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[theusedversion]

What are your settings? I've been trying to experiment with different settings and I've settled on this. I can't stand any distortion at all and having the settings flat across the board sounds... flat. Always go down instead of up, right?

Edit: Sorry uploaded wrong image originally. Fixed.

 

[Greg]

EQ

not even once

 

[lazygecko]

None at all. I want stuff to sound as it was intended to sound.

 

[Ray Wonder]

Your mid range is reaally low. I keep mine even. I like my mids.

 

[wenis]

Flat

 

[theusedversion]

Your mid range is reaally low. I keep mine even. I like my mids.

Oops, I uploaded the wrong settings. Fixed. Probably still low for you. I generally listen to rock music and find that this basic shape is what works for me.

 

[hie]

Ahh...the old 'disco smile'.

Stay flat, brothers.

 

[rtcn63]

I leave it flat, although my headphones are fairly neutral. EQ is fine if you're using it to compensate for the equipment at hand, bad acoustics, etc. It's not evil.

 

[Jonnax]

Ｗｅｌｌ it really depends on your speakers, I prefer a flat response but some crappy speakers need EQ adjustment to get there.

 

[Alphahawk]

My headphones are cheap $12 headphones that don't have any type of software integration.

 

[Lostconfused]

None at all. I want stuff to sound as it was intended to sound.

So you are using studio monitors with a perfectly linear response then I guess.

 

[sir_kevith]

None at all. I want stuff to sound as it was intended to sound.

Whatever speakers or headphones you're listening to are going to alter the music quite a bit. They all have bass roll off at different levels and such and sometimes need to be EQ'd. This is especially true to get real sub-bass out of most midrange headphones in my experience.

I would learn to EQ. I usully EQ according to the genre of music I'm listening to.

 

[Joyful]

flat as the audiophile gods intended

 

[KrellRell]

I don't typically eq. I am a bass head though, so when I do it's usually bass boosts.

 

[theusedversion]

For someone who is more knowledgeable:

From what I gather, everyone hears differently, right? And am I right that you can adjust your settings for an optimal output using a tool like this? If so, how?

Sensitivity, equal loudness contours and audiometry

 

[br0ken_shad0w]

Don't normally EQ, takes a little too much effort for my liking. I prefer my amp to colour my sounds.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

EQ

not even once

.

 

[Anderall]

Hall bruh.

 

[JeffGames-24]

EQ

not even once

None at all. I want stuff to sound as it was intended to sound.

Flat

Ahh...the old 'disco smile'.

Stay flat, brothers.

flat as the audiophile gods intended

What they said.

If it sounds bad, then you have bad equipment. If you care enough to consider using an EQ, consider spending more money on your headphones/amp.

 

[Oveja Negra]

Flat, everything else is just wrong.

 

[Lostconfused]

If it sounds bad, then you have bad equipment.

No, it just means you don't like the way it sounds.

 

[Prez]

None at all. I want stuff to sound as it was intended to sound.

It's very unlikely you'll get the "intended sound" without a good DAC. People spend so much on headphones while the DAC makes the biggest difference.

 

[rtcn63]

IIRC, even some of the best consumer equipment has bumps and dips here and there. A bit of light EQ probably won't kill most people, if they're inclined.

 

[lazygecko]

So you are using studio monitors with a perfectly linear response then I guess.

I have a pair of AKG 271 and they're the most accurate I've ever used. I've mixed music in them and then listened in a studio monitor setup, and I had to change practically nothing afterwards.

 

[Union Carbine]

I don't often EQ but if I do, I just try to flatten out humps in the headphone's frequency responses, assuming I don't like what that sound profile.

 

[old]

I've heard that it's best to use amplifiers to reduce instead of increasing. So I don't raise anything. Instead I lower the mids a bit to bring out the highs and lows.

 

[Nekofrog]

scooping the mids is what everybody does until they realize years later that it sucks the life out of music

 

[Lostconfused]

I have a pair of AKG 271 and they're the most accurate I've ever used. I've mixed music in them and then listened in a studio monitor setup, and I had to change practically nothing afterwards.

Ah entry level, well have fun.

 

[Ben Morales]

scooping the mids is what everybody does until they realize years later that it sucks the life out of music

This so hard.

 

[lazygecko]

Ah entry level, well have fun.

Do I detect a hint of condescension? If you're implying by "entry level" that you need to spend several hundreds or thousands just to get accurate headphones, well, whatever you need to do to rationalize all that money spent.

 

[super-famicom]

Do I detect a hint of condescension? If you're implying by "entry level" that you need to spend several hundreds or thousands just to get accurate headphones, well, whatever you need to do to rationalize all that money spent.

Just ignore his post. I also own the K271, and really enjoy them. I don't use any EQ settings, flat for me.

 

[Lostconfused]

If you're implying by "entry level" that you need to spend several hundreds or thousands just to get accurate headphones, well, whatever you need to do to rationalize all that money spent.

Only if you want stuff to sound as it was intended to sound.

 

[KrellRell]

Do I detect a hint of condescension? If you're implying by "entry level" that you need to spend several hundreds or thousands just to get accurate headphones, well, whatever you need to do to rationalize all that money spent.

I totally agree with you. Let's do some blind hearing tests, an audiophiles worst nightmare, lol.

People get really, let's say passionate, about audio. Let other people enjoy music how they want. Do you think people EQ music they listen to, to make it sound like shit? It may make it sound like shit to you, but then again, the way you listen probably sounds like shit to them. We need to get out of the "It SHOULD be done like this", "you SHOULD do this", "You SHOULDN'T EQ". I shall do whatever sounds good to me, how about that?

 

[FloatingDivider]

With a mid scoop like that I kind of want to know what you're listening on? How overblown are the mids on your system that you're going to be scooping it out like that? Did you A/B it with flat speakers or are you just going with sounds good to me? I also keep everything flat because I have a pair of reference monitors I use 80% of the time. I use ath-mx50's for the rest which kinda hype the bass and mids slightly but I'm used to how they sound so it's not an issue to me. I especially take issue with the notch at 500hz, you're taking out all of the bassy goodness that supports the sub-bass which you're leaving untouched, seriously the amount of goodness in that 500hz region is phenomenal and I don't understand why you'd remove it. If you're EQing for general hifi sets, I'd drop the 30hz bass slightly because that's just going to crap out on most speakers and I'd notch out some of the ultra high end shit you can't hear/sounds sharp. I'd leave everything else untouched.

 

[Ran rp]

Audiophile GAF, how fucked up is this.

 

[iMax]

This is what you want OP.

Spoiler

Just kidding! Start at flat and adjust to your ears' pleasure. Don't let people tell you how to listen to music. Listen to it how you like it.

 

[sir_kevith]

Audiophile GAF, how fucked up is this.

I think it looks fun. I'm guessing somewhere around the 8k is very piercing and sibilant for you?

 

[Nekofrog]

This is what you want OP.

Spoiler

Just kidding! Start at flat and adjust to your ears' pleasure. Don't let people tell you how to listen to music. Listen to it how you like it.

absolute horror packed into one image

 

[Ran rp]

I think it looks fun. I'm guessing somewhere around the 8k is very piercing and sibilant for you?

Pretty much, yeah. I'm using these btw.

 

[Sinfamy]

The only preset that sounds okay is Electronic.

 

[Lostconfused]

Here is what I am using. Mainly just tried to flatten out the Beyer DT 990 as they are very sibilant and made some things unpleasant to listen to.

Getting the right EQ isn't easy since you need a frequency response measurement for your stereo setup and a parametric equalizer to properly flatten it out. Its simpler to just try and adjust to what sounds good to you.

 

[Xyber]

I have just made some slight adjustments, currently using Sennheiser PC350 (modded to fix the shitty bass though). They are good enough, but I want to get something better whenever I have a stable income again.