roladyzator
Head-Fier
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Let me know if you like it more than Gen2.Installed the SXFI App again, did the head mapping, and it appeared gen3, I guess it has only to do with the scanning of your head this new gen3, probably a new algorithm to your personal profile.
I don't have my measurements from Gen2 anymore but I can share the frequency response from the Front Left speaker to the left ear for my Gen3 profile.
I measured GC7 with SXFI in the following scenarios:
1. With HD650 profile.
2. With K701 profile (K702 is K701 in black with removable cable).
3. With Emu Teak profile.
4. With Unknown Headphone profile.
Then I added the measurements of each respective headphone (from Oratory1990's website or Crinacle's for Emu Teak). For Unknown Headphone profile, I added the AKG K371's measurements as it's a good representation of the Harman Target.
I also included Harman Target in the graph for reference.
After all, HT is supposed to represent the sound as recorded by a dummy head, from a loudspeaker in a treated troom at 30 deg. angle IIRC.
Provided two graphs with varying degrees of smoothing.
So the end result (for my profile) for the headphones which have their SXFI profiles kinda looks like the Harman curve, but with reduced mid-bass to low-mid region and the lower treble being good few dBs higher than the Harman Target. Then there is a treble drop around 8-10k and an increase at the end of the hearing range.
From the headphones in the graph, K701 seems to have the smoothest upper treble response and I personally think it sounds best (even before I measured this).
The K371, which doesn't have their own profile, end up having similar resulting frequency response with SXFI to the other headphones. With the exception of bass, which is increased a lot in the sub region.
A conclusion I can draw from this is that if your headphones don't have a profile in SXFI App, equalising them to the Harman Target with a bit less bass could make them sound as intended with SXFI. Personally, I also like to reduce the 2 and 4 kHz sliders in Creative app's EQ to reduce the shoutiness when listening to music. You can also add few dBs in the 250 Hz slider for extra warmth.