Good Equalisers for Windows 11 PC?

pointless martyr on 17/05/2023 - 22:08
Last edited 17/05/2023 - 22:36

looking for some OzB wisdom…new dell pc came with garbage maxx audio - what do you use?

its basically a wfh pc …its hooked up to a cheap DAC and half decent bookshelfs - sounds good with VLC /itunes EQ but want a baseline solution to govern the whole system

cheers

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  • 00 on 17/05/2023 - 22:19
    -6

    A Macbook

    • pointless martyr on 17/05/2023 - 22:25

      looking for some OzB wisdom…top stuff champ!

    • ihfree on 17/05/2023 - 22:58
      +2

      How does a Macbook help with an equalizer? Which equalizer after buying the Mac?

      • pointless martyr on 18/05/2023 - 01:36
        +1

        maybe he means i should rig a brand new macbook inline to use exclusively as an EQ between my $200 PC and a brand new AVR ?

  • Mechz on 17/05/2023 - 22:19

    HDMI out to an AVR.

    • pointless martyr on 17/05/2023 - 22:28

      its a wfh pc mate…its hooked up to a cheap DAC and half decent bookshelfs - sounds good with VLC /itunes EQ but want a baseline solution to govern the whole system - do you use a software EQ at all?

      cheers

  • Itoifi on 17/05/2023 - 22:38
    +3

    EqualizerAPO? I think it's got a graphic equalizer for the whole system, I usually use it with a vst eq tho.

    • pointless martyr on 17/05/2023 - 22:40

      thanks mate , will check it out…can you please elaborate on vst eq?

      • Itoifi on 18/05/2023 - 07:35
        +1

        sorry for the late reply, EqualizerAPO has its own built in eq interface, but you can also use it as a way to apply a third party eq (in the form of a vst plugin) to your whole system. (these eq plugins are usually used within certain softwares, not for the entire system). I personally find some of the third party ones to have better features/interface etc.

        • pointless martyr on 18/05/2023 - 22:03

          thanks - like Peace for EqualizerAPO do you mean?

  • ihfree on 17/05/2023 - 22:40
    +3

    IIRC - Peace or Equalizer APO

    • pointless martyr on 17/05/2023 - 22:41

      thanks a bunch , will check it out…can you please elaborate on Peace??

      • ihfree on 17/05/2023 - 22:54
        +3

        Just looking it up - Peace is another front-end for Equalizer APO. You are probably fine with just Equalizer APO - Thread on ASR.

        I was going to set one or both of them up for headphones at one point but did not get round to it.

        • pointless martyr on 17/05/2023 - 22:57

          top stuff mate…real helpful….have a great night

  • garetz on 18/05/2023 - 00:59
    +1

    foobar2k with its own internal eq components

  • pointless martyr on 18/05/2023 - 01:32

    thanks for reply… but looking for something to govern entire system audio output - i use plex, itunes, vlc, kodi, kayo/youtube in browser etc etc so just want a total overarching solution….cheers

    • franco cozzo on 18/05/2023 - 06:08
      +1

      my mobo came with a realtek audio console for the sound components which has a basic 10-band EQ built within it….does your mobo have similar?
      although looking at EQ APO as commented above looks to be the business. might grab it myself as well

      • pointless martyr on 18/05/2023 - 22:05
        +1

        hey franco - i think it used too, but on my new (2nd hand dell optiplex W11) its not there any more , hence the thread…have a good one mate, thanks for reply.

  • EightImmortals on 18/05/2023 - 06:59
    +2

    Been using this for years.

    https://www.claessonedwards.com/home-audio/

    You can DL and try for free, I liked it so much I actually paid for it.

    Not an EQ per se but has a heap of presets and settings you can adjust.

    • pointless martyr on 18/05/2023 - 22:06

      thanks mate , will check it out

    • Massive Flog on 19/05/2023 - 01:02

      +1 to this. I've been using Breakaway for years. Brilliant program.

  • Drpepper666 on 18/05/2023 - 10:09

    No Equalizer

  • pointless martyr on 21/05/2023 - 12:41

    thanks to all (constructive) responses…grabbed EQAPO and PEACE from sourceforge - perfect solution for my needs - cheers

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