OK, I think I have been misunderstood - I do know what an eq is, and that it is also very subjective, and varies from environment, type of music, quality of rip, etc, etc, etc, - what I was looking for was a good 'jumping off' point for my specific vehicle, or even a decent baseline as opposed to the default 'flat' (which is not truly flat anyway) settings the player comes with. And I have read the FAQ re the para eq prior to my first post -