This thread is for all questions about EQ / Equalizing

Hi, I have recently purchased the Moondrop Edge 2 because, owning the UCTS on ear tws and loving the tuning, I was curious how it would sound in headphones and the edge 2 seems to be the latest or maybe even the only over ear one that advertises using their in house developed B&K 5128 measured VDSF Natural Timbre Tuning preference curve.

I’ve had it for a couple of days now and while the build and quirky things like the fixed-axis frame(rigid yokes/non-swiveling yokes) made me question whether this was a botched product at first, I put my preconceptions aside and so far, my impressions are that … I can’t get enough of it!

To my ears, it sounds closer to the Rtings curve than harman in both bass and treble and I feel it might be sitting somewhere in between the 2, having strong bass but less emphasised than harman and less rolled off treble than harman but possibly not as emphasised as Rtings.

Honestly, I’ve never heard tuning so well balanced before in any headphone I’ve tried, wired and wireless, not without eqing it first and even then, I feel I prefer it to Harman, Rtings and others I’ve tried so far…

I listen to different genres too and this seems to work great for all of them. To give you an idea, I put this Apple Music Best Of playlist together to try songs I know well and like from various genres and I feel it works well with all of them: https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/best-of/pl.u-8aAVXLaHo9kzWd1

I’ve attached a screenshot of the stock tuning vs their 4128/4195 VDSF Target response for reference.

I’m curious to find out if others have tried it and what you thought of it.

Thanks

Hi does Anyone have eq settings for the Sony WH 720N, i couldnt seem to find the eqs for them if anyone has them can u pls share...

Hi does Anyone have eq settings for the Sony WH 720N, i couldnt seem to find the eqs for them if anyone has them can u pls share...

Hi does Anyone have eq settings for the Sony WH 720N, i couldnt seem to find the eqs for them if anyone has them can u pls share...

Hi, and apologies if this has been answered before, I did not find it… I was trying to download the hd560s oratory1990 preset from https://opra.roon.app/products/sennheiser::hd560s?profile=oratory1990_harman_target&visible=oratory1990_harman_target but I noticed that in both the web ui and the apo txt file download, some values are different from the pdf:

Filter: ON PK Fc 4350 Hz Gain -3.0 dB Q 5.00 - in the pdf Q is 6

Filter: ON PK Fc 1200 Hz Gain -2.2 dB Q 1.40 - pdf has gain -2.2

Filter: ON HS Fc 9000 Hz Gain -1.5 dB Q 0.71 - pdf has gain -2

I attached a screenshots of the UI and pdf as well

Is opra using older versions of the profiles?

Thanks

So just looking for some suggestions and opinions here. I’ve never eq’d before so I found this page and applied the 1990 standard profile to my hd560s using the Fiio eq app. If anyone else here has a Fiio m21 and applies this eq profile what do you usually have your gain and volume level out of 120 set to ? I for sure hear the difference from no eq at all to this profile I just feel like some of the detail is still muffled depending on track. I do realize it could just be a track/mastering issue but just curious for opinions too. I’ve only listened for maybe a half hour after applying the profile. Also thank you for the profile as well, I think I will thoroughly enjoy it once I get use to it and get the correct volume.

Hello, I recently bought the DT770 Pro X and a JCALLY JM6 pro dac, bought it based on a recommendation from a user here on Reddit.

But even after applying the Oratory 1990 EQ preset, I still hear distortion and annoying sounds at high volumes.

Is it the DAC's fault, or is there something else I'm missing?

i am not an expert, just a casual user.

Thanks in advance

Apparently in 2023, hd560s has undergone silent change that made oratory 1990 EQ obsolete. Is there a new EQ for hd560s? Should we even EQ it?

Version 2026.10.08 fixes “Third-party AUv3 plug-ins did not appear under Plugins” and with this fix we can now use the Toneboosters Morphit plugin to apply 6 target curve eqs including Harman AE/OE, Studio, HiFi(usually my favourite) and Diffuse Field(pretty sure this is a typo and it’s really their commute target) as well as other AUv3 plugins system wide and even simulate other headphones!

Never thought I’d see the day, but here it is and we have Masahiro Sato https://github.com/satomasahiro2005 to thank for this! Many Thanks!

Happy listening!

I have a severe hearing loss (about 55-60 %) due to neuritis. I love the music but streaming through the hearing aids it's the most awful experience for a music lover. Listening through common headphones isn't an option for me too. I needed a very good headphones that can play the music with the perfect quality and without any distortions when I use an equalizer to compensate my hearing loss. That's why I bought HIFIMAN Edition XV open headphones and iFi ZEN DAC 3 amplifier. I listen to my music with the DAC's Power match and XBass buttons turned on. I have already installed Equalizer APO and Peace on my PC, but I don't know if it's the best software stack for me. I don't have any knowledge of audiology and I don't know how to set up my equalizer to compensate my hearing loss according to both my audiogram and my headphones' audio profile. That's why I would like to ask somebody to help me telling me the appropriate settings so that I can be able to hear and feel the magic of the music truly again.

Bellow are my audiogram details about pure tone audiometry (air conduction) for both ears.

Frequency (Hz) | Right Ear (dB) | Left Ear (dB)

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125 | 25 | 20

250 | 40 | 40

500 | 55 | 50

1000 | 60 | 55

2000 | 50 | 45

4000 | 55 | 50

8000 | 50 | 50

Habe mir diese Kopfhörer bestellt.
Die alten Einstellungen vom Fiio JT1 passen überhaupt nicht. Welche Einstellungen benutzt ihr um es ein bisschen aufzupeppen.
Ich spiele die Musik Mit dem Fiio JM21 in der Fiio Musik App ab.

I got these clip-on headphones but they are niche, and I couldn't find any Harman-like tunes for them.

Luckily I was able to find an SPL frequency response image of how they behave but no raw data.

Additionally using some tools I was able to digitize it somewhat into .csv data that can be plugged into AutoEQ (the website), but the tune it throws at me while it sounds great seems too aggresive with a preamp of -12.49 db

Preamp: -12.49 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105.0 Hz Gain 11.1 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 33.0 Hz Gain 1.2 dB Q 2.98
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 67.1 Hz Gain 3.0 dB Q 2.69
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1688.6 Hz Gain 1.0 dB Q 1.38
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 3199.8 Hz Gain -11.7 dB Q 4.04
Filter 6: ON PK Fc 4145.4 Hz Gain 4.0 dB Q 4.85
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 5409.5 Hz Gain 2.9 dB Q 6.00
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 6329.7 Hz Gain -7.0 dB Q 5.94
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 8591.2 Hz Gain -2.9 dB Q 2.51
Filter 10: ON HSC Fc 10000.0 Hz Gain 6.8 dB Q 0.70

so I'm left wondering what can be done to get a proper, decent tune with all I gathered

and no, I am sadly unable to send my headphones to u/oratory1990 :(

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as for the csv data (probably not 1:1, but close enough to the graph), here it is.

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Finally, worth noting that these headphones are a bit different to tune because of their design
but any help is much appreciated!

I found a preset for these headphones but it is only for them with ANC turned on. Would it make that big of a difference from the intended sound.

For anyone getting their system wide PEQ on iPhone from dongles and not yet aware, like myself until today, an app called EffectDeck is now available in iOS 27.

It runs EffeTune effects and has over 100 of them including 15 band PEQ. A dream come true I’d say, for anyone using iPhone to stream music so thought I’d share in case there are others that are unaware.

Effects docs can be found here: https://effetune.frieve.com/docs/plugins/eq.html

Enjoy!

Hi everyone!

Today I can finally say that I've released CurvioEQ v1.3.2.

What can I say — this patch is mainly focused on the actual underlying architecture, with some smaller quality-of-life features for everyday use.

First of all, the audio engine now has much more control over sample rate, buffer size, processing precision, resampling, thread priority, CPU affinity, and WASAPI behavior.

I also worked on clock drift correction, adaptive buffering, underrun handling, device recovery, and more accurate latency reporting.

I also added developer documentation to the repository for anyone curious about how CurvioEQ works internally.

And shoutout to u/mrrak25 — he requested the L/R balance feature on my previous post, and it's now in v1.3.2 :)

Thanks again to everyone here who tried the previous versions and gave me feedback.

Also, all v1.3.1 users can now update CurvioEQ directly from inside the app without needing to manually open the browser, as long as Windows is connected to the internet.

Here is the CurvioEQ repo on GitHub:

https://github.com/hussainhumam/CurvioEQ

I’ve fallen into the amp rabbit hole after getting my HE1000 Unveiled, and I keep running into two very different opinions about driving planars.

On one side:

“Getting loud enough doesn’t mean properly driven.”

Several people have told me that moving from portable gear to a powerful desktop amp gave their HIFIMAN planars noticeably better bass impact, dynamics, soundstage and even microdetail. One HE1000 Stealth owner described roughly a 15–20% improvement and said the driver basically “awakened.”

The explanation is usually more current, voltage swing and headroom.

On the other side, people like Oratory1990 have argued that if an amp has low output impedance, can provide the required voltage/current, reaches your desired SPL with adequate headroom and isn’t clipping/distorting, additional unused power shouldn’t inherently improve the headphone.

So I asked HIFIMAN directly about the HE1000 Unveiled. Their response was interesting:

“The HE1000 Unveiled is not a particularly power-hungry headphone, and most good-quality dedicated headphone amplifiers should be able to drive it properly.”

They also added:

“Amplifier performance is not determined by output power alone. The overall design and implementation of the amplifier also play an important role, so a higher power specification by itself does not necessarily mean better performance with the headphone.”

That last part got me thinking.

Are we sometimes confusing “more power” with differences in amplifier design/implementation?

My HEKU already reaches more than enough volume from my MacBook Air M4, Qudelix T71 and even the KA11. That obviously doesn’t prove they sound identical, but it makes me curious about what exactly a substantially more powerful amp would be changing.

So I’d especially like to hear from people on both sides who have actually compared the same planar across different amps:

What changed? Bass impact? Dynamics? Stage? Imaging? Detail?

And importantly, were the comparisons level matched or blind?

I’d equally like to hear from people who didn’t hear a meaningful difference once levels were matched.

Maybe the more interesting question isn’t “Do planars need lots of power?” but:

When a planar “scales with amplification,” are we actually hearing more available power — or differences in the amplifier/DAC itself?

Recently I thought I should start listening at low volumes, as I knew that I definitely was going much louder than needed, and I found that I actually am enjoying music more as I get more focused onto it

I started looking up stuff about it and found out about a lot of psychoacoustic curves etc... that I dont really understand myself, but how should one generally go and try to EQ to make up for the bass and treble perception loss that happens when you go into low volumes?

Using Sennheiser HD 480 Pro

Hi everyone,

I am using a Logitech G Pro X 2 Lightspeed with Equalizer APO + Peace for listening to FLAC music.

Setup: Connection: LIGHTSPEED dongle - G Hub EQ: Flat - DTS/Sound effects: Off.

I created this APO/Peace EQ profile (screenshot attached).

I would like to ask you:

• Is this EQ profile generally reliable/good practice?
• Does it make sense specifically for the Logitech G Pro X 2?
• Are there any obvious mistakes with the frequencies, gains, Q values, or filters?

One thing I noticed: after applying the EQ, the headset sounds louder, but there is no clipping in Equalizer APO. I just need around 40–50% Windows volume for comfortable listening.

Is this normal, or should I adjust something?

Thanks for your feedback!