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Not touching that thread, but:

Headroom is always nice. I believe it also helps with the dynamics of music as Alton said.

Just an example in my case:

Say I set the gains accordingly and I'm getting about full output from an amplifier rated for 100watts.

Now I lack a little midbass, and want to add a little EQ to an area, say I adjust some midbass region up by +3dB, that's now going to require twice the amount of power, but the amps pretty much already at it's limits, so that region that I tried to make louder may become "clipped" and distorted.

Headroom isn't so you can eq. Just like everything in life running things at full throttle push boundaries. Avoiding those extremes is a good idea. Your point is valid, but if you add +3dB you no longer have headroom...

I believe that's also why people like to EQ stuff down, instead of up.

Actually the goal of an eq is to remove anomalies. A perfect amp will play exactly what is put into it (ie, flat) a perfect speaker as well. Sometimes this isn't the case though. Conveniently your ear and brain aren't so good at discerning little details when they are masked in the rest of the music a peak well above the normal level though will be seriously noticeable. EQ is a tool to remove these artificial peaks or anomalies. Pretty much these are always cuts. There are exceptions based on when you've made other compromises, but you should not design a system that will require boost at the same time it is impossible to design a system that doesn't need cuts.

Your comment isn't that far off though as it is still a good idea to understand that and also not boost for that reason if you are running on the hairy edge. Of course those that run hairy couldn't hear the distortion anyways

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Holy shit 2 posts in a row!

I left to see what else was new.

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And found nothing!

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Yea it has been slow.

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Just dropped my laptop...thought it was permanently dead

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And when lesbians go wild.....

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I'll buy a ticket

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Unless they are fucking she-men

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Or you are typing fast!

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And now, I'm going to bed fast.

Goodnight. Thanks again Neal. I can't wait to use it!!

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Not touching that thread, but:

Headroom is always nice. I believe it also helps with the dynamics of music as Alton said.

Just an example in my case:

Say I set the gains accordingly and I'm getting about full output from an amplifier rated for 100watts.

Now I lack a little midbass, and want to add a little EQ to an area, say I adjust some midbass region up by +3dB, that's now going to require twice the amount of power, but the amps pretty much already at it's limits, so that region that I tried to make louder may become "clipped" and distorted.

Headroom isn't so you can eq. Just like everything in life running things at full throttle push boundaries. Avoiding those extremes is a good idea. Your point is valid, but if you add +3dB you no longer have headroom...

I believe that's also why people like to EQ stuff down, instead of up.

Actually the goal of an eq is to remove anomalies. A perfect amp will play exactly what is put into it (ie, flat) a perfect speaker as well. Sometimes this isn't the case though. Conveniently your ear and brain aren't so good at discerning little details when they are masked in the rest of the music a peak well above the normal level though will be seriously noticeable. EQ is a tool to remove these artificial peaks or anomalies. Pretty much these are always cuts. There are exceptions based on when you've made other compromises, but you should not design a system that will require boost at the same time it is impossible to design a system that doesn't need cuts.

Your comment isn't that far off though as it is still a good idea to understand that and also not boost for that reason if you are running on the hairy edge. Of course those that run hairy couldn't hear the distortion anyways

Yeah I knew it was off, but the EQ idea could at least give them something perhaps more tangible.

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And now, I'm going to bed fast.

Goodnight. Thanks again Neal. I can't wait to use it!!

Glad it went to a good home.

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