Headphone eq presets correction

[Adelin]

Hello,

I was wondering if it was possible to enhance frequency curves of headphones or speackers.
It's how after a short search i found a really interesting reddit topic:

https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/92b08s/eq_settings_for_700_headphones

EQ Settings for 700+ Headphones

On jaakkopasanen github project page, there is <<results>> folder, where most headphones that was tested by different review with special devices / heads ... get equalizer profile that can be manually input to software / hardware equalizer, convolvers dsp ( wav or irs converted to wav if using Equalizer Apo)

Curently as i read readme, as i want to globally correct sound frequencys curve, for my akg k450, I use the program Equalizer Apo, and i just load with configuration editor / include, .txt

that contain eq parameters.

The preamp gain is already applyed if using with Equalizer Apo:

ParametricEq.txt

For wav files, it just require a convolution filter:

Add filter / Advanced filters / Convolution filter

then load wav file.

It's actually what i use ( 44khz wav ) If in need of 48khz output then 48Khz should be used with convolution filter, as parameters, are set for a specific sample rate.

ParametricEq and other eq txt, doesn't require a specific samplerate at last.


If i post here, it's because, i found the AKG k450 needed some correction to my brain, at certaain frequencys.

I know it's not perfect, as frequencys curves tending to 0db linear is just one part of the equation.

jaakkopasanen presets, worked best with my headphone, he is not the first to give eq presets.

there is also https://github.com/ShanonPearce/ASH-IR-Dataset/wiki/Headphone-Compensation-Filters


https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vbnj47jcnbgrvkv/AAAcAP6ypyGJa0995Nq37PEFa

IRS can be converted to wav and set inside a colvolution dsp hardware, or software .

Not related to this steam topic:

I had to replace earpads, and two years later, i took time to search earpads replacement, and found what i needed: Earpads, with plastic ring and it work fine enough.

If you have headphone, jsut don't junk it yet :)


Blabla:

I'm sad, in less than Three weeks, i had two silvercrest ( lidl) headphones failing.
One with only one channel working ( cable problem)

A second model , the plastic broked, i used scotch tape, to maintain the headphone in shape, worked perfect till the audio cable, on top, tear down.

Then i had a sony headphone, only one channel working the same month.

And now this is my gaming headphone, bought one week ago, that has only left channel playing.

Off course i learned to not touch cables, use jack cable lenght added to headphones, and always put the headphone on table before leaving the chair.

It's amazing that many headphones broke at same time, i'm a cautious man, so it should never happen.

What is funny, Akg k450 look very fragile and tiny, but indeed, it's solid.

Only problem is pads on top, and earpads.

I already broke the jack audio cable, but found a replacement on amazon.

Every headphones should have replacement cable, shame some 200€ headphones, has to be put to trash, or sent to electronic specialist.

Anyway, i'm happy to have found eq parameters for different headphones :)

FOr speackers there are softwares specific tools and hardwatre to use with micros.

[Komrade]

Uh, what's your question?

[Adelin]

Hello notkenny

It's a message i posted to say there was solutions for people like me, who wanted to equalize manually headphones, but wanted a bit more accurate presets, from headphone test results.

I already had a emu 0404 sound card with dsp, bands, where i could put those equalizer preset manually, if i wanted, or directly to programs like foobar.

From now as i have a realtek alc 892, the built in equalizer is not precise enough to set a specific frequency at a set gain.

So i found from the reddit topic an equalizer, that load on startup, and works pretty well, it can use different plugins created for it, and even vst plugins.

it was just because i was happy of this discovery i shared it there lol

Contrary to put frequencys + gain to music player, i can now play games, with less boomy frequencys.

it was a bit tiring for my brain :p