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I think it's a good idea, but I don't do enough LISTENING to justify the cost. Most of the music I hear is background.

I would be reluctant to use a digital eq, but I refuse to say never. I have very few placement options in my room, so if I had a response problem with a pair of speakers I really liked, I would consider it. I am, however, reluctant to use anything in the signal path, or that utilizes technology operating in the digital domain. I'll give this one a strong "maybe".

I heard a number of so called eq room correction systems. The improvements they made were not significant enough to earn my dollars.

Don't believe the technology yet. Better to dampen room at lower cost?

I can clearly understand the benefit for mid and low bass applications. I can also understand the Digital EQ correcting for a system's on-axis or power anechoic response. When the cost is low enough that I won't have to give up too many meals in a row, I will seriously consider purchasing one.

I use the Tact RCS 2.0 room correction preamp. For me, listening without room correction is no longer an option!

In my opinion digital EQ/room correction is "The Next Big Thing" in features for home audio. My car stero already has this feature, I would expect my home system would benefit from a little correction as well.

Stereophile should do a test report on the new Behringer Ultracurve Pro DEQ2496 digital equalizer, which, for a list price of $380, offers digital-EQ with 24-bit A/D and D/A, 31-band spectrum analyzer display, parametric EQ, etc. Too bad it is manufactured and sold only to the pro side of the business!

When used correctly, an EQ can offer tremedous benefits and help eliminate the room acoustics that alter the sound. If used improperly then it's nothing other than a glorified tone control (which can be fun too I suppose).

speaker yes, room no--can't be done.

I use a Behringer Ultracurve, when required, to take out about 6dB in the 40Hz area. I have maybe 10 CDs (out of about 500) that appear to have been mastered by tone-deaf fools using $5 PC speakers. In my room, this results in my Revel F30s producing enough bass to make you feel ill. Main culprits are CDs with deep synth bass.

It would have to be a very very good equaliser or I wouldn't let it through the door.

Maybe as an in-home demo but too much to drop just for testing it's viability in my system.

I like to keep my system simple. Just another expensive box. Rather spend the money on better components or spend a little more time with speaker placement.

I've never tried digital EQ and have heard mixed reports. Maybe I'll have an opinion after another couple of years.

Cost is the big barrier concerning digital EQ; later when techno trickle-down makes the prices go down some more, maybe or maybe not. My aging Rotel 7-band analog EQ works fine due to its high Signal/Noise ratio.

I consider EQs a band-aid fix. I like to keep the purest, simplest signal path possible.

Digital EQ done right (ie, Tact) is one of those things that you might not think you need, but is hard to live without once you have heard how your system sounds with it.

Only for 20-100 Hz

Tried a Z-Systems digital EQ to tackle room modes and found it worthwhile at a fixed volume level, where various modes were energized

Hopefully prices will drop when more competiotion starts to show up.

Can't live without it.

Waiting for a review of the Behringer DEQ2496.

After over 30 years of switching speakers, amps, peamps, and front ends to get the accurate "sound" from my music system, I tried the Tact Audio room correction system two years ago. The system allowed me to see in graphic form what I was hearing in my room. With a push of a button, I was able to correct the objectionable sounds that I found that my room created.

you betcha...cost is and will be a factor

I have implemented one myself (see http://freshmeat.net/projects/drc/).

Will get one as soon as the high-rez formats can be processed without conversion. This is something I would spend big bucks on and not regret.

If you need digital EQ, then you've got the wrong speakers for your room.

The Behringer Ultra-Curve, although tricky to set-up and drive, is an incredible value system/software improvement tool.

Not going to digitize my phono signal!!! But if i ever heard a good demo of digital EQ, I would take another look.