nikp
Headphoneus Supremus
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Equi loudness graphs aren't the same as frequency graphs.
Bassheads don't always want exaggerated low end, sometimes extension is all a basshead need. It all depends on one's personal preferences. Personally I prefer extension over emphasis, thats of course, if I can't have both. The same should apply to trebleheads, at least IMO
Point taken. I'm just trying to wrap my head around all this, especially when the same headphone shows up in two or possibly all three camps.
Extension's certainly not a bad thing. Who wouldn't like a headphone that could reproduce a wide spectrum of sound without much effort?
As for exaggeration, that's what the EQ and DSP effects are for in my book. Color to taste.
Even so, there's still the general fact that these camps are divided into frequency response groups, possibly overlooking other traits of sound reproduction. Is there such a thing as a "detailhead" or a "clarityhead"? That's probably where I'm starting to fall after getting a taste of Stax for a month.
They have no relevance. Unless you're just trying to say that they look the same.
That's only your opinion, if you think lots of flagship headphones have spikes similiar to the equal loudness contour by pure coincidence, up to you.
Just putting this out there, this is not for or against anyones viewpoint, but our brains change the FR a lot more than we think.
Yes it does, but I prefer to think the scientific way. Ideally, the flatter the more accurate audio is reproduced.
Yes it does, but I prefer to think the scientific way. Ideally, the flatter the more accurate audio is reproduced.
That's one of the main reasons why I decided on the Audio Technica CK10, it probably has the flattest FR of all IEM's.
After listening to it for 7 months, and studying FR graphs of EX700 and EX600 (which I also own), and the Etymotic ER-4PT (which came with a hand matched graph), I eventually decided FR graphs are quite useless in understanding how an IEM sounds.