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I noticed this, but there is a reason for mine. I burn all of my CDs with full treble/bass, so it's supposed to be that way...

 

good point beer guy,

I noticed that on my burned CD's. Although, I don't necessarily adjust the bass/treble controls on my burnt CD's. Now that you mention it, I don't notice the brightness when I listen to the radio.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by redleader
[B]good point beer guy,

 

Uh, isn't the 12 o'clock position flat? Why would you be surprised that it sounds too bright with the treble control turned up?

Not that I'm defending the stock deck or 'speakers'...

 

its a little too bright...in fact, so bright that it just sounds plain wrong. But when I listen to an original CD, or and "burned" copy of an original CD (not downloaded music), or even the radio, it sounds ok. Its all my downloaded stuff that is all wack. And they are all usually 128kbps quality downloads. For example, I'll download a bunch of music, from all different sources, I assume (using Kazaa), and burn them onto a disk. And some songs sound ok, some sound extremeely bright, while others have the volume way way down.

how do I adjust bass and treble controls when I burn a disc?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by redleader
[B]its a little too bright...in fact, so bright that it just sounds plain wrong.

 

I've noticed that the stock deck provides a nice *scooped* EQ at +5 bass and +4 treble. But that is with regular CDs. The sound of my burned disks is rather crappy but I've always been disappointed with the inability of MP3s to accurately reproduce highs. But personally I wouldn't adjust EQ prior to burning. That would make discs so inconsistent that I know I'd be endlessly fiddling with the EQ controls for every disk. It's best to burn flat, imo, and find a middle ground EQ curve on the deck or upgrade components more in line with how you like to listen to your music. But, hey, after years of being in rock bands, I have no doubt my ability to hear highs is somewhat diminished so I may just not be hearing the strident highs you're referring to.

 

What are you guys using to convert .MP3 ---> .WAV

 

I find that 128 kbps MP3 sound pretty terrible. I try not to listen to anything less than 160, preferably 192.