yeah, i understand what parametric eq is, it happens to be intergrated into my new receiver and was something i liked about it. however i knew about it beforehand, its not like it suprised me. you seem to be implying that you are just correcting room acoustics by manipulating the signal the way that you are, i would counter that there are better ways to do so. you mentioned some in your post. i think that people should be trying to allow the signal, in turn the sound, to get as close as possible to the way it was recorded. if you are going away from that, then you are doing an injustice to yourself, you certainly seem like you think you are going closer to it. it doesnt seem like you are to me. dont waste my time with lengthy explanations of something that is common knowledge for everyone here as a poor attempt to conceal what you already said.