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Other What EQ Setting Do You Use on Your iPhone?
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Unfortunately, there's no way to control this globally on an iPhone; each app must manage it's own eq.
I've been considering adding hardware capable of doing eq and low/high pass filters to my iPhone audio chain but will probably move to a dedicated DAP like the FiiO M9 if I decide to go that far on mobile. My iFi xDSD and Shure IEMs don't need really need any eq and I prefer neutral presentation anyway.
Many bluetooth headphones (JayBird, Sennheiser, etc) have an eq control app.
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Lol not that aggressive. I increase the lows up a bit (Master & Dynamic MW07 lacks the lows I like) and decrease 1000Hz about 0.5-1.0dB and mildly increase high. I miss Shures signature sound but they don’t make true wireless
If I alternate between my headphone, car, and speaker collection they all sound different with the same EQ. Perhaps more so than changing eq with the same speakers. What’s true and natural sounding anyway?
I've always had the EQ off, I listen to a variety of music and switch between headphones and AirPods all the time, so can never find a consistently comfortable setting.
The Audioforge Equalizer app for iOS can make a $50 Marshall headphone sound like a $1000 headphone, but not as good as most $4000 headphones. It has enough precision with parametric EQ to correct freq. response errors, peaks, recesses etc., which are 90 percent of the sonic problems. The only thing it won't do is fix problems with the drivers such as buzzing or distortions from being over-driven.
It's a great thing that your ears produce the correct sound with that IEM. In my case, almost all IEMs sound way too bright, but over-ear headphones sound the same to me more or less as what the reviewers say. Some people who have trouble fitting IEMs go to the CIEMs to fit their ears better, but of course that costs more money.
I listen to high resolution audio through Tidal. I turn off the equalization because it degrades the sound.
Why would Tidal have equalization on by default, and what exactly are they trying to equalize?
[doublepost=1559827678][/doublepost]That’s so funny. I think music sounds flat most of the time so I used the flat EQ setting and mono in the accessibility menu with my Sennheiser HD280s and my wired apple pods. Got the AirPods and those settings no longer work. I can’t find a setting that I find comfortable or that sounds good.
Airpods fit me and my wife very differently. Her ears are small and they sit right next to her ear canals, so she uses no EQ with them. My Airpods sit further away from my ear canals, so they sound bright and bass-shy. So here's the EQ I use with the Audioforge iOS app:
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Well Did You know that Late Night option actually works with all apps not just Iphone music app I’ve tested it becouse when you listen for example with google music play app and you try switching eqlizer settings its all same until you click late night - a half second sound disconnect happens so music glitches for half a second and it switches to Late Night - pretty cool - on my iphone 11 pro max - late night option works over all apps that emits sounds
I use Late Night because it’s supposed to tone down loud sounds and turns up quiet ones, which makes music sound louder. Not sure if it’s true but always been a good balance for me.