Ultima893

Ultima893 t1_is5wefd wrote

Reply to comment by ayedea in Most discriminating audio reviewer by SnooStories7223

I am not sure if I understand your terminology here. Source is MBP (volume at Max) connected to L30/E30. Amp is at 0 gain. I only turn the amps volume knob. I adjust EQ via sliders and I do not hear any bass improvements until it all of a sudden sounds extremely bad. Like rattling chains or TV static. I suppose I never tried first lowerikg the volume and then slowing adjusting the lower frequency sliders if that is what you meant…

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Ultima893 t1_is5d445 wrote

Reply to comment by ayedea in Most discriminating audio reviewer by SnooStories7223

Well the thing is I did spend hours listening to them in a store about 4-5 years ago. They were plugged into $6000+ worth of amp/dac/cables. And they had the best bass I have ever heard in a pair of cans, second only to the STAX LP700. Yes, really. Those stax cans were massaging my ears and vibrating my head like no other. It was in the same shop, so maybe they have some magic ass EQ going on or maybe their $20k power cables do make s difference. Or maybe the whole experience was a placebo. I did listen to the Focal Utopia’s and Hifman well but they were far too flat for my taste.

My Topping stack only cost $250 but I have been told the difference between a topping stack and a $6000 stack should be quite minor. Another factor is this was years ago so it was the old LCD-X. I bought the newer, revised 2021 model.

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Ultima893 t1_is5b8dd wrote

Reply to comment by cr1t1cal76 in Most discriminating audio reviewer by SnooStories7223

I know this a joke thread. But if your comment is serious could you recommend a good EQ app for Mac? I just bought LCD-X and a topping stack and I wish there was more bass. I tried 3 different random free EQs and none of them let me increase the bass without sounding like the drivers were literally broken. Can you actually EQ bass or is it just a myth? The amount of bass the LCD-X produces at 70-80% volume is what I want but at 30-40% volume. I dont want the bass to sound like broken glass. Which is weird, cause my Sony XM3/XM4 both let me bass boost them in their native apps ti crazy level of bass without ruining the sound quality at all…

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