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Apple AirPods Max EQ settings

For the AirPods Max: 6 published corrections, made by oratory1990 and AutoEq. FluidEQ applies a correction to everything Windows plays, offline, as a layer that never touches your own bands.

What the corrections do

Each line is what a correction does to the sound from 20 Hz to 20 kHz: above the middle line it turns that range up, below it turns it down. Pick a tab to see any correction on its own.

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  • oratory1990 Harman Target · 10 bands
  • AutoEq Measured by crinacle · 10 bands

Every correction, as Equalizer APO settings

Open one to see its settings. In FluidEQ, open EQ Presets and search for AirPods Max: every correction below is there, credited, and applies in one click.

oratory1990 Harman Targetown measurement10 bands · preamp -4.0 dB

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Preamp: -4.0 dB
Filter 1: ON PK Fc 17 Hz Gain -2.8 dB Q 0.80
Filter 2: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 0.0 dB Q 0.71
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 210 Hz Gain -1.5 dB Q 1.50
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1200 Hz Gain -2.4 dB Q 1.40
Filter 5: ON HSC Fc 1300 Hz Gain 4.5 dB Q 0.71
Filter 6: ON PK Fc 2900 Hz Gain -0.8 dB Q 5.00
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 4920 Hz Gain -2.5 dB Q 6.00
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 6300 Hz Gain -1.0 dB Q 6.00
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 8450 Hz Gain -2.0 dB Q 7.00
Filter 10: ON HSC Fc 11000 Hz Gain -9.0 dB Q 0.71
oratory1990 Harman Target • 3rd party pleather earpadsown measurement9 bands · preamp -7.4 dB

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Preamp: -7.4 dB
Filter 1: ON PK Fc 23 Hz Gain -3.1 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 215 Hz Gain -1.0 dB Q 2.00
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 500 Hz Gain 1.0 dB Q 1.00
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1120 Hz Gain -12.2 dB Q 1.90
Filter 5: ON HSC Fc 1450 Hz Gain 9.0 dB Q 0.71
Filter 6: ON PK Fc 2850 Hz Gain -2.0 dB Q 3.00
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 5100 Hz Gain -3.3 dB Q 7.00
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 6000 Hz Gain -5.9 dB Q 6.00
Filter 9: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -16.0 dB Q 0.71
AutoEq Measured by crinacle10 bands · preamp -5.0 dB

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Preamp: -5.0 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 1.2 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 4633 Hz Gain 4.2 dB Q 0.59
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 190 Hz Gain -2.7 dB Q 0.67
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 973 Hz Gain -2.9 dB Q 1.47
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 28 Hz Gain -7.4 dB Q 0.75
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -5.1 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 2973 Hz Gain -1.5 dB Q 3.34
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 2039 Hz Gain 1.1 dB Q 3.25
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 7594 Hz Gain 2.4 dB Q 5.82
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 4104 Hz Gain 1.2 dB Q 5.23
AutoEq Measured by oratory199010 bands · preamp -4.7 dB

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Preamp: -4.7 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain -3.0 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 7273 Hz Gain 3.6 dB Q 2.41
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 218 Hz Gain -2.9 dB Q 1.41
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1031 Hz Gain -3.2 dB Q 0.99
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 3185 Hz Gain 3.1 dB Q 0.56
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -5.5 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 9508 Hz Gain 2.7 dB Q 2.20
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 66 Hz Gain 0.6 dB Q 1.65
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 4045 Hz Gain 2.1 dB Q 5.82
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 4834 Hz Gain -1.8 dB Q 6.00
AutoEq Measured by oratory1990 (3rd party pleather earpads)10 bands · preamp -5.7 dB

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Preamp: -5.7 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain -3.2 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 3614 Hz Gain 5.7 dB Q 0.96
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 1103 Hz Gain -12.1 dB Q 1.91
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1844 Hz Gain 3.8 dB Q 1.95
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 217 Hz Gain -2.2 dB Q 2.44
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -5.2 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 7555 Hz Gain 3.3 dB Q 2.49
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 84 Hz Gain 1.3 dB Q 1.87
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 6020 Hz Gain -3.8 dB Q 5.98
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 9505 Hz Gain 2.0 dB Q 3.31
AutoEq Measured by Rtings10 bands · preamp -5.6 dB

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Preamp: -5.6 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain -2.1 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 5092 Hz Gain 5.9 dB Q 1.63
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 414 Hz Gain -1.7 dB Q 0.23
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 9875 Hz Gain -3.4 dB Q 2.73
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 1895 Hz Gain 2.9 dB Q 2.72
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 0.0 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 207 Hz Gain -1.3 dB Q 1.30
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 365 Hz Gain 1.2 dB Q 2.60
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 91 Hz Gain 1.0 dB Q 1.98
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 621 Hz Gain 0.7 dB Q 2.98

Correction data from OPRA, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Every correction keeps the name of who made and measured it. Where they all come from.

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