I don't think there's a standard for PEQ, most of my production EQs are around 5 band for PEQ. The 10 band that you talk about would however be a consumer standard for GEQ. The RME doesn't use GEQ though, it uses PEQ. That's way too much correction needed. What the hell for equipment are you...

If somebody needs more that a 5 band PEQ then either something is seriously wrong with their source material, or very seriously wrong with their understanding of EQ.

If it isn't broken, don't fix it - especially as you admit you're no technician and therefore are likely to completely fail to understand what you're trying to fix. And while measurements do not tell the whole story, they are way more accurate than your hearing - human hearing accuracy is...

You'll never see a perfect square pulse - it's physically impossible. In fact square waves do not exist, at best they could be described as extreme trapezoid waves in terms of what can actually be reproduced (even then they can't actually be reproduced accurately), and how "tight" or "narrow"...

And there you have the difference in philosophy between HiFi Audio (Chord) and Pro Audio (RME) Pro Audio needs to perform with minimal latency and deliver accurate sound. HiFi audio just has to sound "euphonic", enjoyable, and portray a convincingly "real-ish" performance to the listener. This...

The 600Ω version is really for broadcast applications where the 600Ω impedance is far less likely to be affected by the vastly varying output impedances of broadcast gear - headphone outputs in broadcast gear are often an afterthought where they are mostly used for simple voice monitoring. That...

I hate to break it to you, but your ears are simply a measuring device, and a pretty crappy one by today's technological standards. A thin piece of skin connected to a couple of bones which then excite a fluid in the inner ear where the frequencies are picked up by a bunch of hairs of varying...

Yep, it goes down rapidly now, but don't worry as you're not going to find much in music that goes much beyond 4k. Beyond that you simply have harmonics which can add to the air of the sound. However, frequency loss is slow and your brain adapts so the only way you'll notice is suddenly...

I personally would rely on measurement gear to tell me the raw truth. The reason is that sometimes everything sounds wonderful to me, and at other times everything sounds just meh. Your mood, level of fatigue, how much you've drunk, etc, all lead to a different listening experience. I enjoy...

That's correct. B-Stock should mean products with some cosmetic blemishes, but otherwise should function as perfectly as "A-Stock"

With anything related to computers and tech that is the absolute FIRST thing to do in the event of a problem - everything off then everything on again. It's the tech support mantra. And no, it's not really weird - the disconnection of the FiiO probably caused the USB controller on the RME to...

I for one am a little bit more cautious. Not that I don't believe that this upgraded version won't be any good, I'm sure it will be fantastic - it's RME after all. It's more to do with what would I gain above my original first gen (with the AK4490). I fear that I would gain little more than some...

I think what you mean is that it's an easy device to sell, but a hard device to part with ;)

Then my bad. What I said is not applicable in this case (but nevertheless correct for a HP output) Note to self - must read posts thoroughly before splaffing my hands on a keyboard.

As a general rule the output impedance of a headphone amp shouldn't exceed 1/8th of the impedance of the headphone. Now by rights if you're using XLR as a source at 200Ω then your headphones should be at least 1600Ω. In fact the lower the output impedance the better in all cases. My feeling is...

Is it really 10 years since they were released? Hell, how the time just goes.

Does it sound good already? If so then don't bother changing it unless you don't like yellow. I've got 2 sets of N3's, one with the original AP cable and the other that bought from another head-fier with the Sony single ended upgrade cable, and I cannot tell the difference between the two. I'm...

Totally agree. MQA has absolutely no relevance today, and it's debatable if it ever did have.

Straight out of the box - I've found no need to mess with anything, apart from the odd occasion where I've come across an "out of phase" video on youtube when I've used the phase function to bring the sound back into correct phase.

Well I wouldn't say happily - they were pretty bulky in the early days, but nobody complained because it was the only thing we had back then. At least it was self contained meaning we didn't need to have to deal with other devices to feed it, apart from the tape itself which fitted right into...

For all those complaining about the use of micro USB ports, let me tell you that USB-C is most certainly not the holy grail of reliability - I manage a lot of Mac laptops for my company and after 2 or 3 years the USB-C ports, mostly on the left side, are often completely buggered. Why the left...

According to the BD spare parts page that the DT800 250Ω driver is the same as the driver for the DT800 pro. https://europe.beyerdynamic.com/catalog/product/view/id/1350/ I'd actually recommend replacing both of the drivers as there's likely to be some manufacturing changes over the years that...

Will it have user replaceable batteries? If not I'm out. I was quoted 2 thirds of the price of a new Mojo just for a battery replacement, which is a 5 minute job and a $20 - $30 single cell LiPo. In fact I've had so much expensive stuff with inbuilt, non user replaceable batteries that either...

Yeah I know, and it's not RME's fault - they've given it it's accepted name. My gripe is that it's a misleading name - somebody not used to PEQ might see "Quality" and then push it to the max, "'cause it's better quality, innit?", and doing that is not going to accomplish what they're trying to...

First off @NOMOS this is not aimed at you at all, this is about Q and how I dislike why it's named "Quality". I'm just quoting your posts as you give a perfect example of how Q can be misunderstood. I know Q means "Quality", but it's probably the worst descriptive moniker ever in audio...