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Why frequency response is the most important aspect... (Patreon)

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2022-01-26 12:41:01
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2026-06
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Revealing the blind listening test from here.

All 5 headphones raw unequalized: FLAC 96/24 - https://cutt.ly/GI6huhv

Equalized to the same frequency response: FLAC 96/24 - https://cutt.ly/2YNcfSA

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Why frequency response is the most important aspect of a headphone…

All 5 headphones raw unequalized: FLAC 96/24 - https://cutt.ly/GI6huhv Equalized to the same frequency response: FLAC 96/24 - https://cutt.ly/2YNcfSA Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/oluvsgadgets

Comments

chris

Hi Oluv, I have the porta pro's and really like them. I usually use them with the ear studio ES100 bluetooth receiver, just wondering if you have recommended eq settings for the porta pros on the ES100

Ryan Feeley

I would love to hear the headphones recorded again with the new EQ. From what I understand, distortion characteristics across different frequencies vary widely from headphone to headphone. So while you can change the EQ of a headphone recording successfully, you might not be able to change the EQ of an actual headphone as perfectly.

davide pollak

Porta Pro is the only one I guessed...(btw I had to send back my Earfun pro 2 set...some of my eq settings burnt the firmware :D)

Jeremy

Good video - although I’m confused this seems like it would have been a good time to talk about the project you’re doing here and how you solve the issues you bring up in the video.

oluvsgadgets

I have no solution. I have ideas how it could be solved but I would need partners who are well established in this business.

Jeremy

I think what you’re providing here with the tunings is the solution. 😀 I’d love to get tuning for what you consider good wired headphones as well like the drop 58x and 4xx which I both have as well. We could use the Qudelix 5k for a mobile eq and the equalizer apo with peace gui for desktop.

oluvsgadgets

The problem is the outer concha which has too much influence on the final response. What I will perceive as smooth will sound off to you.

Jeremy

I see. That’s ok we can work with wired iems as well I’m not picky. 😀

yossibm

Oluv, you must admit that using IEM's and full-size over-ear headphones have different experience. I am not sure how to describe it but you can hear if the sound coming from inside your ears or all around you, and to me the larger the headphones - the more immersive sound it is.

Annu Ab Del Sol

Nice I liked b for more Soundstage in my opinion. And it's the closed back NC headphone. But I was slightly primed by the higher data rate of b.

KlarkKentThe3rd

Here comes a question: will you review Koss KPH40 and/or Sennheiser HD 400 Pro? I am unsure if I should save for HD 58X, decide to go with HD 400 Pro, or settle for now with KPH40. If the dip in the highs KPH30i has was corrected in the model revision, that's great. But if KPH40 is the same shit, I do not care. Then it will be 58X vs 400Pro. But I need someone to really measure the headphone, and I know that you do measurements.

oluvsgadgets

The Koss is not even the same league, but I don’t plan to review these any soon.

Maurer Stelian

How does a Focal Elex or maybe a HD800s sounds compared to a Q30 with your EQ?

Jörg Bornefeld

Der Frequenzgang ist immer der wichtigste Aspekt. Bei Kopfhörern sowie bei Lautsprechern. Aber wie sollte er bei Kopfhörern sein? Für mich so, dass das was der Kopfhörer wiedergibt, dem Original möglichst nahe kommt. Legt man deine zahlreichen Rewiews zugrunde, schafft das der HD600 sehr gut, sogar ohne EQ. Auch der HD6xx und der HD58x sind da recht nahe dran. So wie auch der Elex. Den Sennies wird immer eine enge Bühne attestiert, trotz relativ linearen Frequenzgängen. Da stellt sich mir die Frage, gibt es denn auch lineare neutrale Kopfhörer mit breiter, weiter Bühne? Oder ist die Bühne ebenso frequenzgangabhängig wie die Neutraltät? Der HD560s hat bis auf eine Anhebung im oberen Mitten / unterem Höhenbereich den selben Frequenzgang wie der HD58x. Ihm wird aber eine breitere Bühne attestiert. Logisch wäre jetzt zu schließen, dass die erwähnte Anhebung den Unterschied macht. Oder gibt es noch andere Faktoren außer dem Frequenzgang, die für die Bühnenbreite bei Kopfhörern verantwortlich sind?

oluvsgadgets

Ganz klar ist das alles nicht, und ich glaube keiner wird dir das mit Genauigkeit sagen können. Aber die Bühne ist auf jeden Fall vom Frequenzgang abhängig, zusätzlich spielt die anwinkelung der Treiber eine Rolle, was wiederum einen Einfluss auf den Frequenzgang hat usw.