MP3 meets Car Audio: Empeg Mark II in-dash Car MP3 Player

Some very strong evidence that those behind Empeg are pretty big audiophiles is the empeg’s 20-band parametric equalizer.

Most of you are probably familiar with the term “graphic equalizer” which is basically a feature that allows you to adjust the “loudness” of particular frequencies of the sound coming out of your stereo.  For example, if you want more bass in the sounds you’re hearing you’d adjust the “loudness” or gain of the lower frequencies in a graphic equalizer.  Or if you wanted to hear the higher notes louder you’d do the same but on higher frequencies listed in a graphic equalizer.

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A parametric equalizer such as the one on the empeg, not only allows you to adjust the gain of particular frequencies, but also the bandwidth of those frequencies.  This particular level of tuning is rarely used by your average audio enthusiast, however for those that are bigger audiophiles the empeg’s 20-band parametric equalizer is definitely appreciated. 

Especially in an environment such as the cabin of a car, fine tuning of the gain and bandwidth of certain frequencies can be a good way of compensating for certain quirks of your car audio system and/or the way certain frequencies resonate off of the interior of your car.