Headphone correctionsFIR Audio

FIR Audio M5 EQ settings

For the M5: 3 published corrections, made by 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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  • 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 M5: every correction below is there, credited, and applies in one click.

AutoEq Measured by crinacle10 bands · preamp -3.8 dB

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Preamp: -3.8 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 1.8 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 168 Hz Gain -3.5 dB Q 0.61
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 3246 Hz Gain 3.7 dB Q 2.49
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 856 Hz Gain 2.9 dB Q 2.04
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 9180 Hz Gain 2.6 dB Q 2.50
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -1.7 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 1604 Hz Gain -1.6 dB Q 2.55
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 1088 Hz Gain 0.9 dB Q 4.25
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 5249 Hz Gain -1.1 dB Q 5.65
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 2492 Hz Gain 0.9 dB Q 4.03
AutoEq Measured by crinacle (CIEM)10 bands · preamp -7.2 dB

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Preamp: -7.2 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 1.4 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 8401 Hz Gain 7.0 dB Q 1.12
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 276 Hz Gain -2.2 dB Q 0.76
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1805 Hz Gain -3.6 dB Q 1.98
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 5771 Hz Gain -3.8 dB Q 2.53
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 2.5 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 68 Hz Gain 0.6 dB Q 1.64
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 966 Hz Gain 1.4 dB Q 3.30
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 597 Hz Gain -0.6 dB Q 2.02
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 27 Hz Gain -0.7 dB Q 2.23
AutoEq Measured by HypetheSonics10 bands · preamp -4.6 dB

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Preamp: -4.6 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain -0.1 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 814 Hz Gain 4.3 dB Q 0.98
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 5361 Hz Gain -7.9 dB Q 2.29
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 145 Hz Gain -2.8 dB Q 0.90
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 3332 Hz Gain 2.2 dB Q 2.70
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 4.6 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 1813 Hz Gain -1.1 dB Q 2.93
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 6449 Hz Gain -1.1 dB Q 3.99
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 1108 Hz Gain 0.9 dB Q 3.03
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 768 Hz Gain -0.6 dB Q 3.87

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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