I always enjoy a big, colourful, graphic equalizer. Turning up the volume just to watch the bars rise as everything on your mantel piece falls. There's nothing quite like it.
I chanced upon an old amp and along with its classic dials and switches I just love that shiny red graphic EQ, honestly I play dub step just to watch the base drop. Admittedly these aren't very good arguments for its necessity, but, it does double as a volume display which is more detailed than most others, and is at least 1000% cooler. Not many radios allow the users to adjust the equalization, but other than the inherent functionality of a graphic equalizer, it is also a great avenue for topical design detailing.
Also, if all internet radios require a larger colour screen which it's seems they do, why not make the most of it by switch it to the EQ when it's doing nothing else. No matter how small and simple or big and high res. the screen is, a clean EQ graphic is possible.
Although they are not always concidered for the design of portable radios, a graphic equalizer engages viewer with the music through visuals as well as enabling them personalize the audio.
-Alex B.
Its a great solution to the screen issue, switching the screen to an EQ, and I totally agree that creating a visual accompaniment to sound adds to excitement of the experience, even if its only for dirty dubstep and electronica. Reminds me of the showboating quality of boomboxes.
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