Too much of a hassle. I was using my Shure SE846 with oratory1990's EQ for a short while then no longer bother. I believe if you need to EQ your headphones in order to like them, then they're simply not for you.

Not to mention unit variation. I wholeheartedly agree, and I'd probably like the 990 myself too. The 1990 peak rarely is an issue and my 770 has never been sibilant to my ears (it was actually my favorite stock signature for a long while)

After he called 660S hot garbage and Ananda technically worse than R70X I stopped listening to him. His measurements are useful though.

I read that a while back as well, and not sure if it was just something with the earlier batches or not. I think they might've made some slight adjustments to it that I recall from somewhere, but not sure.

Without EQ there would not be a single open back that provides the bass shelf I like, with correct mids and treble, i.e. there aint not Harman tuned open back!

Well, there is the DCA Expanse, but 4700€ for the privilege do not have to use EQ? Nah, I think I am good :)

For when I'm just putting music on to sleep, I'd just use Spotify for that. I love Spotify don't get me wrong, I frequent podcasts on Spotify since it's easier to access there from different devices just for convenience. But when I'm looking for that detail in dedicated listening, off to the FLACs!!

'Cause I'm lazy. Every day, I use studio monitors, 2 different sets of headphones, and 2 different IEMs across multiple sources. It is just too much work to improve sound profiles I already like as they are. If I want something different, I just swap my gear, no need to mess with multiple profiles, and I never buy something I may need to fix to fit my tastes. Besides, I don't believe any target is objectively perfect or universally fitting, I WANT my gear to sound noticeably distinct when I swap them.

Oh wow, I haven't actually played with that bit because of the paywall bit that shows up after fidgeting a little with it. So if I were to just AutoEQ, would I do a comparison between say Blessing 2 and Blessing 2 Dusk, then under equalizer, select Blessing 2 Dusk > AutoEQ > let it process, then export to Wavelet? And then if I were to play around it myself, instead of AutoEQ, I'd just edit the values myself

You could always EQ in more flaws to your liking.

I do use EQ, but only really to add a bass shelf to taste, or minor tweaks at the top end (DT1990 with fresh pads needs a small cut at 8Khz, with worn in pads it's fine).

I don't use presets because I've realised that they tend to destroy any unique character of the headphones, or that a preset created to someone else's preference most likely doesn't match mine.

The headphones that I actually use already have a frequency response that appeals to me, they don't need a major overhaul. I don't see much sense in starting with a headphone that you think sounds like shit and then digitally reworking every part of the frequency range until its acceptable. The possible exception to this might be if something offers an experience that nothing else can replicate, for example audeze's large diaphragm planar IEMs. Nothing else offers a true open back IEM experience, so if that's what you want, then EQing your way around the shitty tuning might be worthwhile.

That's great to know. Never liked the stock tips on IE40 pro. But swapping them made the treble unbearable. Hope this isn't the case with the IE200.

You can use ptfe tapes instead

Devices like the Qudelix 5K are amazing for this. I use it across several devices and always have my EQ with me. Makes it easily to quickly pivot between sources with minimal compromises.

>I like EQ, but even I only use it on devices that save the EQ profile on them like Bluetooth headphones

This is what I love about the Qudelix 5K. I use it as a desktop and portable DAC/AMP and recently just set it up as an output for my Raspberry Pi network streamer. It's basically permanently attached to the end of my headphone cable and the EQ comes with me where ever I go, regardless of source.

Yep pads can greatly change how headphones sound!

I don't EQ IEMs since I use those exclusively on-the-go and my iPhone + dongle don't allow EQ. My openback headphones at home I EQ because I already have the equipment (computer as my digital source).

i got to say not really significant. i'd say just swap the tips out, i use the spinfits W1 myself.

If you are going to buy a new cable anyway I would recommend just getting one off of AliX instead of waiting for Sennheiser to release a good one

Yeah well as I always say; listen with your ears first before completely judging something! Every person hears differently so you really never know if you’ll like/dislike something 100%. Even graphs are not 100% reliable because the head/ear shape of the measurement rig is different from your own head/ear shape

If the issue you have is related to the tonality then you're right, EQ is one of the most useful tools to make minor corrections. The emphasis is on the word minor.

To be clear, I'm not against EQ. In fact, I do use it (sparingly), as a tool, rather than a band-aid for a gunshot wound.

This is where it becomes a bit philosophical, and in my opinion, if your EQ adjustments are well over 3 dB (or whatever your personal threshold is), across multiple bands, then the headphones themselves were probably the wrong starting point for you. I also find that if I am too heavy handed with EQ, it tends to swing towards being "unbalanced", and I end up going down a path of endlessly tweaking settings as my playlist goes on. For me, I have a broad range of what I consider tolerable and enjoyable, so I just listen to most things as they are - warts and all.

Some people may feel "who cares how the sausage is made, as long as I get to enjoy it?", and that is entirely valid. It's just different degrees of personal tolerances.

I like to use custom tips like spinfits and Final. Does changing the tips make the sound worse?

Because I listen across a phone, tablet, work laptop and personal laptop depending on context. Too much extra work to deal with.

They are interesting for sure, I paid $200 for the first generation one and think that was a complete steal. I'm not sure how the $600 ones are in terms of value.

My friend own these, its Madoo TYP711, 3 planar 2 ba setup, the shell is big but sits okay on the ear. Madoo is a brand under Acoustone if I recall correctly. Or it might be Madoo typ512 in silver.

Absolutely, I always try my headphones and iems with eq, but variety is the spice of life, if anything I throw a small bass shelf in to my liking rather than go for a ten band peq, I like different sounding objects.

I also dont want to completely rely on software to make things agreeable