CVJ EQ settings

Parametric EQ corrections for 9 CVJ models, each derived from its measured frequency response. Pick a model for the full filter table, the curve, and how it compares with its siblings.

The CVJ house sound, by the numbers

Across the 9 measured models, the most common tuning is dark (3 of 9, 33 percent). Next most common: near-neutral (2), bright (2).

The model that needs the least correction is the Mermaid II, with no band more than 2.3 dB from neutral. The one that needs the most is the Aria, off by up to 4.9 dB before EQ.

All CVJ models