Acix
Headphoneus Supremus
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Bravo ll
Originally Posted by EYEdROP /img/forum/go_quote.gif To my ears, EQ makes the instruments true voicing and sound vanish, and the "there" is lost. Its like it messes with the harmonics and overtones of frequencies or something, I cant put my finger on it. Not only that, details get lost. When you boost or cut anything, your sacrificing something, somewhere, for something else. Dont get me wrong, EQ has its purpose and can be used to your advantage when dealing with room acoustics. Headphones are different because the earcups are optimized for the drivers. All the EQ work is already done for you, and its up to you to drive them how you want because each source and amp sounds different and unique, like every headphone. Besides, some headphones require amps to properly drive. So what other choice do you have? Everything is colored in some way and you just gotta pick out what you wanna hear. Then if your not satisfied, try something different. The purpose of an EQ is to compensate for something. In the Audiophile world, you dont want to compensate for anything. If you do, you lose detail. |
Bravo ll