[ThreadStarter]

Hey what EQ do you all set your ipod to when using your X10's?

I'm liking the Acoustic setting atm, it brings vocals a bit up and creates a good mix between hi's and low's

 

[cooperpwc]

Threadstarter, the next thread you start can be 'favourite ground glass ice cream sprinklings' (perrier green, beer bottle brown...).

EQ is the achilles heel of the iPods; it causes substantial distortion. No one can figure out why Apple don't fix it given that the hardware is otherwise pretty good and other manufacturers like Iriver produce decent equalisers. I suggest leaving EQ off.

 

[Tranzaddict]

It depends on what music I am listening to on the Image, if the music is already bass heavy, then I just set the eq on the ipod to off, if classical music or Piano then I set to acoustic.

 

[ThreadStarter]

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Originally Posted by cooperpwc /img/forum/go_quote.gif Threadstarter, the next thread you start can be 'favourite ground glass ice cream sprinklings' (perrier green, beer bottle brown...). EQ is the achilles heel of the iPods; it causes substantial distortion. No one can figure out why Apple don't fix it given that the hardware is otherwise pretty good and other manufacturers like Iriver produce decent equalisers. I suggest leaving EQ off.

I expected a reply like this and I considered hedging against it, but I personally get annoyed when reading opinions that hedge against everything.

Fact is changing the EQ tweaks the sound a bit more to my liking.

 

[cooperpwc]

Fair enough. No intention to frustrate or annoy. I personally am frustrated that Apple can't solve such a basic issue after so many years. (It is also true that I'm not a great believer in even good EQ; my bias may show through.)

 

[QQQ]

People of head-fi tend to choose cans they don't need to eq.

 

[ThreadStarter]

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Originally Posted by QQQ /img/forum/go_quote.gif People of head-fi tend to choose cans they don't need to eq.

That is such an arrogant comment. Are you saying I should buy a different set of cans because I like the X10 with the acoustic EQ setting?

 

[epithetless]

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Originally Posted by ThreadStarter /img/forum/go_quote.gif That is such an arrogant comment. Are you saying I should buy a different set of cans because I like the X10 with the acoustic EQ setting?

I think he's simply saying that the majority of head-fiers (statistically speaking) prefer to use a flat EQ, and they choose their headphones based on that preference. Whether or not it's objectively true, I didn't read his statement as arrogant or imperative, although I can see how one might. If your preferences include EQ adjustments, I don't think anyone's saying you need new headphones...

 

[tnmike1]

I've been wondering about EQ settings on my Imod when using an amp. I honestly can't hear that much of a change in tone, depth, etc. regardless of what music I'm listening to. Could the Imod + amp combination negate the effects of the equalizing???

 

[berniebennybernard]

I use flat or treble booster because all the other EQs either distort or sound just horrible.