I never felt that the Equator D5 was the ‘king of clarity” as a few reviews stated. Here is some of the evidence from others that stated the same general feeling I have on the D5
https://gearspace.com/board/8717175-post28.html
I DO have a different problem and I'm wondering if I have faulty monitors, I've read many reviews, and everybody talks about the definition, clarity, etc., being able to hear things that you weren't, but with mine that's not the case, there are things that disappear or almost disappear when I switch between the D5s and my krk v6 mkII, yamaha msp5 or digidesign RM1. This is particularly evident in the high mids and highs, things just disappear.
I am aware of the price differencd, but given what has been said of the D5s, I'm wondering if my pair is faulty.
Do any of you find them VERY subdued in the mid-high/high frequencies? Cymbals sound like cymbals on the other monitors, but with the D5s they sometimes disappear or sound strange, artifficial.
Regards,
Johnny I do also find that on my D5 the treble is subdued as compared to the JBL LSR305.
The graphs from one user match what my ears are telling me, too mellow on the D5.
Here is the graphs:
You can find this thread here:
https://gearspace.com/board/8732189-post32.html
I just found this weird thing while tracking some hard panned guitars. My newly replaced right speaker seems to have a lot better frequency response than my old left speaker.. Take a look at these graphs.
I recorded these using pink noise and condenser mic on axis at a distance of 15cm.
Both of my old monitors seemed to have this weird resonant peak on 7-8kHz (clearly visible in my unreplaced D5, the graph on the left). The newly replaced monitor is a lot more balanced tonally and actually sounds quite pleasant.
Makes you wonder what caused this disrepancy. Is it the calibration process or something else? Are all new Equators more like the one on the left or on the right? Anyways I think I need to send mine back again to get a balanced pair. Should've remembered to "try before yo
Both of my D5 had that bit of a peak at 7kHz that I can clearly hear. I rest my case. Only your ears knows the truth.