[LegendaryLvl1]

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Just spent hours before bed trying to find the perfect settings for my RE0's... Will post later

 
BBE: Off/ 4 - 6
Mach3Bass: 4
3D Surround: Off
MP Enhance: On
 
Stereo Enhance: Off
Reverb: Off
 
Conclusions:
Of course, I like to think that the BBE is just a 'sound signature' that the J3 is able to portray through a certain algorithm. This signature, is hit or miss with different people (as you can see by the differences in various EQ settings) - Thus, you should either turn it off (as I have) or leave it somewhere between 4 - 6
 
Note: Will continue to update this...

 

[Jonathan838]

New Cowon J3 user here, any comment on this setting? Any comments appreciated, just trying it for fun I use the IE8.
 
EQ
+4 80hz(Normal)
0 300hz(Narrow)
+6 1.1khz(Wide)
+2 3.0khz(Narrow)
+10 9khz(Wide)
 
BBE+
Mach3Bass: 5, MP Enhance: On. Others off.
 
SE
Both off.
 

 

[fallingreason]

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New Cowon J3 user here, any comment on this setting? Any comments appreciated, just trying it for fun I use the IE8.
 
EQ
+4 80hz(Normal)
0 300hz(Narrow)
+6 1.1khz(Wide)
+2 3.0khz(Narrow)
+10 9khz(Wide)
 
BBE+
Mach3Bass: 5, MP Enhance: On. Others off.
 
SE
Both off.
 

 
I have been using the IE8 with the J3 for quite some time and have found the following to be the best EQ to my ears:
 
-3 105Hz Wide                      BBE - 8
0 500Hz Normal                    Mach3Bass - 6
0 1.1kHz Wide                      MP Enhance - OFF for FLAC files ON for MP3's.
0 4.1kHz Normal                   All others off
3 13kHz Wide
 
This eq brings the IE8 to a nearly flat frequency response which allows their liquid smooth sound signature to be fully appreciated.  Too extreme of adjustments generally doesn't sound natural to my ears.  
 
Have fun with the J3 and the IE8's, a truly awesome portable setup.
 
 
 

 

[Mchielll]

I have tried many settings, but the voices in the sound are always too harsh. I'm a noob when it comes to frequencies and eq's etc., but I just want the best out of my 2 music instruments... The settings I use at the moment are:
 
EQ:
80 Hz: +7, wide
220 Hz: -1, normal
1.4 kHz: +5, narrow
3.0 kHz: +8, normal
11.7 kHz: +9, wide
BBE+:
BBE: +10
Mach3Bass: +6
3D Surround: +3
MP Enhance: on
 
SE:
SE: +3
Reverb: Off
 
Can someone please tell me what to do about these settings to create a warmer voice, it's really too harsh (i read the J3 is pretty cold sound, but this is ridiculous).

 

[Danneq]

 
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Can someone please tell me what to do about these settings to create a warmer voice, it's really too harsh (i read the J3 is pretty cold sound, but this is ridiculous).

 
That used to bug me with my S9 (the J3 is pretty much an updated S9). After a long time of tweaking and trying different suggestions, I managed to get more natural sounding voices by keeping the settings low.
 
I use all 4 custom settings on my S9 for different headphones, and I have different settings on the 5 band EQ. I have about the same BBE+ and STE settings on all 4 custom EQ settings, though.
 
I keep BBE at 5, Mach3Bass at between 3 and 5, keep 3D Surround turned off and MP turned on. Stereo enchance is set to 3.
 
I try to not go overboard with the settings on the 5 band EQ. The setting I use the most looks like this:
80 Hz: +5, wide
300 Hz: 0, normal
780 Hz: -1, wide
4.1 kHz: +1, normal
13 kHz: +1, normal
 
Of course the headphones you use plays a big part in your EQing. I have managed to tweak a sound that is not too far from the preset Viva settings. Good bass resonance, and overall a perceived neutral sound. I do not like either flat nor an overly EQ'd sound, but try to go for a sound that will appear neutral to my ears (with a slight emphasis on bass).
 
You might not like my custom EQ settings, but I advice you to toy around with the settings and try to get warmer vocals (and mids). I suspect that the 3D surround setting is part of the reason that vocals can sound "cold" on Cowon DAP's...

 

[cydonia]

So I will try to post some of the most popular/recommended eq settings posted from a cowon MINI PMP, which is a korean fansite of sorts for anything related to cowon products. These might not be necessarily good depending on your preference but I have been enjoying them.
 
 

4     /     2     /     4     /     5     /     4​

105     /     220     /     1.1     /     3.0     /     11.7​

Normal    /    Wide    /    Wide    /    Normal    /    Wide​

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BBE : 6​

Mach3Bass : 4​

3D Surround : 1​

MP Enhance : off​

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Stereo Enhance : 1​

Reverb : off​

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the eq that I am currently using right now.​

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EQ Filter      Band . 6 3~4 6 4 6 Frequency 105Hz 300Hz 1.1KHz 3.0 KHz 9 KHz Bandwidth Wide Normal Wide Normal Wide

BBE           Level [size=18pt][size=10pt]1~2 [/size] Mach3Bass Level [size=18pt]4[size=10pt]~[size=11pt]5 [/size][/size] [/size] 3D Surround Level [size=18pt]1 [/size] MP Enhance [size=18pt]ON [출처] 전설의 시작 ! 『 올라운드 EQ 3탄 』 (COWON MINI PMP (코원 미니 피엠피) MP3 D2/D3/S9/i9/J3/X7/C2) |작성자 에레미엘 [/size] [/size]

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[출처] End. 최강벨런스..Last Ver. (COWON MINI PMP (코원 미니 피엠피) MP3 D2/D3/S9/i9/J3/X7/C2) |작성자 Katharsist

 

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[LegendaryLvl1]

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I have tried many settings, but the voices in the sound are always too harsh. I'm a noob when it comes to frequencies and eq's etc., but I just want the best out of my 2 music instruments... The settings I use at the moment are:
 
EQ:
80 Hz: +7, wide
220 Hz: -1, normal
1.4 kHz: +5, narrow
3.0 kHz: +8, normal
11.7 kHz: +9, wide
BBE+:
BBE: +10
Mach3Bass: +6
3D Surround: +3
MP Enhance: on
 
SE:
SE: +3
Reverb: Off
 
Can someone please tell me what to do about these settings to create a warmer voice, it's really too harsh (i read the J3 is pretty cold sound, but this is ridiculous).

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If you don't like 'harsh' voices why the hell do you have bbe on 10

 

[Mchielll]

Like I said, i don't know anything about those settings and numbers, i just want to have good ones. Thanks for those popular settings by the way, i'll try them.

 

[mhoangthach]

does anyone have any setting for mdr-ed12, and V6????????

 

[ExpatinJapan]

If someone can give me settings for TF-10 and ATH-ESW9 I think I will buy myself one of these fabled players. The 8gb + 32gb card is quite reasonable.

 

[proedros]

I'd go for the 16/32 one - saves you the trouble of erasing files
 
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If someone can give me settings for TF-10 and ATH-ESW9 I think I will buy myself one of these fabled players. The 8gb + 32gb card is quite reasonable.

 

 

[LegendaryLvl1]

Ok, as promised I've come back with a refined group of settings (compared to my last lot)
 
Last time it was:
 
 

 
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3+ 80HZ (WIDE)

0+ 300HZ (NARROW)

3+ 1.4KHZ (NORMAL)

4+ 4.1KHZ (WIDE)

4+ 6.9 KHZ (WIDE)

 

BBE: Off/ 4 - 6

Mach3Bass: 4

3D Surround: Off

MP Enhance: On

 

Stereo Enhance: Off

Reverb: Off

 

 
What I've been using these days is:
 
 

 

[plonter]

with my grado RS1 (normal pads) ,i leave all setting untouched but put the mach bass on level 3 = WOW!  fun fun fun

 

[avexdevil]

i just came from a sony a808 and the j3 sounds quite underwhelming to me, perhaps ive grown used to the warm signature of my sony dap, everything sounds a little too airey for my taste. But that's without tweaking the eq/bbe/settings on the j3. i'm currently using a pair of brainwavz m1, and they probably are bottlenecking the j3 because all the details seem to be drowned out. I'm trying it out with my m50 and have my music playing at volume 35 for a satisfactory sound output...

 

[avexdevil]

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Hi!
I'm using an S9, but here is what I use with my M50

80 Hz- 5 - wide
300 Hz - 2 - wide
1.4 kHz - 6 - wide
4.1 kHz - 6 - wide
11.7 kHz - 5 - wide

BBE:10
Mach3Bass : 1
3D Surround: 1
MP Enhance: On
Stereo Enhance: 2
Reverb: Off
 
I needed more forward vocals and mids, this is what I've settled on....
Mainly on volume 20-22, but I never go higher....

tried this with my m50 and it sounded a whole lot better...but volume 20-22? how do you manage??