KSTR
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OK, then most likely no real-world advantage.
Me too.No need for high power.
Domie - it sounds as though your situation is similar to mine. If you do this (level set to -5dBu and "auto ref level" disabled), how often do you find you want to turn up the volume above 0dB?I can barely go up to -18dBr and this is too loud already.
I did try the oratory EQ suggested a few pages back but meeeh... people sure love their bathtub curves. WAY too much bass for me, guess my ears are incompatible with the Harman target. It sounds good if I halve the bass boost and leave the highs au-natural.
oratory actually doenst like the Harman target himself, since he developed his own target curve with much less bass.Agreed, the Oratory peak filters are fine with my Senn HD600 cans but IMO the low & high shelf filter settings are over the top. 1 to 2.5dB low shelf gain is fine.
In fairness though it does say to adjust the shelf filter gains to taste but I have a lot of trouble accepting that someone out there would actually like the 5.5dB bass boost.
See here https://forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.php?pid=161721#p161721 , https://forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.php?id=32263 and https://forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.php?pid=120442#p120442I have an ATC amp (SIA-2) which is really a little too sensitive. So I am grateful that I can use the ADI-2 DAC's inbuilt pad, and I have the "reference" level set to -5dBu and "auto ref level" disabled.
Domie - it sounds as though your situation is similar to mine. If you do this (level set to -5dBu and "auto ref level" disabled), how often do you find you want to turn up the volume above 0dB?
Let's vote your opinion on the bass reponse of Harman's target curve for headphones below:oratory actually doenst like the Harman target himself, since he developed his own target curve with much less bass.
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I have the ADi-2 for about 10 days now and I also own the HD600. Is there a guide how to implement those eq settings?oratory actually doenst like the Harman target himself, since he developed his own target curve with much less bass.
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oratory actually doenst like the Harman target himself, since he developed his own target curve with much less bass.
Yes good point.....it's the Harman target that I don't like. All I need now is the RME ADI-2 FS filter settings for his target
G F Q Type
B1 -3.0 150 0.5 Peak
B2 -2.0 1.30k 1.5 Peak
B3 -2.5 3.20k 2.5 Peak
B4 -1.0 5.80k 5.0 Peak
B5 free free free free
B 6.0 25 0.7 Low shelf
T -2.0 10.0k 0.7 High shelf
Ooh I'm not so sure about that one. People LOVE bass. Most people define the quality of a given system by it's bass capabilities.but I have a lot of trouble accepting that someone out there would actually like the 5.5dB bass boost.
Hi @MC_RME
I'm doing DSP (convolution) on macOS and using headphones output on ADI-2 FS DAC (V2).
Some of the DSP I am doing involves boosting some frequencies +10dB.
Should I reduce gain by 10dB in my software before outputting to ADI-2 DAC?
I never listen more than -30dB on ADI-2 DAC with headphones phone, but I don't know if ADI-2 DAC's volume is relevant or if it is very relevant?
The incoming signal could be higher than 0dBFS ? So that could a problem for ADI-2?
Thanks
No. The EQ has 24 dB headroom. And you see all overs directly in the horizontal post level meters. Crank volume up to see how much reserve there is until the unit clips...
Just hoping to get your attention. Would love to see a RME HiFi PreAmp with EQ built in. This seems to be completely missing from HiFi. Needs to have RCA in, Balanced in, plus digital inputs.No. The EQ has 24 dB headroom. And you see all overs directly in the horizontal post level meters. Crank volume up to see how much reserve there is until the unit clips...
No. The EQ has 24 dB headroom. And you see all overs directly in the horizontal post level meters. Crank volume up to see how much reserve there is until the unit clips...
You mean something like this:Just hoping to get your attention. Would love to see a RME HiFi PreAmp with EQ built in. This seems to be completely missing from HiFi. Needs to have RCA in, Balanced in, plus digital inputs.
Thanks!