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sunjay140 t1_ja60xmx wrote

Reply to comment by SupOrSalad in How do I listen for "detail" in music? by West-Cheek-156

Sharur in shambles.

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Egoexpo t1_ja657i7 wrote

Regardless of Sharur, Harman performed virtualizations (EQ) so that one headphone could sound like another, which is part of the methodologies used to develop the Harman Target. Among the studies conducted, individuals did not report significant differences between the original headphone and the equalized one, although there may be differences when wearing them in your ears. It is worth noting that the main differences will be found in the range of 1 kHz to 20 kHz, as these are the ranges with the greatest variations among HRTFs. u/West-Cheek-156

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josher814 t1_ja8hil2 wrote

How? He understands this concept and he repeatedly states that he hates equalizing headphones/IEMs in his videos.

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sunjay140 t1_ja8job3 wrote

He reviews headphones without seeing them in real life and simply EQuing his Moondrop Variation to whatever headphone he's reviewing. He says that the Frequency Response the only thing that matters in a headphone's sound as headphones as they are pressure chambers.

He says that a $20 Moondrop Chu can be EQued to sound exactly like a $500 Moondrop Variation. He calls anyone who questions this and his review methodology a "noob".

He doesn't hate EQ for the reason you stated. He says he hates EQ because a headphone that needs EQ is a bad headphone. He says that they sound the same after EQ but EQ is just cope for buying bad headphones and that he only buys good headphones.

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MilkManPhil t1_ja8qkxi wrote

Actually his view kinda changed. Sure he still eq's to hear frequency response, but you gotta buy the headphone to see if it has polarity and phase issues.

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