Br777
Headphoneus Supremus
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At this point I am not absolutely sure you will be able to, I am pretty much going to review them on Cipher cable only and recommend them as such only, even with a high-end DAP I couldn't get the same EQ, I think that the reason is that the Cipher cable magic has a lot of EQ bands at narrow ranges applied, so while in theory it would be possible, it takes more than your average EQ app to EQ i20 to exactly the same sound of the Cipher cable...
I've got mine to match or sound just as good as the cypher with a meager 4 eq settings but as you mentioned, It requires a parametric eq, patience and skill. EQ is the most valuable tool in an audiophile's arsenal, but it's not easy to use. I get that for the average person a parametric eq would be way too much to deal with. I dont think it's a stretch to say that most people are going to need the cypher cable or these headphones will sound terrible.