aspillane789
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Hi there i have this thought. As you guys know we have a beautiful list of Impulse responses and Parametric EQ settings for almost every pair of headphones from AutoEQ. This is incredible; high praise for the dev who accomplished this.
Anyways There seems to be this anomaly when using eq correction with a speaker simulation. And that discrepancy is the Harman Curve. As we know the harman curve allows headphones to sound more natural and authentic to represent what real monitors in a control room would sound like. Okay Fair enough. But what if we want to follow this EQ correction with a room emulation software? Ie. AA Sienna, Waves NX oceanway, realphones, etc.
Well there lies the paradox . Having A harman curve correction along with Speaker Emulation. Wouldn't this be doubling down on the "authentic" room sound, in a sense that The harman Curve's purpose is to sound more like speakers, then you have the room emulation, "Which also sounds like speakers."
My theory is that if one chooses to use a room emulation program/plugin its best to EQ your Cans to a flat response, then adding the room emulation would be more accurate/appropriate.
Thoughts?
Btw... I have the hifiman sundara 2020 revised earpads. If anyone knows where i can find the "Flat" eq settings for this pair of cans i would highly appreciate it.
Anyways There seems to be this anomaly when using eq correction with a speaker simulation. And that discrepancy is the Harman Curve. As we know the harman curve allows headphones to sound more natural and authentic to represent what real monitors in a control room would sound like. Okay Fair enough. But what if we want to follow this EQ correction with a room emulation software? Ie. AA Sienna, Waves NX oceanway, realphones, etc.
Well there lies the paradox . Having A harman curve correction along with Speaker Emulation. Wouldn't this be doubling down on the "authentic" room sound, in a sense that The harman Curve's purpose is to sound more like speakers, then you have the room emulation, "Which also sounds like speakers."
My theory is that if one chooses to use a room emulation program/plugin its best to EQ your Cans to a flat response, then adding the room emulation would be more accurate/appropriate.
Thoughts?
Btw... I have the hifiman sundara 2020 revised earpads. If anyone knows where i can find the "Flat" eq settings for this pair of cans i would highly appreciate it.