Home office headphone tweak - or just get new headphones?

[dyross]

Hi folks,

Another recommendation question, this one about my home office setup.

I currently have my work laptop plugged into an Audient iD14 mk2 that switches between my iLoud MTMs and HD 650s on a button press. Very nice feature.

When I use the HD 650s for production / mixing on my personal laptop, I can use Sonarworks for correction, which works great. But my work laptop is locked down in terms of installing software; there's no great software option for EQ'ing music going into my headphones. I end up missing the bass, which the 650s are lacking quite a bit. I'd love to EQ them a bit closer to Harman.

So, wondering if there's any clever solution for this? Unfortunately, the iD14 doesn't have any DSP that I could EQ the headphone channel with. Would something like the Qudelix 5k, inserted between the interface and the headphones, be a reasonable choice? Or would that be a ridiculous waste of the Audient's DAC? Are there other clever options here? Other interfaces that support onboard DSP better?

Or, should I just get different headphones for mixing vs. listening?

Thanks,
David

 

[unpluggged]

something like the Qudelix 5k, inserted between the interface and the headphones

You can't do that.

Other interfaces that support onboard DSP better?

Look at the RME Fireface UCX II or, alternatively, at the RME ADI-2 Pro (if you don't need mic or instrument inputs).