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Ha, I like the pic, explains it then!Can you explain that?
Please refer only to headphones being worn with noise as test signal. The headphone equalization procedure I was talking about has no loudspeakers involved. Only noise and subjective evaluation. No matching to external references.
The curves you posted cannot be directly applied here because they have been derived from frontally placed speakers.
Still not sure if we are talking about the same thing.
The design process of headphones does not necessarily involve HRTF optimizations. A lot of headphones are voiced to generate sparkle, clarity, depth and intense bass because it sells good. You can compare it to mainstream smartphone cameras which tend to oversaturate, sharpen and denoise the image for maximum vividness. That's why I see the need for compensation.
Harman's approach is a different thing because it is derived from empirical studies and includes personal prefereneces of varying listening groups.
I have tried the K371. Sadfully it doesn't work that well for me and my rather thin head. Being a wearer of glasses doesn't make it easier. This is why I get a very bad sealing and the tonality just sounds like crap.
I tried Oratory's settings on my DT 880. But it feels way too peaky between 6 kHz and 13 kHz. Listening to noise shows that there is some nasty resonance going on. Otherwise the balance is pretty much okay. Maybe a bit too bass-heavy for my taste (within margin of personal preference).
Same for my HE-4XX by the way.
In my experience the Harman target doesn't sound completely balanced out of the box. There are still some resonances in the upper range I have to fix. That's probably because of my pinna and especially ear canal being not close enough to the average. Its a good starting point for my loudness matching procedure though.
No, I'm used to Abyss, Son.
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No, anyway, I started typing & working out a reply to you to explain, but it got way to complicated for how late & how tired I am, so I'll try to reply to you tomorrow, my clarity of thought is not great enough right now.