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I remember it like it was yesterday: sitting in my car cranking up Van Halen's 5150 and spending the entire album fiddling with the 10-band EQ I'd installed to get the best sound possible. You don't ...

I believe those are frequency bands. What's you're doing with an equalizer is (with gross generalizations) altering the amplification of different frequencies. You do this to taste, so there's no ...

When it comes to music streaming platforms, Spotify is one of the best in the business. Home to more than 100 million songs from thousands of artists that can be enjoyed on full albums, playlists, and ...

For the best listening experience possible, you should familiarize yourself with the sound settings on your audio products. In particular, the equalizer (aka the EQ). Understanding how to operate this ...

Most wireless headphones and speakers rely on some type of digital signal processing. Here's what you need to know about DSP—and why it's hard to avoid. I've been a contributing editor for PCMag since ...

Audio enhancements in Windows 11 can cause a variety of issues, from audio delays to worse sound quality. It's time to turn ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." You’ve seen it anytime you’ve used a high-end audio system or dug into the settings menu on your car’s ...

Priced at $11,500, the new Optik Phono 1.1 from Backert Labs makes its intentions clear immediately: this is unapologetically high-end, highly specialized hardware built for owners of DS Audio optical ...

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