Accessing REQ files on a Yamaha RX-A660 Receiver

[Nordo]

Normally you only have easy access to the GEQ adjustments, which are crude are have a very low Q on each slider (very broad effect), which makes it virtually useless.

Running YPAO (another nearly useless Yamaha tool), alters the EQ using a PEQ, and creates a PEQ file.
I have see posts that mention that this PEQ file can be accessed and manually adjusted, including altering the Q value when making adjustments.
But I haven't been able to find how to actually access the file.

Does anyone know how to access the PEQ file and adjust it?

 

[JStewart]

I hope you find an answer.

It was lack of Yamaha providing this functionality that put me on a path away from the brand. There are things I miss, but better sound, particularly in the bass region, won out.

 

[Nordo]

It was actually my son-in-law who bought the Yamaha, 2nd hand.
He has very little experience with home theatre systems, and I've been helping him out.

My system, which I sold when we moved house, always had receivers with Audyssey, which I loved.
But I still did a fair bit of tweaking using an android app, and of course REW.

 

[ddude003]

Not sure there is a "PEQ File"... See page 88 and 89 of the user manual... https://www.manua.ls/yamaha/aventage-rx-a660/manual?p=88

If you send me a link to those posts I'll take a look at them... I guess it may be possible to get a raw dump of all the systems saved parameters, a way to read and edit those parameters if you can find the correct places to "peek and poke" to make the needed changes...

 

[JStewart]

Not sure there is a "PEQ File"... See page 88 and 89 of the user manual... https://www.manua.ls/yamaha/aventage-rx-a660/manual?p=88

Yes, that’s pointing to the PEQ file.
The issue is with Yamaha’s implementation, which limits both the center frequency and Q of the filters. Hard to fathom why they’ve not allowed for way more flexibility by now. Their competition certainly has.

 

[ddude003]

Yes, that’s pointing to the PEQ file.

I'm not sure your definition of file and mine are the same... Never the less, I'm waiting for the above mentioned "links"...