The problem I've run into with regards to evaluating the HTR is figuring out how close my headphones are to start with, which I'm kind of on my own with because my headphones are HiFiMan HE-500's with Lawton Audio pads. My attempt to just put the HTR curve into my parametric EQ has me involuntarily trying to unseal my Eustachian tubes, and even reducing the suck out it still sounded odd, so something isn't as it seems. Just compensating for it relative to the old innerfidelity raw measurements has the effect of also smoothing out a couple of notable dips in the FR so it isn't the only significant change being made.
Somewhat later edit: Seems my take years ago, on my ears at least, that the Lawton Audio pads sounded like the old fashioned velour pads was correct, using a sine generator program on my computer I was able find the same dips and peaks.
Somewhat later edit: Seems my take years ago, on my ears at least, that the Lawton Audio pads sounded like the old fashioned velour pads was correct, using a sine generator program on my computer I was able find the same dips and peaks.
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