Teej
Member
Hey guys,
First time poster, and new Axe-FX II purchaser here (I should be receiving it next week). I already started working on the new rig, and I got a pair of Carvin LS1202M monitors. I know they are lower-end, but I got a great deal on them along with speaker cables. The Axe-FX II is already the most money I've ever spent at one time on gear, so I have to pace myself. I also want to be damn sure I love the unit (I'm sure I will) before I build too much rig around it. That being the case, I brought them home and plugged in my PV900 power amp (have used it several times with different speakers at gigs, I've never had an issue with it) and ran some music through them. They were definitely a bit harsh in the high end and the bass frequencies were weak. At first I was going to just take the things back but then I remembered that I had a 1U Behringer Ultragraph EQ sitting around that had been collecting dust for years. I put the EQ between the audio source and the amp and played around with it. To my ears, it made a huge difference and the audio sounded "correct" as compared to what I could hear through my studio cans.
Has anyone else here tried rackmount EQs along with the Axe-FX to taylor the signal a bit for the sake of the speakers? I'm just curious as to whether or not the difference I heard with the music will translate to the output of the Axe-FX.
Teej
First time poster, and new Axe-FX II purchaser here (I should be receiving it next week). I already started working on the new rig, and I got a pair of Carvin LS1202M monitors. I know they are lower-end, but I got a great deal on them along with speaker cables. The Axe-FX II is already the most money I've ever spent at one time on gear, so I have to pace myself. I also want to be damn sure I love the unit (I'm sure I will) before I build too much rig around it. That being the case, I brought them home and plugged in my PV900 power amp (have used it several times with different speakers at gigs, I've never had an issue with it) and ran some music through them. They were definitely a bit harsh in the high end and the bass frequencies were weak. At first I was going to just take the things back but then I remembered that I had a 1U Behringer Ultragraph EQ sitting around that had been collecting dust for years. I put the EQ between the audio source and the amp and played around with it. To my ears, it made a huge difference and the audio sounded "correct" as compared to what I could hear through my studio cans.
Has anyone else here tried rackmount EQs along with the Axe-FX to taylor the signal a bit for the sake of the speakers? I'm just curious as to whether or not the difference I heard with the music will translate to the output of the Axe-FX.
Teej