I have SoundblasterX G6 -> JDS Atom Amp -> AKG K702 headphones....and I'm happy with the setup but I've been reading about EQ'ing headphones to 'reach the ideal'. I found a website that seems to have the measurements and subsequent recommended EQ curves for over 700 headphones. I've played about using the Fixed Band Equaliser in iTunes to apply the recommended settings, and it certainly hasn't messed up the sound, but I think I prefer the natural sound of my AKG K702 without EQ curves. I suppose I'm striving to get the most accurate sound possible...and when I say accurate, as close to neutral and "as the artist intended" if you like.
The site where I found all the EQ curves, and this is the specific link to the AKG K702 data:
https://github.com/jaakkopasanen/AutoEq/tree/master/results/innerfidelity/sbaf-serious/AKG K702
I'm not an experienced audiophile, I've just been slowing getting into it starting with my initial purchase of these headphones back in 2015. I'm combining good positional gaming sound with hopefully high end audio for music listening, that has been my goal. But anyway, what do you think about that EQ'ing site I listed above and what do you think about EQ'ing headphones....and does the site I listed above strive to EQ out the anomalies to try to get as close to neutral "as the artist intended" as possible?
EDIT 24/2/2020: After the help of people in this thread (thankyou!) I have now sucessfully EQ'd my headphones to the Harman curve and it's quite a revelation and improvement, so I have indeed voted "Yes" in the pole here now. Following is a link to one of my posts where I describe the end result of EQ'ing my headphones and also the process I employed to get there:
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...-headphones-worth-it.11523/page-7#post-334811
The site where I found all the EQ curves, and this is the specific link to the AKG K702 data:
https://github.com/jaakkopasanen/AutoEq/tree/master/results/innerfidelity/sbaf-serious/AKG K702
I'm not an experienced audiophile, I've just been slowing getting into it starting with my initial purchase of these headphones back in 2015. I'm combining good positional gaming sound with hopefully high end audio for music listening, that has been my goal. But anyway, what do you think about that EQ'ing site I listed above and what do you think about EQ'ing headphones....and does the site I listed above strive to EQ out the anomalies to try to get as close to neutral "as the artist intended" as possible?
EDIT 24/2/2020: After the help of people in this thread (thankyou!) I have now sucessfully EQ'd my headphones to the Harman curve and it's quite a revelation and improvement, so I have indeed voted "Yes" in the pole here now. Following is a link to one of my posts where I describe the end result of EQ'ing my headphones and also the process I employed to get there:
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...-headphones-worth-it.11523/page-7#post-334811
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