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Reference: I think this graph is a bit misleading / easy to misunderstand. At a glance it looks like the untrained listeners want +12db in the bass, but that's not really the case. The flat area at 1-10khz for the untrained listeners is actually at +2/+3dB, so the total rise is closer to...

Below you can see two raw FR graphs of two separate headphones, measured with the GRAS measurement rig that was used in the preference research, plotted together with Harman AE/OE target (green) alongside the error curve (red) showing how much they deviate from the target for each frequency...

Hey, I have some pretty good headphones and iems but the only speaker i own is an Ultimate ears hyperboom which battery dosent even last that long. So i wanna finally buy some good sounding speakers. Info: I live in a pretty small apartment around 40m2. And my couch is around 3-5 meters from my...

Why do these two target curves sound so different from each other? I know it's about the methodology - Sonarworks uses a different dummy head to perform the measurements. They also include how the body perceives bass impact in the calibration, that's why it sounds do different. But wait. Isn't...

The ears used by the GRAS system are very different than mine and I actually find the harman target kinda harsh and maybe that's because of this difference. But no matter how much EQ I apply, it kinda creates other problems in other frequency ranges and it just becomes an endless spiral it...

Hello everyone. Today I did a little experiment: I downloaded the Harman 2018 over ear target curve from AutoEQ repository and also the headphones measurement available there. I then used REW to equalize the headphones to the downloaded Harman target curve and, unexpectedly, the result doesn't...

Quite interesting German magazine article about the history of JBL which I post electronically translated below, the original source with more photos is https://www.lowbeats.de/75-jahre-jbl-75-jahre-loud-clear/ Like no other manufacturer, JBL stands for the combination of hi-fi and studio -...

I feel like its pretty well known that the Harman consumer target response for over ear was conducted using the HD800S, but how did they determine the preference target when it came to IEM's and loudspeakers? I would assume that different fields would have yielded different results based on the...

The other day I tried comparing my main system with my in ear monitors. The main system is in my living room and I applied EQ to a target of a linear tilt following the slope simimlar to the most preferred response according to Harman's research. I was sitting in the sweet spot listening to a...

My testing is done and I thought to try trading these to someone rather than selling. I have no idea if this will interest anyone. (of course I can sell as well if trading doesn't work out) They are in excellent condition. I am looking to trade for similar retail value ($300) and not old/dated...

Many think the Harman's target curve for headphones has too much bass. What is your experience?

https://github.com/jaakkopasanen/AutoEq/tree/master/results/crinacle/harman_in-ear_2019v2/KZ ZAX I've applied this to my own and am evaluating it at the moment. On the Fixed Band EQ I'm finding the treble to be a little hot for my taste. I suspect the emphasis at 4KHz is the culprit. The...

This site being somehow "Harman positive" ;), I don't know if this was mentioned, looks interesting: Full press release (February 03, 2020) excerpt: Hyundai Motor Company and HARMAN International launch the world’s first road noise cancellation system into production Co-developed with HARMAN...

Innerfidelity will use the Harman method of evaluating headphones. https://www.innerfidelity.com/content/where-were-going-headphone-measurements

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/business/samsung-auto-industry-harman-automotive.html?_r=0 Btw, their stock is up 25% today.

Note: my company is a dealer for Harman products and I am friends with some of the principles there. So please read my accolades with that lens on. I was so pleased to see Harman come to the show directly rather than sending equipment to their dealer to do the demos. The dealers were friendly...

It seems intuitive that we would all have different tastes in sound reproduction. After all, there are thousands of different brands and models of speakers each with a different sound. Surely that is due to different people liking different sounds. Another fact that bolsters this intuition is...