefit from using them. Generally speaking the better the quality of the recording the less likely it is that I will need the tone controls. Unfortunately a lot of the music that I like isn't optimally recorded.
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I don't use mine at all on my RC1082. I tried it on a couple cd's but found myself changing it with nearly every cd I was playing.Magnepan,ARC,VTL,Transparent Audio ;x(
"The term "audiophile" means essentially nothing -- it's a self-anointed status that entails no credentials, qualifications or certifications. It means "hobbyist," nothing more, and anyone can lay claim to it. Ironically, I've come to recognize that "audiophiles" represent a group that will believe almost anything"- Bottom
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Reason I was asking as I am a firm believer in leaving the contours alone but lately as I update my cd collection I am finding more and more cd's that need some help.Especially some of the 70's rock like Led Zepplin and such are needing some smoothing out. Thanks for the replies.- Bottom
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Some of my weakest SeeDee's get 'massaged' due to poor recording quality, and like you, I find many of them being from the 'classic rock' genre.
Otherwise, the pre-amp is set on 'by-pass'.
For my vinyl playback, it's 'by-pass' 100%.- Bottom
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I look at the contour controls primarily as a means of solving system/room issues.
For years (with an RSP 1068 and currently an RSP 1570) I left the contour controls alone, thinking of myself as a purist. I finally decided that the room charcteristics (heavy wall to wall carpeting over a concrete slab) deadened the high end slightly so I turned the HF up to +1. I was surprised that this slight change made a noticeable difference. I also concluded that because I was unable to position my L and R tower speakers as far from the back wall as they could be, the bass was unappealingly boomy. Turning the LF down to -2 eliminated this issue.
I subsequently added a subwoofer, which added additional flexibility. The crossover for both the towers and the sub is 40 hz. The boominess appears to originate over 40 hz so I am able to set the output of the sub to generate solid bass.
Maybe I am just lazy, but I find that there are so many recordings of bad quality (at least with respect to rock/pop etc., not so much for classical and jazz) that it is not worth doing further adjustments on the fly.- Bottom
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Originally posted by GsrrrrrrrrrI look at the contour controls primarily as a means of solving system/room issues.
For years (with an RSP 1068 and currently an RSP 1570) I left the contour controls alone, thinking of myself as a purist. I finally decided that the room charcteristics (heavy wall to wall carpeting over a concrete slab) deadened the high end slightly so I turned the HF up to +1. I was surprised that this slight change made a noticeable difference. I also concluded that because I was unable to position my L and R tower speakers as far from the back wall as they could be, the bass was unappealingly boomy. Turning the LF down to -2 eliminated this issue.
I subsequently added a subwoofer, which added additional flexibility. The crossover for both the towers and the sub is 40 hz. The boominess appears to originate over 40 hz so I am able to set the output of the sub to generate solid bass.
Maybe I am just lazy, but I find that there are so many recordings of bad quality (at least with respect to rock/pop etc., not so much for classical and jazz) that it is not worth doing further adjustments on the fly.- Bottom
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