What is everyone's iPod EQ Preset

[f00fighters]

This thread is for some of the non purists who sometimes indulge in the iPod/iPhone EQ preset. Please list the genre you listen to with the EQ preset that use it with, as well as the headphone/amp you're using.


Genre: Rock/Preset: Electronic or Treble Booster
Genre: Alternative/Preset: Electronic


Headphones: Shure SE530's
Amp: C&C XO settings: (impedance low) (gain low) (bass hi) (sound stage hi)

 

[Calexico]

My portable phones are only the Sony EX71s and the Sennheiser MX400s. For the EX71s, I would like to use spoken word/vocal booster but it introduces a hell of a lot of clipping. So I use treble reducer instead to sort of even out the treble and mids. I don't EQ the MX400s because I really enjoy their sound signature.

 

[krmathis]

OFF!

 

[Uncle Erik]

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Originally Posted by krmathis /img/forum/go_quote.gif OFF!

Same here.

 

[Homeless]

Off here too...

 

[Al4x]

i can only use 2 settings on my iphone,

treble booster and off

usually have treble booster on, the rest suck

 

[Headphile808]

x4 Off

Aloha

Headphile808

 

[xaval]

Flato!

 

[Drax]

OFF gives me the nicest sounds with my Crossraods Bijou3 coupled to an FiiO E5 on my 6 gen Classic.

 

[smrtby123]

I just run Replaygain and nothing else. The trebles are a little much but that's what you get with a cmoy and Grados. None of the presets really did anything for me, I couldn't get it where I felt I wasn't losing a big chunk of the sound.

 

[Dusty Chalk]

The iPod has an EQ?

 

[krmathis]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dusty Chalk /img/forum/go_quote.gif The iPod has an EQ?

 

[Moontan13]

I normally rip flat, and play OFF. Lately I've found the Acoustic setting on playback is kinda nice.

 

[Spyro]

Not sure the relevance of this thread other than guys that use amps tend to use no EQ while those of us that don't go amp tend to use some sort of EQ.

Then you consider the type of IEM and that's a bunch of other variables...

 

[f00fighters]

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Originally Posted by Spyro /img/forum/go_quote.gif Not sure the relevance of this thread other than guys that use amps tend to use no EQ while those of us that don't go amp tend to use some sort of EQ. Then you consider the type of IEM and that's a bunch of other variables...

The relevance of the thread, was to satisfy my curiosity and to learn what iPod EQ settings go with what genres of music. I myself use a headphone amp, but I still find myself sometimes using the iPod EQ. That's why I said this thread is for the "NON" purists who sometimes indulge in the iPod EQ. And yes, there are plenty of other variables; which is why I said to also list the equipment you're using as well.