Truthear Nova IEMs

[staticV3]

Hello guys. I like my Novas overall but like to play a little with EQ as I find them little too bright at sometimes. What would be the easiest way to experiment and tune it for examle to Crinacle target or Usound shared by oratory especially in the higher area?
What I would like is something like AutoEQ. Select my iem, select my target and show me the values to adjust. Is there an „easy“ more or less accurate enough way?

Yes. Use https://autoeq.app/

It's got a bunch of targets built-in, and you can import your own targets or raw measurements from .csv or .txt

Here's a list of alternative targets:

AutoEq/targets at master · jaakkopasanen/AutoEq

Automatic headphone equalization from frequency responses - jaakkopasanen/AutoEq

github.com

Please keep in mind that you need to match the target response to the measurement rig.

Harman, IEF Neutral, and oratory's USound are only compatible with 711 or IEC60318-4 measurements.

For HMSII.3 or B&K5128/4620 measurements, you need to use specialized target responses.

Attached below is my preferred 711 target, maybe give it a try!

 

[Jimbob54]

Hello guys. I like my Novas overall but like to play a little with EQ as I find them little too bright at sometimes. What would be the easiest way to experiment and tune it for examle to Crinacle target or Usound shared by oratory especially in the higher area?
What I would like is something like AutoEQ. Select my iem, select my target and show me the values to adjust. Is there an „easy“ more or less accurate enough way?

What hardware/software do you have to do EQ?

 

[d1m0n]

I use RMEs ADI2-DAC, Qudelix5k or Apples AUNbandEQ via SoundSource on my MBP jack.

 

[Jimbob54]

I use RMEs ADI2-DAC, Qudelix5k or Apples AUNbandEQ via SoundSource on my MBP jack.

Use either the graph comparison tool on crinacle.com or squiglink to do it manually or use Autoeq.app to suggest filter adjustments (I would set the max freq to 7 or 8 khz though as it gets pretty wild above that.

The custom filters option on autoeq.app allows you to specific filters too so for the ADI2 you could let it work out using a low shelf, 5 peaks and a high shelf

 

[splitting_ears]

In case anyone's interested, here's the EQ I settled on after a few weeks of listening and working with them:

• 910Hz : +0.5dB
• 1400Hz : -1dB

... and that's it. It's more of a 'spatiality' correction than anything else. Vocals felt a bit out of place without it (even if tonally correct, in my opinion).

By the way, I don't like to listen loudly so that might explain why I don't find them shouty at all.

 

[OK1]

Yes. Use https://autoeq.app/

It's got a bunch of targets built-in, and you can import your own targets or raw measurements from .csv or .txt

Here's a list of alternative targets:

AutoEq/targets at master · jaakkopasanen/AutoEq

Automatic headphone equalization from frequency responses - jaakkopasanen/AutoEq

github.com

Please keep in mind that you need to match the target response to the measurement rig.

Harman, IEF Neutral, and oratory's USound are only compatible with 711 or IEC60318-4 measurements.

For HMSII.3 or B&K5128/4620 measurements, you need to use specialized target responses.

Attached below is my preferred 711 target, maybe give it a try!

Definitely worth the bother, trying out your preferred 711 target, which you attached.

I was already blown away by the improvement that the default correction, for my headphones, by generating a correction EQ(I prefer to use the impulse response formats in convolution plugins in my DAW). That was a whole new world.

Your 711 "Static" target, takes things up another notch. The further restraint on the bass, in comparison to the AutoEQ default target. Two words come to my mind. Pin sharp (well that's already two words) - like when a camera lens is precisely focussed on the subject. The other word is "Clarity" - as if a veil has been lifted, and I can separate the instruments even more. Definitely another personal best, in my listening experience. A little dry, but that clarity is desirable, cos my ears are not working as hard anymore, to distinguish different elements in the audio. Even easier to hear exactly what the singer is saying..., or whatever each instrument is playing.

It's going to be a struggle to go back to the Harman 2019 or the defaut AutoEQ targets. Pretty impressive achievement, your "static" target. I had expected on 1st listen, some listening fatigue, but no, its reproducing what's in the audio. Well produced music does NOT sound sharp, just clear. It's as if noise in the music has been cut out., and all of a sudden there is silence in things that were clashing and distorting, and all of a sudden its just clear, effortlessly clear.

Thank you for sharing this. Huge thanks.

 

[sharock]

Oratory now has presets for this:

Truthear Nova.pdf

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Truthear Nova (oratory1990).pdf

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