Hi Jerry,

Nice one... Everyone knows my view on graphic equalizers, but the bottom line is that if using one improves some recordings, and in turn increases your listening pleasure, then all the 'golden accepted rules of audio' go out of the window!

Having said that, I can't help also feel that some of the more, let's call it, 'difficult' recordings are possibly highlighting the limitations of your (as you know yourself) 'bugdet' T/T. Therefore, the equaliser is acting as a 'bandage'.

In order to try and appreciate where you're coming from, could you provide a list of the offending CBS recordings on vinyl? I'll see if I have any, and then report back on how they sound on my rig

As an aside, are the classical CBS recordings you're referring to on the same 'orangey' label as the rock stuff is?

Marco.