That is pretty typical for most people who EQ. I don't think many people are doing gross corrections with EQ unless they are creating an RIAA curve or something like that.
You're referring to a turntable preamp function, I assume. Like this...
I hadn't really thought about using a digital EQ for something like this before. But I suppose it is possible. (?)
I don't see a preset for this in Equalizer APO's Config Editor. At least not one that's readily obvious. (Maybe the Peace add-on has this as an option though?)
Most headphones are in a general enough ballpark to not need huge corrections.
I'm relatively new to digital EQs. But have been using some form of equalization (either analog graphic EQ's, tone controls on mixers, or digital EQ) with all of my headphones for at least the last 5 to 6 years... since I began reading Inner Fidelity, and deciding to upgrade to something a little better than the dimestore stuff I was using previously.
Before that, I think my favorite cheapie headphone was the Koss Pro 35. I don't know how neutral or accurate they were (probably not very). But the titanium drivers made the dialogue and what have you a little easier to understand on TV shows and movies. The cables were always breaking though. So I was continually replacing them. And I mostly used those for watching TV, VHS tapes and DVDs, esp. at night. And also listening to the occasional CD. (I wasn't really into MP3's, and still don't own an MP3 player to this day!)
I've tried various forms of EQ though, with at least a handful of different headphones since that time, including the AKG K553 (my main headphone for the previous 5 years), the Beats Solo2, Sennheiser HD 380 Pro, one of the cheaper open-back 5 series Sennheisers that Best Buy/Magnolia used to carry (though I can't remember the exact model number), AudioTechnica M50x, Sony MDR-ZX100, and my current DT-770's. And maybe a couple others I'm forgetting. And in my experience, EQ tends to work best with headphones that are close to your target sound signature... if you know what that is!
It also seems to work better with closed headphones than open ones. Especially if you want to tinker with the bass response, or desire more extension in that area. Most of the headphones I've used since the Pro 35 have had good extension in both the bass AND the treble though. Because I like to ensure that I'm getting a decent amount of detail up top, as well as down low.
If you're having to make large EQ adjustments though, greater than about 5 or 6 dB either up or down, to achieve your preferred sound, then perhaps it might be worth thinking about getting some different headphones to try instead that are a bit closer to the sound you want.
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