KinGensai
500+ Head-Fier
Right, that's why I mentioned squig.link and graphic visualization. The objective reference is your preference in comparison with some target response, usually the Harman IE target.But then I'm left doing EQ entirely by ear. I have no problem trusting my own judgment, but I like to EQ with at least some "objective" reference in mind.
The problem with this reasoning is the very variability of HRTF and it's stochastic nature, which you note in the first half of your statement. The designers will do one of these things: go for the Harman IE target, go for a house sound, or go off of in house acoustics research. This works better for HPs because those take your pinna into account, so the tuning has more leeway. IEMs have no such luxury, so the final tuning is up to the end user to do. As long as the IEM itself is built well, EQ will fit it to your preferences and make it shine.IEMs weird me out because they are so physiologically dependent. Each person literally hears each IEM different from how any other person hears that same IEM. Ultimately, I'd much rather leave that technical craft to IEM designers than to my own ear. That seems like a key region for a designer. I trust them more than I trust myself to that work.
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