Headphone correctionsMonoprice

Monoprice Modern Retro EQ settings

For the Modern Retro: 4 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 • Dekoni Elite Hybrid Earpads · 10 bands
  • AutoEq Measured by oratory1990 · 10 bands

Every correction, as Equalizer APO settings

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

oratory1990 Harman Target • Dekoni Elite Hybrid Earpadsown measurement10 bands · preamp -7.3 dB

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Preamp: -7.3 dB
Filter 1: ON PK Fc 50 Hz Gain -8.2 dB Q 0.45
Filter 2: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 5.5 dB Q 0.71
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 360 Hz Gain 8.0 dB Q 1.00
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1380 Hz Gain 2.0 dB Q 2.00
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 2330 Hz Gain -3.9 dB Q 3.00
Filter 6: ON PK Fc 2940 Hz Gain -7.3 dB Q 2.50
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 4200 Hz Gain 7.0 dB Q 2.00
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 5240 Hz Gain -13.5 dB Q 3.00
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 6000 Hz Gain -2.7 dB Q 5.00
Filter 10: ON HSC Fc 13000 Hz Gain -5.0 dB Q 0.71
oratory1990 Harman Target • with perfect sealown measurement10 bands · preamp -6.3 dB

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Preamp: -6.3 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 5.5 dB Q 0.71
Filter 2: ON LSC Fc 200 Hz Gain -13.0 dB Q 0.71
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 250 Hz Gain -2.0 dB Q 2.50
Filter 4: ON HSC Fc 1600 Hz Gain 5.0 dB Q 0.71
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 2800 Hz Gain -5.6 dB Q 2.50
Filter 6: ON PK Fc 4000 Hz Gain 5.0 dB Q 2.00
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 4100 Hz Gain -1.7 dB Q 6.00
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 5230 Hz Gain -8.0 dB Q 6.00
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 6540 Hz Gain -7.8 dB Q 4.00
Filter 10: ON HSC Fc 13000 Hz Gain -5.0 dB Q 0.71
AutoEq Measured by oratory199010 bands · preamp -6.7 dB

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Preamp: -6.7 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain -5.8 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 132 Hz Gain -6.2 dB Q 0.61
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 10000 Hz Gain 6.2 dB Q 0.22
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 5864 Hz Gain -8.7 dB Q 2.10
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 4314 Hz Gain 4.6 dB Q 3.42
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -4.0 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 242 Hz Gain -3.8 dB Q 2.68
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 361 Hz Gain 1.9 dB Q 0.68
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 2821 Hz Gain -3.8 dB Q 4.81
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 3409 Hz Gain 3.0 dB Q 5.68
AutoEq Measured by oratory1990 (Dekoni elite hybrid earpads)10 bands · preamp -6.4 dB

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Preamp: -6.4 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 9.5 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 366 Hz Gain 7.8 dB Q 0.90
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 49 Hz Gain -12.5 dB Q 0.47
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 4008 Hz Gain -6.5 dB Q 0.41
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 1416 Hz Gain 4.4 dB Q 2.55
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -8.1 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 3819 Hz Gain 5.1 dB Q 3.06
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 5456 Hz Gain -8.6 dB Q 4.12
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 2776 Hz Gain -4.0 dB Q 2.92
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 9256 Hz Gain 4.2 dB Q 0.62

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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