Was anybody at the Sean Olive talk at CanJam?

[markanini]

That target (SoundGuys) also has approximately 3 dB less energy in the 20-70 Hz area per the above graph. Which of the two areas with the most difference matters the most for preference rating?

I think we could equally conclude that (paraphrasing): “One big thing I take from this is that a target similar to Harman IE 2019, except slightly less V-shaped and slightly more tilted, is statistically tied.”

Yes, I agree with that. On which features matter more for preference, maybe it depends on listening volume and/or listening duration. I will stay tuned to see if this will get a definitive answer, it's a good question. I would prefer the Hps.com preference bands to be based on the two curves here rather than what they are using now.

 

[digitalfrost]

Harman research targets the Bruel & Kjaer 5128

For the first time, the Harman IE 2019 headphone response target gets tested on the leading test fixture for headphone measurements.

www.soundguys.com

 

[MayaTlab]

I'd like to propose an informal listening test, partly inspired by this presentation. You will need a pair of Truthear Zero Red to do it.

I want to emphasise that I don't consider this a properly controlled and designed test, for reasons developed in that thread, but it could still prove useful to some of you to some capacity.

LINK