jawang
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In the world of guitar amps, there are many modeling amps that mimic the sound of more expensive amps. These amps have improved tremendously over the years. Obviously, they don't sound as good as their expensive counterparts, but they now sound very close.
A good example is the roland cube series (microcube, 15X, 20X, 30X, and etc.). Each of these amps have a dial that lets you switch between various tones that mimic some legendary (and massively expensive) amps.
AFAIK, there is no such thing as an "modeling amp" in the world of headphone amps. Is there a technical reason why no such thing exists? If guitar modeling amps are any indication, it seems reasonable to assume that a $500-600 headphone modeling amp could create an attractive variety of sounds.
Why not go one step further and start headphone modeling? Using an automated EQ, sound decay effects, and etc., is it unreasonable to say that a relatively neutral headphone could be made to sound similar to other headphone sound signatures?
Again, clearly you won't get exactly the same sound quality, but it could still be tweaked to sound good. And it would be INCREDIBLE bang for the buck (if you could spend 500-600 dollars to closely emulate the sounds of numerous $1000+ setups, possibly totaling over $10,000)
A good example is the roland cube series (microcube, 15X, 20X, 30X, and etc.). Each of these amps have a dial that lets you switch between various tones that mimic some legendary (and massively expensive) amps.
AFAIK, there is no such thing as an "modeling amp" in the world of headphone amps. Is there a technical reason why no such thing exists? If guitar modeling amps are any indication, it seems reasonable to assume that a $500-600 headphone modeling amp could create an attractive variety of sounds.
Why not go one step further and start headphone modeling? Using an automated EQ, sound decay effects, and etc., is it unreasonable to say that a relatively neutral headphone could be made to sound similar to other headphone sound signatures?
Again, clearly you won't get exactly the same sound quality, but it could still be tweaked to sound good. And it would be INCREDIBLE bang for the buck (if you could spend 500-600 dollars to closely emulate the sounds of numerous $1000+ setups, possibly totaling over $10,000)