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Bit perfect vs EQ UAPP

Do you use an EQ or bitrate perfect with UAPP on mobile?

  • EQ

    Votes: 21 75.0%
  • Bitperfect

    Votes: 7 25.0%

  • Total voters
    28

MrNice13

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Maybe the question seems silly but I want to know the preference of you guys?

And if the EQ is used what is the resample process from the phone>usb dac>uapp>headphone. Knowing that android output 48khz without bit perfect.

Have a good day
 
If UAPP is using the dac directly it should be not be resampled to 48khz via android. If your headphone/speaker requires EQ the benefits from the EQ will virtually always be worth having over bitperfect
 
Ok so for neutral listening like the artist recorded the music you use bit perfect if I understand better and the use of the EQ is for personal preferences.

But when you buy a iem or headphone is for the cans signature modifying the freq is like hacking. Or maybe just make some minor correction? :)
 
For me it's not either-or but as well as.
For a few Euros I purchased this Morphit tool in UAPP. With the majority of my headphones I stay bit-perfect, but a few of these (or my mood) can have a benefit from an EQ. I am in my seventies, so no need any longer for purism ;)
 
Nothing is perfect in the whole chain. Bits are written to the storage device by an ADC, which is not perfect. ADC gets its analogue signal from a mic, which is not perfect. The artist listens to the recording with their non perfect speakers in their non-perfect rooms, or using non-perfect headphones. You want to reproduce that recording using your imperfect speakers and headphones and IEMs. But it is extremely important to you that the input of the DAC receives exactly the same bits stored in the storage media, because?

Use the EQ and give it something it is familiar with tonality wise and your brain will sort out through the mess.
 
Nothing is perfect in the whole chain. Bits are written to the storage device by an ADC, which is not perfect. ADC gets its analogue signal from a mic, which is not perfect. The artist listens to the recording with their non perfect speakers in their non-perfect rooms, or using non-perfect headphones. You want to reproduce that recording using your imperfect speakers and headphones and IEMs. But it is extremely important to you that the input of the DAC receives exactly the same bits stored in the storage media, because?

Use the EQ and give it something it is familiar with tonality wise and your brain will sort out through the mess.
ok very good info. Thanks
 
Ok so for neutral listening like the artist recorded the music you use bit perfect if I understand better and the use of the EQ is for personal preferences.
In stock configuration, my headphones do not have neutral sound.
I use EQ to correct the sound and make it neutral, therefore (hopefully) getting closer to the sound of the mastering studio.
 
In stock configuration, my headphones do not have neutral sound.
I use EQ to correct the sound and make it neutral, therefore (hopefully) getting closer to the sound of the mastering studio.
Ok. Yeah no cans going to be flat out of the box. Now everyone have their preferences I think. All depends what kind of headphones you use with the music genre.
 
So what lead you to this hypothesis then?
To understand better others preferences simply as that. I don't know where you want to go with that questions.
 
To understand better others preferences simply as that. I don't know where you want to go with that questions.
I'd like to explore your line of reasoning. The hypothesis didn't just pop into your head, or did it? Buy by understanding your reasoning, one can find flaws and learn from them for the future. Or, if there are none, others can learn from it. Either way, it's a win-win :)
 
Color me ignorant or whatever. But what the heck does Bit Perfect mean? Digital transmission is generally flawless, so it can't be that.
 
I'd like to explore your line of reasoning. The hypothesis didn't just pop into your head, or did it? Buy by understanding your reasoning, one can find flaws and learn from them for the future. Or, if there are none, others can learn from it. Either way, it's a win-win :)
ok now I understand :) I was thinking about that the other day when I was playing with my stuff.
It means that is not always better to experience bit perfect because of the flaws of the artists.. after if you EQ your headphones to your liking or make some corrections your brain going to make the adjustment like IAtaman said. So finally its all about how the artists recorded and how well the product get out of the studio.
 
Color me ignorant or whatever. But what the heck does Bit Perfect mean? Digital transmission is generally flawless, so it can't be that.
it means that the signal travel "unaltered" from the source to the dac. But it doesn't mean no EQ was in the chain we don't know what the artists do with their sounds. Its simply means that its the original file unaltered.
 
Color me ignorant or whatever. But what the heck does Bit Perfect mean? Digital transmission is generally flawless, so it can't be that.
But Android is not. Since it's a multitasking OS, it has an audio mixer that resamples all audio to a common 48 kHz, just like most other operating systems do.
 
It means that is not always better to experience bit perfect because of the flaws of the artists.. after if you EQ your headphones to your liking or make some corrections your brain going to make the adjustment like IAtaman said. So finally its all about how the artists recorded and how well the product get out of the studio.
There is a big difference between just randomly setting up the EQ the way you like it and setting it up to adhere to some target curve. One is a preference, the other tries to make the reproduction as accurate as possible.
 
But Android is not. Since it's a multitasking OS, it has an audio mixer that resamples all audio to a common 48 kHz, just like most other operating systems do.
Did I understand something wrong? Till now I was sure, that UAPP is the way to avoid the Android restrictions
 
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