[GreatDane]

^ add impedance

 

[mvw2]

Quote:

Anyone who has tried to modify e-Q7 to get a little more treble - with good results?

These need more treble?

 

[chinesekiwi]

Quote:

These need more treble?

yes they do. These have significant treble rolloff at around the 10.5k mark. +7 dB here using the Rockbox graphical EQ at 10950Hz.
At 10k, you need to lessen the hump there.

 

[goodvibes]

I think there's something else going on. 11db EQ change over less than 1khz at 10k can't be right.

 

[rawrster]

When I did have them they did have a rolloff but it wasn't that significant where I would need a 7db boost there at least to my ears.

 

[goodvibes]

GR8 is said to have less top end that the Orto and here is how it compares to the 535. This is not canal adjusted. I think folks look at these type of curves and think this is how it sounds when in actuality these are both relatively neutral curves when weighted. An ET HF5 is a max of only a few DB different at any point on that chart and mostly the bass. I'm sure the Orto would not be too far off these curves.
 
 

 

[james444]

 
According to this graph they appear to roll off by almost 20db between 10kHz and 15kHz. But I concur with rawrster, to my ears they need only a gentle treble boost. From that I would think that Ortofon's own graph is closer to the truth:
 

 

[goodvibes]

Right but from recall, that peak is where it should be for compensation though still a few DB to high and the roll is is less than it appears due to being compared to a IEM that's a bit hot above 10k. A small boost above 10k and a little cut around 8k sounds about right depending on preference. The few DB boost at 8k is probably masking some extention like it did for 530s.

 

[LarsHP]

Quote:

If you have a good EQ you can try that but other than that or amping I can't see what else you can do. Modding the e-Q7 is pretty much impossible unless you consider different tips a mod.

Why is it impossible to modify the e-Q7 (apart from using other tips) ?
(I haven't tried modding a earphone before, so I don't know what I should be aware of.)

 
Quote:

^ add impedance

Hmm. Adding impedance simply be putting in a resistor?
This may work if the roll off is caused by poor amping, I guess - or am I wrong here?
 

 

[rawrster]

The roll off is not caused by it not having enough power. The e-Q7 is not hard to drive. It's just how it sounds.

 

[GreatDane]

Quote:

 

Hmm. Adding impedance simply be putting in a resistor?
This may work if the roll off is caused by poor amping, I guess - or am I wrong here?
 

I've used 75 Ohms from my XM5 but less impedance would probably sound better. This change may be good or bad for you. It seems to reduce mids. I can't say I really like it.
 
I've used my DEQ2496 PEQ & GEQ to boost treble and it works great. Rockbox EQ would also work great.
 
Quote:

The roll off is not caused by it not having enough power. The e-Q7 is not hard to drive. It's just how it sounds.

Plain and simple. Love em' or hate em'.
 

 

[james444]

 
Quote:

^ add impedance

 
Quote:

Hmm. Adding impedance simply be putting in a resistor?
This may work if the roll off is caused by poor amping, I guess - or am I wrong here?

Adding impedance attenuates the lows more than the highs. I tried it with a Shure attenuator and sure enough it works, yet treble sounds slightly more edgy compared to doing the same with a good parametric EQ (e.g. Cowon or Rockbox).

 

[estreeter]

I tend to find most headphone packaging gimmicky, but the E-Q7 'display case' looks quite nice. Still not a lot being said here about the HQ-Q7, and our local retailer has installed a link to his shopping cart without any product, apparently:
 
http://www.wickeddigital.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=130rtofon-headphones-and-cables&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
 
Exciting times - it would seem that USB DACs and/or headphone amps have become all the rage with audio manufacturers

 

[grokit]

 
[size=medium]

Quote:

^ Nope, moving coil is simply techspeak for dynamic driver.

 
[size=medium]

Interesting, as Ortofon has a very nice line of moving coil phono cartridges. Their flagship is "built up of layer upon layer of laser-fused microparticles, in a process called Selective Laser Melting, resulting in a dense but lightweight and nonresonant structure. This is said to produce "ideal damping through out and beyond the audio band; the A90 also features a boron cantilever." Only $4200 for this baby:
 
 

​

[/size]

 
​

[/size]

 

[kendric]

Whoa that looks cool~~! Anyways I finally get my e-Q7 back from RMA! Wonder is it me, The brand new pair with SuperGel tips just sounds heaven out of my EQ'ed Cowon J3.
 
I used to prefer my Monster Miles Davis Tributes over the previous defective pair of e-Q7, but seems this current new pair of a seemingly slight different beast will have its tide turned against my MDs in its stead, at least for now.