I’ve also been told many times that true Audiophiles don’t use Tone Controls at all and prefer the Music flat without any EQ.

I like that I have the luxury of playing with the Tone Controls on my Yamaha Amp and for times I don’t want to use them I use the pure direct mode that bypasses the tone controls.

Now here’s my dilemma. I’m looking to buy my second amp and I just can’t think of anything else except Yamaha. Or even when I do find something that has a good spec sheet I cancel it out as soon as I release they don’t have tone controls.

Is this Blasphemy in the Audiophile world? Am I chasing the wrong thing’s looking for that perfect sound setup?

Any kind response will be appreciated. Thank you in advance.

  • invalid404@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I guess it depends on why you think you need tone controls. I used to feel the same way when I bought big-box retailer equipment like mid-fi Sony, Yamaha, etc… stuff. You needed them as the amps/preamps/receivers/speakers just didn’t sound good and you’d want that smile curve of boosted bass and boosted treble.

    Someone told me that with a good amp and good set of speakers I wouldn’t need tone controls. And they were right. Since I’ve been buying actual audiophile-grade equipment, I haven’t once wished I had tone knobs on my boxes.

    So maybe branch out and find an amplifier/preamp/speaker combo that doesn’t need support to sound good.

    Of course, like others say here, do what you like. This is just my experience.