Bob these are just my knee-jerk thoughts on reading your post, they are of no value!
1) 20-20,000 Hz flat response has a lot less to do with your gear than it does your room!
2) 20-20,000 Hz while looking good on paper is rarely enjoyable for listening. While audiophiles like to pretend they are neutral in their listening preferences, this is a fallacy. I had a former friend (who it turns out is mentally unstable) come over with a computer and test equipment and measure my room. It turns out that all of us present preferred the sound of the colored room to the more neutral room.
I would have sworn up and down (just like you are right now) that I want my room to be as neutral as possible, but I did not like how it sounded. I did alter my room tuning devices, but could not keep the room where it sounded the most neutral.
3) Short of spending more money on your room than you did on your house you will never get a 20-20,000 Hz flat response...
I'm not sure I see the point of listening to all your LPs at the same volume, unless you plan to buy a pre-amp that does not have a volume control. If you can bypass that connection, then you are that much better off!
I think volume is more dependent on mood, or the purpose for listening than it is to allow a certain level of musicality into the experience, but I'm usually wrong!
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1) 20-20,000 Hz flat response has a lot less to do with your gear than it does your room!
2) 20-20,000 Hz while looking good on paper is rarely enjoyable for listening. While audiophiles like to pretend they are neutral in their listening preferences, this is a fallacy. I had a former friend (who it turns out is mentally unstable) come over with a computer and test equipment and measure my room. It turns out that all of us present preferred the sound of the colored room to the more neutral room.
I would have sworn up and down (just like you are right now) that I want my room to be as neutral as possible, but I did not like how it sounded. I did alter my room tuning devices, but could not keep the room where it sounded the most neutral.
3) Short of spending more money on your room than you did on your house you will never get a 20-20,000 Hz flat response...
I'm not sure I see the point of listening to all your LPs at the same volume, unless you plan to buy a pre-amp that does not have a volume control. If you can bypass that connection, then you are that much better off!
I think volume is more dependent on mood, or the purpose for listening than it is to allow a certain level of musicality into the experience, but I'm usually wrong!
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