SSandDigital
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FYI, Harman's fairly rigorous studies re headphone and speaker sound preferences also seem to support my view on this.
Why do people keep referencing this? It's getting so old. What amazes me most, the presentation and paper is old. And yet it seems to be thing for so many to keep referring to. I don't get it.
Also no idea how anyone realistically can do this without EQ, considering his curve is elevations in the sub-bass flat through mids and then rolls off in the treble. Of course, this would enrage anyone at Head-Fi or Audiophool screaming at their screen pointing at response graphs, look at the roll off! Last I checked heaphones universally have steap roll off in the bass and having their highest peaks through the treble.
And what's more ludicrous, this paper is about listener's preference for sound through headphones. Who the hell needs a paper for this? If you are too afraid to experiment with EQ to change the sound a bit to your liking, then that's the listeners problem. But the idea people need a paper from Harmon to justify their EQ is bizarre to me.
Also all the paper really did for me at least is justify what JBL, Bose and Beats have been doing with their headphones. Dr. Olive's research did IMO is prove JBL consumer sound is what the general populace wants. Shocking.
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