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senab:
Try to think what the word 'Equalizer' means, it's mean to equalize the sound you hear through your headphones (ie. make them have a flat response). That's the true purpose of an equalizer, not to pump up the bass/treble/etc.

L:
Yup, I do know the part about different earphones and headphone etc. I have a relatively good in-ear headphones but I believe it can be made to sound better.

And so that is why I'm asking for inputs by people as to what their settings are. This way I can then try it on my Ipod and see what works best for me.

So please contribute! I do also think that it will benefit other users!

Thanks in advance!

saratoga:

--- Quote from: L on September 06, 2006, 07:58:00 AM ---Yup, I do know the part about different earphones and headphone etc.

--- End quote ---

I don't think you do because:

1)  You asked for EQ settings for the Ipod.  EQ settings are per headphone, not per DAP, so the requests is meaningless.  You could just as well ask for good EQ settings for your pants.

2)  You're still asking for recommendations without mentioning which headphones you're using, which makes giving recommendations impossible.

Let me be absolutely clear:  EQ is designed to complement the frequency response of a specific pair of headphones (or speakers in the case of stereo recievers).  If you have a pair of MX500s, a good set of EQ settings for it will work well on all DAPs w/ Rockbox (not just the one you're using!).  If you're not using the same headphones, a given EQ is more or less just a random distortion added to your output.  So in that case,  you'd do just as well to punch in random values.

L:
No, then you're the one not getting my request.

Even if there are different earphones, some earphones especially in the same model series could be quite similar in nature. So you can't say it won't sound good even if that guy has a totally different earphone since it might be similar in the way they were made.

I only did not say the earphones I have because I wanted to try any possible EQs that people have. You do realise there is still a difference in perspective, even if you find it great on the earphones I have, I may not like it at all.

Even if Apple says that using the Mac OS works best on my Macbook pro, it doesn't mean I can't take people's advice and try Windows XP right?

I have a Shure E4c, a Sony EX81 and a pair of Panasonic in-ear headphones which I forgot of were what series.

dunno:
there are many factors which affect the final output of music but, two important factors are

1). are you tone deaf ?.
2). Mismatched impedences of the various components which will colour the sound.

Select a song/album of which you are very familiar with and have a fair idea of what it should sound like, if to your ears it sounds defficient in any tone i.e. bass, midrange, high freq etc. use the EQ to adjust the different frequencies so that it sounds as it should to you.
Now, my interpretation of what XYZ sounds like could be very different to what your interpretation of it would be, its very subjective, on top of that there is the artists original intention of what his/her/it's music should sound like, what if a band intentionally wants a trebly tone for its music, one would be destroying artistic intention by EQ'ing said piece of music with lots of bass, hence the Holy Grail within HiFi circles is to try and put together a HiFi which is neutral/flat and doesn't colour the sound at all, that way artistic intention is preserved and the music becomes more meaningfull.

and thats why my EQ settings would be of little value to you.

there is a link over at mistic river discussing EQ settings.

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