iTunes PERFECT Equalizer setting ruined my JBL Creature II speakers

I am sure you guys have all heard of the so called "perfect" equalizer setting for itunes. (http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20040902070807431)

Well, I gave it a shot, and sure enough, it did make my music sound a little clearer and more defined. But after a week or so of using the setting (mainly for hip hop, rock, aternative music) strange things started happening to my speakers. Sometimes my speakers would start hissing or popping when playing back music. I turned the setting off and the popping and hissing would still sometimes be there. Do you think that the "perfect" itunes setting pushes the speakers too hard? Thats what I kind of think happened. My JBL Creatures are only a few months old, and they should not be having this problem.

Any help would be great!

Thanks

ITUNES PERFECT SETTING

Two big problems with that:

1- There can't be a "perfect" setting for an equalizer. The whole point of an equalizer is to adjust the frequency response of your equipment, so what works for your JBLs wouldn't necessarily work for my Polks and varies depending on the genre of music you're playing.

2- Those settings aren't very well thought out with everything pushed above 0dB. The individual sliders need to be brought down to average zero or the preamp slider on the left need to be brought down to about -6dB. A lot of music (esp. from the iTMS) is recorded with artificially high presets, so when you boost it up like that (especially the 8kHz!!!) you're inevitably clipping/saturating the amplifiers. Clipping is a great way to kill your speakers:( There are some cases where a recording is very quiet and you need to push up the preamp, but for general use you don't want the preamp over 0dB- making the music louder is your amplifier's job.

Better speakers, hahaha. Thats funny. I dont know if you know, but JBL Creature II's received 4 1/2 stars out of 5 based on 276 customer reviews... They are quality speakers.xAbre122

Awesome. I didn't say they were bad, I just said get better ones. :|

Shoot, I think I should just leave it to "trebble booster" for now. It doesnt sound as good as the "perfect" but at least it wont kill my speakers.xAbre122

I just use flat :|Samwel_X

I am sure you guys have all heard of the so called "perfect" equalizer setting for itunes. (http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20040902070807431)

Well, I gave it a shot, and sure enough, it did make my music sound a little clearer and more defined. But after a week or so of using the setting (mainly for hip hop, rock, aternative music) strange things started happening to my speakers. Sometimes my speakers would start hissing or popping when playing back music. I turned the setting off and the popping and hissing would still sometimes be there. Do you think that the "perfect" itunes setting pushes the speakers too hard? Thats what I kind of think happened. My JBL Creatures are only a few months old, and they should not be having this problem.

Any help would be great!

Thanks

xAbre122

Itunes always sounded a bit rougher to me. I prefer Winamp.

Bringing down the preamp will keep it from clipping correct?xAbre122

I just double click my music and let it play...:|nintendorocks

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I am sure you guys have all heard of the so called "perfect" equalizer setting for itunes. (http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20040902070807431)

Well, I gave it a shot, and sure enough, it did make my music sound a little clearer and more defined. But after a week or so of using the setting (mainly for hip hop, rock, aternative music) strange things started happening to my speakers. Sometimes my speakers would start hissing or popping when playing back music. I turned the setting off and the popping and hissing would still sometimes be there. Do you think that the "perfect" itunes setting pushes the speakers too hard? Thats what I kind of think happened. My JBL Creatures are only a few months old, and they should not be having this problem.

Any help would be great!

Thanks

donwoogie

Itunes always sounded a bit rougher to me. I prefer Winamp.

True, Winamp + Enchancer = WIN