Why don't you put the EQ after Isone Pro? It looks like you're EQing to compensate for the headphones. Therefore you should have it right before your headphones, as if the EQ was in the headphones. Putting it before Isone makes Isone...
It's too bad they turned the bass up to the max for the tests. It would have been more useful if they tested them at their flattest response, whatever that would be.
Edit: ...but then you have to consider the intended...
I feel like the 2.1 doesn't really have deep bass. There's just a huge midbass hump that never goes away even if the "subwoofer" is turned all the way down.
One day my friend was raving about his Skullcandy Hesh. I was interested, so I asked to listen to it. Bunch of crappy midrange! Slightly better than my cell phone.
I use a Pelikan M600 most of the time. I also have a M100 (in white; I got it because it reminded me of stormtroopers in Star Wars). I also use a Waterman Phileas often because it writes drier, which is better for some situations.
What are your musical preferences? Anything, as long as it doesn't suck. I know that's not a really good answer but there are good musicians and there are crappy musicians. That said, I listen to probably 80% classical and 20%...
