Shiit Magni is Nice, but Miss Bass Control

[paulfx]

Hey All,
I have been supplementing my Adcom SLC-505 controller with a Shiit Magni pre- headphone amp. I still miss a bass tone control! As part of this re-building of an active pre-amp, I would like to place a passive stereo bass control (James?) in front of this 25K "Schiit" load. A 6db insertion loss could be compensated by bumping-up the gain via the switch. What would be a good circuit that would mildly boost or cut bass?
Thanks!
Paul

 

[paulfx]

Cruising YouTube, there are guys throwing tone controls together and testing them by ear. Maybe I could whack one together and then see what it does. Then, change the frequency if necessary by changing R and C values by the same ratio?

 

[adason]

Schiit makes two exceptionally good sounding equalizers...four bands is quite cheap.
Other option is 'loudness pot'. Can be passive.

 

[adason]

Those guys on youtube throwing tone controls together by ear do not care about sound quality, just number of views and subscribers. Tons of junk on youtube.

 

[paulfx]

The four band Schiit Loki Mini+ has outstanding specs. I think I'll get that.
You know, I could take that, my little Schiit Magni, my Topping DAC, my NAD endpoint streamer, and my homebuilt switcher, and put them in one nice chassis. I would call this invention a "control pre-amp." Nah, separates are cooler!
P.S.: adason, is that Leon Russell or the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh?

 

[adason]

Yes, Bhagwan, later as Osho.

 

[paulfx]

Got the Schiit Loki Mini+ and it's installed - best I ever heard.

Small adjustments especially, like this slight trim on top to take the glint off 80s digital recordings.
Also, adding some bass to Mercury Living Presence recordings, maybe because monitors back then had murky bass, or because they needed room on LPs.