Headphone correctionsHIFIMAN

HIFIMAN HE-500 EQ settings

For the HE-500: 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 (FocusPad-A) · 10 bands

Every correction, as Equalizer APO settings

Open one to see its settings. In FluidEQ, open EQ Presets and search for HE-500: every correction below is there, credited, and applies in one click.

AutoEq Measured by crinacle (FocusPad-A)10 bands · preamp -4.9 dB

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Preamp: -4.9 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 5.8 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 2266 Hz Gain -9.8 dB Q 0.55
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 5340 Hz Gain 6.9 dB Q 0.54
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1949 Hz Gain 12.1 dB Q 1.57
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 89 Hz Gain -2.8 dB Q 0.19
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -3.4 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 574 Hz Gain 1.9 dB Q 4.41
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 472 Hz Gain -1.7 dB Q 5.71
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 138 Hz Gain 0.4 dB Q 1.89
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 213 Hz Gain -0.4 dB Q 2.25
AutoEq Measured by Headphone.com Legacy10 bands · preamp -5.2 dB

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Preamp: -5.2 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 5.3 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 2137 Hz Gain 6.2 dB Q 1.39
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 3468 Hz Gain -4.5 dB Q 2.19
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 188 Hz Gain -1.1 dB Q 0.18
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 7936 Hz Gain -2.2 dB Q 1.67
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -7.1 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 10000 Hz Gain 3.5 dB Q 1.73
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 1083 Hz Gain -0.9 dB Q 4.48
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 63 Hz Gain -0.6 dB Q 3.40
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 766 Hz Gain 0.8 dB Q 6.00
AutoEq Measured by Innerfidelity10 bands · preamp -4.6 dB

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Preamp: -4.6 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 5.0 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 1980 Hz Gain 4.9 dB Q 1.74
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 125 Hz Gain -1.2 dB Q 0.24
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1134 Hz Gain -1.4 dB Q 2.62
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 3421 Hz Gain -3.0 dB Q 4.29
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -5.7 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 5391 Hz Gain 1.5 dB Q 5.98
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 117 Hz Gain 0.5 dB Q 3.16
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 68 Hz Gain -0.4 dB Q 2.04
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 6104 Hz Gain -0.6 dB Q 5.63

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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