[Iron_Dreamer]

Just loaded up the android app. The no flat preset is interesting with having custom eq. You have to start somewhere right? According to Iron Dreamer, bass boost is where the flat eq in the user mode starts. I wish I could see what the "audeze" preset looks like so I could tweak it. Normally you hear the sound and can make small adjustments, but this is a little more of a mystery.

Also having an issue on the Mac (with the dongle). If my MacBook Pro goes to sleep and I wake it up the Maxwell reconnects, but the sound is panned a bit to the right. Have to go in the system settings and recenter it.

@Resolve posted some good measurements of the preset EQ's here to give you an idea of what you're dealing with:

https://forum.headphones.com/t/aude...headphones-official-discussion-thread/19925/2

 

[hyperfuse]

There is no 'flat' preset. We have a target Audeze curve (hence Audeze), and all other presets are emphasized or de-emphasized based on the target curve. There have been posts showing graphs recorded by others.

Most headphones that utilize a dsp will not have an 'off' preset. As the drivers are not tuned out of the box without dsp correction. Some may have a flat target preset, sure, but we do not have one on this headphone. We prefer having curves people will actually utilize. My two cents.

But yes, Audeze would be our "intended" target.

the audeze eq sounds....... damn boring. haha. guess thats how audiophiles like their music?

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

Something, something, preferences, something, something, we all like different things, something.

We have a host of presets, and 4 easily customizable slots.

Something in there should work for most people.

 

[Combover Grover]

the audeze eq sounds....... damn boring. haha. guess thats how audiophiles like their music?

you think that is boring. this is what I’m running so far. haha

 

[Zonium]

the audeze eq sounds....... damn boring. haha. guess thats how audiophiles like their music?

Bass boost EQ sounds just fantastic with metal music. Nowhere near boring to me. There are plenty of other headphones with muddy and overkill bass.

 

[hyperfuse]

Bass boost EQ sounds just fantastic with metal music. Nowhere near boring to me. There are plenty of other headphones with muddy and overkill bass.

i do custom eq on the audeze hq app instead. that sounds better to me.

 

[Combover Grover]

Can we do a poll for who wants sidetone connected to mute? I just can't imagine the majority want it the way it is.

 

[hicks12]

Can we do a poll for who wants sidetone connected to mute? I just can't imagine the majority want it the way it is.

I don't see a need for it to be connected to mute as it should be always on really.

What I need to see is the sidetone electrical/static noise being fixed as it's unusable to me, the noise it produced from nothing is too loud at any level which forces me to turn it off entirely as I don't want to listen to static above my audio!

 

[pixelcowboy]

I don't see a need for it to be connected to mute as it should be always on really.

What I need to see is the sidetone electrical/static noise being fixed as it's unusable to me, the noise it produced from nothing is too loud at any level which forces me to turn it off entirely as I don't want to listen to static above my audio!

Same here, any discussion on what the sidetone should or shouldn't do is pointless as it's current unusable.

 

[Audeze]

We want to keep sidetone and mute separate, this is not going to change, and the shortcut of double pressing the lower wheel to toggle sidetone on/off should more than suffice for controls.

Some people may also want to be able to use sidetone as some sort of ambient mode as well, without outputting their microphone to others. It will remain separate.

We are fully aware of sidetone noise and is an ongoing investigation.

 

[Evil Deadly]

We want to keep sidetone and mute separate, this is not going to change, and the shortcut of double pressing the lower wheel to toggle sidetone on/off should more than suffice for controls.

Some people may also want to be able to use sidetone as some sort of ambient mode as well, without outputting their microphone to others. It will remain separate.

We are fully aware of sidetone noise and is an ongoing investigation.

I actually have used it as an ambient mode. Works great.

 

[timwillhack]

Could you have sidetone be post noise reduction? It sounds like room noise to me. You could also just have a light noise gate on it to kill the noise floor when you're not talking.

 

[pixelcowboy]

Could you have sidetone be post noise reduction? It sounds like room noise to me. You could also just have a light noise gate on it to kill the noise floor when you're not talking.

For me it sounds like electrical interference. If I use sidetone in with the beamforming mic (without the boom mic) then it sounds like room noise, but without electrical interference. I would describe the sound I hear as buzzing and intermittent clicking.

 

[timwillhack]

Ah yes I should have specified, I'm not using boom, I don't like having it in my face if I can help it

 

[Itsjustmd]

For me it sounds like electrical interference. If I use sidetone in with the beamforming mic (without the boom mic) then it sounds like room noise, but without electrical interference. I would describe the sound I hear as buzzing and intermittent clicking.

I wonder if all headsets do this or not. I've not really noticed it but I'm usually using the headset when sidetone is on so maybe it's covered up by the game noise.