• WANTED: Happy members who like to discuss audio and other topics related to our interest. Desire to learn and share knowledge of science required. There are many reviews of audio hardware and expert members to help answer your questions. Click here to have your audio equipment measured for free!

autoeq.app Is a Web Application for Equalizing Headphones the Easy Way

Zensō

Major Contributor
Joined
Mar 11, 2020
Messages
2,753
Likes
6,766
Location
California
Yes. That's what I edited ;) It's still what I like not what it should be flat. So should I just leave it as it is and don't care about my preferences in that case?
Do you have flat, EQ’d monitors in a reasonably treated room? If so, I would suggest starting with Harman and adjusting to match your monitors by ear.

Without monitors as a reference, you’re sort of flying blind. In that case I’d probably just use Sonarworks as I find their presets generally more closely match my monitors across a variety of different headphones.

There will be many diverging opinions on the above…
 

Zensō

Major Contributor
Joined
Mar 11, 2020
Messages
2,753
Likes
6,766
Location
California
Yes. That's what I edited ;) It's still what I like not what it should be flat. So should I just leave it as it is and don't care about my preferences in that case? I mean use ex. factory Harman OE 2018 in autoeq and don't tweak it? Btw. do you have Sonarworks target in .csv? I asked Sonarworks guys many times about their target but they just said "flat" (in short).
Sonarworks won’t provide their proprietary curve. It’s very similar to Harman but with a lower bass shelf. Harman=blue, Sonarworks=gray.

IMG_1591.jpeg
 
Last edited:

jb90

Member
Joined
Jun 29, 2022
Messages
44
Likes
14
Do you have flat, EQ’d monitors in a reasonably treated room? If so, I would suggest starting with Harman and adjusting to match your monitors by ear.

Without monitors as a reference, you’re sort of flying blind. In that case I’d probably just use Sonarworks as I find their presets generally more closely match my monitors across a variety of different headphones.

There will be many diverging opinions on the above…
Yes. I have. I'll try to match them then and use that graph to make Sonarworks target in autoeq too. We'll see which approach will be better. Thanks!
 

Volutrik

Member
Joined
Apr 2, 2023
Messages
47
Likes
20
Yes. I have. I'll try to match them then and use that graph to make Sonarworks target in autoeq too. We'll see which approach will be better. Thanks!
I don't know if this was what you meant, but then you can compare the equalizations from both Harman target and Sonarworks, to see what the differences are. It's not like it's going to make a difference, but it's cool from a experimental point of view
 

jb90

Member
Joined
Jun 29, 2022
Messages
44
Likes
14
I don't know if this was what you meant, but then you can compare the equalizations from both Harman target and Sonarworks, to see what the differences are. It's not like it's going to make a difference, but it's cool from a experimental point of view
Yes. That was what I meant. I just try all your recommendations and make sonarworks target to match it with autoeq. Or maybe you have Sonarworks target in .csv file to use it? Thanks.
 

Volutrik

Member
Joined
Apr 2, 2023
Messages
47
Likes
20
Yes. That was what I meant. I just try all your recommendations and make sonarworks target to match it with autoeq. Or maybe you have Sonarworks target in .csv file to use it? Thanks.
Actually, I do have the CSV file. I extracted it from Side Salad's squig.link page. Note that using GRAS measurements with the Sonarworks target curve isn't going to work, you need the raw measurements done with their own gear, because every rig have their own impact in frequency response.

Since I can't attach CSV files here, I'll just paste the values:

19.5 65.6167
19.8 65.6
20.1 65.6
20.3 65.5516
20.6 65.5
20.9 65.5
21.2 65.5
21.6 65.5
21.9 65.5
22.2 65.5
22.5 65.5
22.8 65.5
23.2 65.5
23.5 65.5
23.8 65.5
24.2 65.6
24.5 65.6
24.9 65.6
25.3 65.6
25.6 65.6
26 65.6
26.4 65.6
26.8 65.6
27.2 65.6
27.5 65.6405
28 65.7
28.4 65.7
28.8 65.7
29.2 65.7
29.6 65.7
30 65.7
30.5 65.7
30.9 65.7
31.4 65.7
31.8 65.7
32.3 65.7
32.8 65.7
33.2 65.7
33.7 65.7
34.2 65.7
34.7 65.6321
35.2 65.6
35.7 65.6
36.2 65.5545
36.8 65.5
37.3 65.4579
37.9 65.3534
38.4 65.3
39 65.265
39.5 65.1817
40.1 65.0823
40.7 64.9855
41.3 64.8889
41.9 64.7938
42.5 64.7015
43.1 64.6092
43.7 64.4364
44.4 64.3134
45 64.1522
45.7 63.9493
46.3 63.7771
47 63.5208
47.7 63.2861
48.4 63.0946
49.1 62.9067
49.8 62.6816
50.5 62.4377
51.3 62.2654
52 62.1525
52.8 61.9531
53.5 61.7902
54.3 61.6928
55.1 61.5964
55.9 61.5012
56.7 61.4081
57.5 61.3161
58.4 61.3
59.2 61.3
60.1 61.2264
61 61.2
61.8 61.2564
62.7 61.3
63.7 61.3
64.6 61.3
65.5 61.3
66.5 61.2618
67.4 61.2
68.4 61.1771
69.4 61.1
70.4 61.088
71.5 60.9862
72.5 60.8946
73.5 60.8045
74.6 60.8
75.7 60.7113
76.8 60.7
77.9 60.6229
79.1 60.6
80.2 60.6
81.4 60.6
82.6 60.5389
83.8 60.5
85 60.5
86.2 60.4588
87.5 60.4
88.7 60.4
90 60.3754
91.3 60.3
92.7 60.3
94 60.3
95.4 60.3
96.8 60.2973
98.2 60.2027
99.6 60.2
101 60.2
103 60.2
104 60.2
106 60.2
107 60.2
109 60.2
110 60.2
112 60.2
113 60.1815
115 60.1
117 60.1
118 60.1
120 60.1
122 60.1
124 60.1
125 60.1
127 60.1
129 60.1
131 60.1
133 60.1
135 60.1
137 60.1
139 60.1
141 60.1
143 60.1
145 60.1
147 60.1
149 60.1
151 60.1
154 60.1
156 60.1
158 60.1
160 60.1
163 60.1
165 60.1
168 60.1
170 60.1
172 60.1
175 60.1
177 60.1
180 60.1
183 60.0162
185 60
188 60
191 60
194 60
196 60
199 59.9661
202 59.9
205 59.9
208 59.9
211 59.9
214 59.889
217 59.8
220 59.8
224 59.8
227 59.8
230 59.7155
234 59.7
237 59.7
240 59.7
244 59.7
247 59.7
251 59.7
255 59.7619
258 59.8
262 59.8
266 59.8
270 59.8
274 59.8
278 59.8
282 59.8225
286 59.8849
290 59.8
294 59.8
298 59.8849
303 59.9
307 59.9
312 59.9
316 59.9
321 59.9
325 59.9
330 59.9
335 59.9
340 59.8496
345 59.8462
350 59.9
355 59.9
360 59.9
365 59.9
371 59.9
376 59.9113
382 60
387 60
393 60
398 60
404 60
410 60
416 60.0748
422 60.1
428 60.1
434 60.153
441 60.2
447 60.2
454 60.2487
460 60.3
467 60.3
474 60.3318
481 60.4
488 60.4
495 60.4
502 60.4
509 60.4
517 60.402
524 60.4902
532 60.5
540 60.5
547 60.5
555 60.5
563 60.5
572 60.5
580 60.5
588 60.5
597 60.5
606 60.5
614 60.5
623 60.5262
632 60.6
642 60.6234
651 60.7149
660 60.8
670 60.8038
680 60.9
690 60.9
700 60.9913
710 61
720 61
731 61
741 61
752 60.9383
763 60.843
774 60.698
785 60.5564
797 60.4568
808 60.3668
820 60.33
832 60.4
844 60.4194
856 60.5121
869 60.6
882 60.6086
894 60.6973
907 60.6079
921 60.6
934 60.5153
948 60.5
961 60.5
975 60.5666
990 60.6
1004 60.659
1019 60.7564
1033 60.8459
1048 60.9406
1064 61.04
1079 61.132
1095 61.2
1111 61.2239
1127 61.3178
1143 61.4104
1160 61.5146
1177 61.7086
1194 61.991
1211 62.0897
1229 62.2732
1247 62.3821
1265 62.4761
1283 62.6377
1302 62.7653
1321 62.8604
1340 63.0083
1360 63.1514
1379 63.285
1399 63.5111
1420 63.7697
1440 63.9534
1461 64.1436
1483 64.3398
1504 64.5123
1526 64.6076
1548 64.7016
1571 64.7985
1594 64.9877
1617 65.1757
1640 65.3611
1664 65.6277
1688 65.8398
1713 66.0328
1738 66.1615
1763 66.3105
1789 66.4514
1815 66.6383
1841 66.9184
1868 67.2052
1895 67.4586
1923 67.6512
1951 67.8411
1979 68.0282
2008 68.2193
2037 68.4114
2067 68.6995
2097 68.8888
2127 68.9876
2158 69.2477
2190 69.4584
2221 69.5714
2254 69.6683
2287 69.7637
2320 69.9731
2354 70.2064
2388 70.442
2423 70.7286
2458 71.0111
2494 71.2975
2530 71.5532
2567 71.722
2604 71.8159
2642 71.9111
2680 72.0097
2719 72.1995
2759 72.2956
2799 72.39
2840 72.4855
2881 72.5
2923 72.4255
2965 72.2636
3008 72.0746
3052 71.884
3097 71.6918
3142 71.4536
3187 71.2156
3234 71.0234
3281 70.9
3328 70.8736
3377 70.8
3426 70.8
3476 70.7879
3526 70.7
3578 70.7
3630 70.7
3682 70.7901
3736 70.8
3790 70.7201
3846 70.7761
3901 70.8
3958 70.7354
4016 70.5799
4074 70.4458
4133 70.3514
4194 70.2552
4255 70.1209
4316 69.9009
4379 69.6155
4443 69.3531
4508 69.1436
4573 68.8615
4640 68.5749
4707 68.2925
4776 68.0059
4845 67.8157
4916 67.7123
4987 67.5365
5060 67.5
5133 67.5712
5208 67.6664
5284 67.7615
5360 67.8
5438 67.9001
5518 68
5598 68
5679 67.8957
5762 67.5799
5846 67.1747
5931 66.7206
6017 66.3281
6104 65.848
6193 65.2776
6283 64.7092
6375 64.2307
6467 63.7605
6561 63.4522
6657 63.3221
6754 63.2271
6852 63.1325
6952 63.0374
7053 63.0572
7155 63.1
7259 63.1
7365 63.1
7472 63.1
7581 63.1312
7691 63.2516
7803 63.4415
7916 63.5697
8032 63.3573
8148 62.9661
8267 62.2992
8387 61.2589
8509 60.0375
8633 58.8031
8758 57.6554
8886 56.5865
9015 55.5458
9146 54.4409
9279 53.5358
9414 53.1471
9551 53.1954
9690 53.3
9831 53.3748
9974 53.7578
10119 54.5699
10266 55.4736
10416 56.1678
10567 56.5115
10721 56.6195
10877 56.9027
11035 57.092
11196 57.0089
11358 56.9146
11524 56.8194
11691 56.8
11861 56.9396
12034 57.389
12209 58.1364
12386 59.0408
12567 59.8946
12749 60.4312
12935 60.5612
13123 60.3322
13314 59.7441
13507 58.9165
13704 58.2459
13903 57.9746
14105 57.7777
14311 57.4947
14519 57.3052
14730 57.2079
14944 56.7664
15162 56.0458
15382 55.2894
15606 54.6727
15833 54.632
16063 55.1854
16297 55.8337
16534 55.9488
16774 55.2149
17018 53.8628
17266 52.5518
17517 51.545
17772 50.5287
18030 49.9235
18293 49.6
18559 49.6
18829 49.5884
19102 49.3048
19380 48.8339
20000 48.5
 
Last edited:

jb90

Member
Joined
Jun 29, 2022
Messages
44
Likes
14
Actually, I do have the CSV file. I extracted it from Side Salad's squig.link page. Note that using GRAS measurements with the Sonarworks target curve isn't going to work, you need the raw measurements done with their own gear, because every rig have their own impact in frequency response.

Since I can't attach CSV files here, I'll just paste the values:


19.5 65.6167
19.8 65.6
20.1 65.6
20.3 65.5516
20.6 65.5
20.9 65.5
21.2 65.5
21.6 65.5
21.9 65.5
22.2 65.5
22.5 65.5
22.8 65.5
23.2 65.5
23.5 65.5
23.8 65.5
24.2 65.6
24.5 65.6
24.9 65.6
25.3 65.6
25.6 65.6
26 65.6
26.4 65.6
26.8 65.6
27.2 65.6
27.5 65.6405
28 65.7
28.4 65.7
28.8 65.7
29.2 65.7
29.6 65.7
30 65.7
30.5 65.7
30.9 65.7
31.4 65.7
31.8 65.7
32.3 65.7
32.8 65.7
33.2 65.7
33.7 65.7
34.2 65.7
34.7 65.6321
35.2 65.6
35.7 65.6
36.2 65.5545
36.8 65.5
37.3 65.4579
37.9 65.3534
38.4 65.3
39 65.265
39.5 65.1817
40.1 65.0823
40.7 64.9855
41.3 64.8889
41.9 64.7938
42.5 64.7015
43.1 64.6092
43.7 64.4364
44.4 64.3134
45 64.1522
45.7 63.9493
46.3 63.7771
47 63.5208
47.7 63.2861
48.4 63.0946
49.1 62.9067
49.8 62.6816
50.5 62.4377
51.3 62.2654
52 62.1525
52.8 61.9531
53.5 61.7902
54.3 61.6928
55.1 61.5964
55.9 61.5012
56.7 61.4081
57.5 61.3161
58.4 61.3
59.2 61.3
60.1 61.2264
61 61.2
61.8 61.2564
62.7 61.3
63.7 61.3
64.6 61.3
65.5 61.3
66.5 61.2618
67.4 61.2
68.4 61.1771
69.4 61.1
70.4 61.088
71.5 60.9862
72.5 60.8946
73.5 60.8045
74.6 60.8
75.7 60.7113
76.8 60.7
77.9 60.6229
79.1 60.6
80.2 60.6
81.4 60.6
82.6 60.5389
83.8 60.5
85 60.5
86.2 60.4588
87.5 60.4
88.7 60.4
90 60.3754
91.3 60.3
92.7 60.3
94 60.3
95.4 60.3
96.8 60.2973
98.2 60.2027
99.6 60.2
101 60.2
103 60.2
104 60.2
106 60.2
107 60.2
109 60.2
110 60.2
112 60.2
113 60.1815
115 60.1
117 60.1
118 60.1
120 60.1
122 60.1
124 60.1
125 60.1
127 60.1
129 60.1
131 60.1
133 60.1
135 60.1
137 60.1
139 60.1
141 60.1
143 60.1
145 60.1
147 60.1
149 60.1
151 60.1
154 60.1
156 60.1
158 60.1
160 60.1
163 60.1
165 60.1
168 60.1
170 60.1
172 60.1
175 60.1
177 60.1
180 60.1
183 60.0162
185 60
188 60
191 60
194 60
196 60
199 59.9661
202 59.9
205 59.9
208 59.9
211 59.9
214 59.889
217 59.8
220 59.8
224 59.8
227 59.8
230 59.7155
234 59.7
237 59.7
240 59.7
244 59.7
247 59.7
251 59.7
255 59.7619
258 59.8
262 59.8
266 59.8
270 59.8
274 59.8
278 59.8
282 59.8225
286 59.8849
290 59.8
294 59.8
298 59.8849
303 59.9
307 59.9
312 59.9
316 59.9
321 59.9
325 59.9
330 59.9
335 59.9
340 59.8496
345 59.8462
350 59.9
355 59.9
360 59.9
365 59.9
371 59.9
376 59.9113
382 60
387 60
393 60
398 60
404 60
410 60
416 60.0748
422 60.1
428 60.1
434 60.153
441 60.2
447 60.2
454 60.2487
460 60.3
467 60.3
474 60.3318
481 60.4
488 60.4
495 60.4
502 60.4
509 60.4
517 60.402
524 60.4902
532 60.5
540 60.5
547 60.5
555 60.5
563 60.5
572 60.5
580 60.5
588 60.5
597 60.5
606 60.5
614 60.5
623 60.5262
632 60.6
642 60.6234
651 60.7149
660 60.8
670 60.8038
680 60.9
690 60.9
700 60.9913
710 61
720 61
731 61
741 61
752 60.9383
763 60.843
774 60.698
785 60.5564
797 60.4568
808 60.3668
820 60.33
832 60.4
844 60.4194
856 60.5121
869 60.6
882 60.6086
894 60.6973
907 60.6079
921 60.6
934 60.5153
948 60.5
961 60.5
975 60.5666
990 60.6
1004 60.659
1019 60.7564
1033 60.8459
1048 60.9406
1064 61.04
1079 61.132
1095 61.2
1111 61.2239
1127 61.3178
1143 61.4104
1160 61.5146
1177 61.7086
1194 61.991
1211 62.0897
1229 62.2732
1247 62.3821
1265 62.4761
1283 62.6377
1302 62.7653
1321 62.8604
1340 63.0083
1360 63.1514
1379 63.285
1399 63.5111
1420 63.7697
1440 63.9534
1461 64.1436
1483 64.3398
1504 64.5123
1526 64.6076
1548 64.7016
1571 64.7985
1594 64.9877
1617 65.1757
1640 65.3611
1664 65.6277
1688 65.8398
1713 66.0328
1738 66.1615
1763 66.3105
1789 66.4514
1815 66.6383
1841 66.9184
1868 67.2052
1895 67.4586
1923 67.6512
1951 67.8411
1979 68.0282
2008 68.2193
2037 68.4114
2067 68.6995
2097 68.8888
2127 68.9876
2158 69.2477
2190 69.4584
2221 69.5714
2254 69.6683
2287 69.7637
2320 69.9731
2354 70.2064
2388 70.442
2423 70.7286
2458 71.0111
2494 71.2975
2530 71.5532
2567 71.722
2604 71.8159
2642 71.9111
2680 72.0097
2719 72.1995
2759 72.2956
2799 72.39
2840 72.4855
2881 72.5
2923 72.4255
2965 72.2636
3008 72.0746
3052 71.884
3097 71.6918
3142 71.4536
3187 71.2156
3234 71.0234
3281 70.9
3328 70.8736
3377 70.8
3426 70.8
3476 70.7879
3526 70.7
3578 70.7
3630 70.7
3682 70.7901
3736 70.8
3790 70.7201
3846 70.7761
3901 70.8
3958 70.7354
4016 70.5799
4074 70.4458
4133 70.3514
4194 70.2552
4255 70.1209
4316 69.9009
4379 69.6155
4443 69.3531
4508 69.1436
4573 68.8615
4640 68.5749
4707 68.2925
4776 68.0059
4845 67.8157
4916 67.7123
4987 67.5365
5060 67.5
5133 67.5712
5208 67.6664
5284 67.7615
5360 67.8
5438 67.9001
5518 68
5598 68
5679 67.8957
5762 67.5799
5846 67.1747
5931 66.7206
6017 66.3281
6104 65.848
6193 65.2776
6283 64.7092
6375 64.2307
6467 63.7605
6561 63.4522
6657 63.3221
6754 63.2271
6852 63.1325
6952 63.0374
7053 63.0572
7155 63.1
7259 63.1
7365 63.1
7472 63.1
7581 63.1312
7691 63.2516
7803 63.4415
7916 63.5697
8032 63.3573
8148 62.9661
8267 62.2992
8387 61.2589
8509 60.0375
8633 58.8031
8758 57.6554
8886 56.5865
9015 55.5458
9146 54.4409
9279 53.5358
9414 53.1471
9551 53.1954
9690 53.3
9831 53.3748
9974 53.7578
10119 54.5699
10266 55.4736
10416 56.1678
10567 56.5115
10721 56.6195
10877 56.9027
11035 57.092
11196 57.0089
11358 56.9146
11524 56.8194
11691 56.8
11861 56.9396
12034 57.389
12209 58.1364
12386 59.0408
12567 59.8946
12749 60.4312
12935 60.5612
13123 60.3322
13314 59.7441
13507 58.9165
13704 58.2459
13903 57.9746
14105 57.7777
14311 57.4947
14519 57.3052
14730 57.2079
14944 56.7664
15162 56.0458
15382 55.2894
15606 54.6727
15833 54.632
16063 55.1854
16297 55.8337
16534 55.9488
16774 55.2149
17018 53.8628
17266 52.5518
17517 51.545
17772 50.5287
18030 49.9235
18293 49.6
18559 49.6
18829 49.5884
19102 49.3048
19380 48.8339
20000 48.5
Thank you. So oratory1990 measurements won't work with that Sonarworks target right?
 

Volutrik

Member
Joined
Apr 2, 2023
Messages
47
Likes
20
Thank you. So oratory1990 measurements won't work with that Sonarworks target right?
Unfortunately, yes. In this video at 02:06 you can get a pretty good explanation to why that is. It's pretty interesting!

That's why I told you earlier on to use measurements done with the B&K 5128 rig, because they're the most advanced nowadays (they include the ear cannal's changes in frequency response, where others don't). But acbarn actually made a very good point in stating that the 5128 Diffuse Field target is still pretty much being developed, so you're better off either using the Harman target or Sonarworks. You can still try the 5128 Diffuse Field EQ profiles, of course! You can find them here: https://forum.headphones.com/t/b-k-5128-target-community-input-thread/20729
 
Last edited:

Zensō

Major Contributor
Joined
Mar 11, 2020
Messages
2,753
Likes
6,766
Location
California
Thank you. So oratory1990 measurements won't work with that Sonarworks target right?
Correct.

If your primary use case is mixing/mastering to a perceptually flat target, I’d suggest purchasing Sonarworks and calling it a day. They’ve done a ton of research on this specific use case and their product makes it dead simple. It takes all of the guess work out of the process. It’s particularly useful if you’re quickly switching between headphones and monitors while mixing.


 
Last edited:

staticV3

Master Contributor
Joined
Aug 29, 2019
Messages
8,010
Likes
12,851
Since I can't attach CSV files here, I'll just paste the values:
You can zip the .CSV and attach that to your post.

If you don't want to do that, then please use the Spoiler function and put the numbers in there, so that we're not forced to scroll through the entire thing.
 

alumnicesar

Active Member
Joined
Jul 17, 2023
Messages
138
Likes
71
Hello, jb!

Actually, the Harman target is supposed to "mimic" the frequency response of flat speakers in a well treated room. It doesn't include the crossfeed aspect of speakers nor any of this, just the frequency response aspect. The preference part is kind of the icing on the cake, where listeners further "sculpt" the sound of the target curve. The treble preference didn't vary much from the original target, the main differences were in the bass region (105Hz and below, a low shelf).

Now, don't get me wrong, the Harman target isn't the definitive target curve, mainly because the GRAS rig doesn't include the ear cannal's impact on frequency response.
For contextualization on the above mentioned, every measuring rig have their own impact on the final measured frequency response. The GRAS rig was the one used to make the original Harman target, therefore you want to use measurements done with that rig to get results that properly translate with the target. The Oratory1990 measurements are the most well known and are mainly the ones available in Autoeq.

Currently, there is a new rig available made by Bruel & Kjaer called "5128" that includes the ear cannal's influence in sound. There isn't a equivalent to the Harman target for that rig yet, but there is an attempt that tries to mimic the sound of it. If you have headphones that were measured with that rig, I'd suggest you to try the EQ profiles. It's probably the best approximation to a flat sound nowadays, at least that I know of.
Here's a video that explains that attempt:
I'm not convinced that -10db tilt diffuse field is the closest to what Harman would sound like on 5128. It sounds bass light in comparison.

Has anyone calculated the slope of the 2018 oe curve and the slope of the 2019 iem curve?
 

Volutrik

Member
Joined
Apr 2, 2023
Messages
47
Likes
20
I'm not convinced that -10db tilt diffuse field is the closest to what Harman would sound like on 5128. It sounds bass light in comparison.

Has anyone calculated the slope of the 2018 oe curve and the slope of the 2019 iem curve?
Actually, the 5128 Diffuse Field target is not following the slope from the Harman headphone target itself, but rather the slope found in the speakers research (the one that later on led to the headphones research), where they came to the conclusion that flat measuring speakers in a free field environment (an anechoic chamber) have a downwards slope when they're inserted in a room, thus being the preferred sound by trained and untrained listeners. This happens in untreated and treated rooms, by the way. The end result is something that resembles the Harman headphone target, but compatible with the 5128 rig.

You can watch this video to get more in depth about why this downwards slope happens:
 
Last edited:

jtk9412

Member
Joined
Nov 3, 2022
Messages
78
Likes
13
Thank you for all the effort.

I am trying to make an EQ myself for my in-ear headphones. However, no matter what I tried, they all sounded worse than before. I believe I do something wrong or at least miss something. Could you please enlighten me about it? I looked for guides however there are not much.

This is what I do:

1- Selecting my headphones.
2- Clicking "Show advanced" on Profiles section.
3- Selecting EqualizerAPO ParametricEq, works the best for my case.

I do nothing extra. Sometimes I select different targets, but they all make things worse.
 
OP
jaakkopasanen

jaakkopasanen

Member
Joined
Jul 12, 2020
Messages
87
Likes
344

BeerBear

Active Member
Joined
Mar 9, 2020
Messages
264
Likes
252
Have you considered adding a 'Bandwidth' option as an alternative to 'Q'? Maybe inside the existing 'Custom Parametric Eq' or maybe in a separate app entry.
There are some EQs out there that use BW exclusively, for example ReaEQ or the Voxengo plugins.
 
OP
jaakkopasanen

jaakkopasanen

Member
Joined
Jul 12, 2020
Messages
87
Likes
344
Have you considered adding a 'Bandwidth' option as an alternative to 'Q'? Maybe inside the existing 'Custom Parametric Eq' or maybe in a separate app entry.
There are some EQs out there that use BW exclusively, for example ReaEQ or the Voxengo plugins.
Some of the options actually show bandwidth, like AUNBandEq. Could be an option to switch in the Custom Parametric Eq but I doubt I'll get around implementing it...
 

alumnicesar

Active Member
Joined
Jul 17, 2023
Messages
138
Likes
71
Presets aren't really useful for equalizing headphones, or anything else IMO for that matter.
Sure but for those that are on Apple Music on their iPhones, that's the only thing they can use. And that's a TON of people. Literally A LOT. That can't be understated.

Some headphones/iems would benefit from something other than the "flat" preset (which is the same as no eq)
 
Last edited:
Top Bottom