Hi There
First of all thank you enormously for your equalizing article
Over the last 18-24 months I have become dissatisfied with my HiFi... and 2 weeks ago I went for a Hearing test and discovered that I am suffering from a mild mid-high notch... (most likely damage..)
Using your toolset I therefore tested my hearing (with SineGen) and equalised my computer output for a relatively flat(er) response....
The result is dramatically different (better
)- even though the headphones I am using are basic!
My office computer is in a fairly loud space with lots of computer fans and such - so I have been using a Sennheiser pxc250 I bought some years back for travelling.
Question now arises:
how to best proceed in combining the several aspects of equalisation and noise reduction
1) Equalising for my hearing - Notch down 30db from 4k to 8k, back up to almost normal at 9k to 10k then dramatic dropping slope from there onwards -33 @ 12k, -36@14k -42@18k -50@20k
2) Combining this with compensating for headphone flaws... two notches are visible in my home headphone audiogram at around 4k and 6k (I have not narrowed them down yet)
3) I still need NR in my office space - but am considering whether to get dual purpose headphones to be used in my primary system listening as well, or whether I should get seperate headphones for the seperate tasks...
So what is the best way to work through this?
Should I start by getting better headphones (with a smoother response for starters!)?
Should I focus on working with what I have and working through to flatten the response more accurately?
I know that minimal processing is usually the best approach - but given my now very non flat "ear" frequency response....
Open to advice, suggestions, etc...
Thank you all