Headphone correctionsSennheiser

Sennheiser HD 518 EQ settings

For the HD 518: 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 · 9 bands
  • AutoEq Measured by Headphone.com Legacy · 10 bands

Every correction, as Equalizer APO settings

Open one to see its settings. In FluidEQ, open EQ Presets and search for HD 518: every correction below is there, credited, and applies in one click.

oratory1990 Harman Targetown measurement9 bands · preamp -10.3 dB

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Preamp: -10.3 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 25 Hz Gain 5.0 dB Q 0.71
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 63 Hz Gain -2.3 dB Q 1.00
Filter 3: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 5.5 dB Q 0.71
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 200 Hz Gain -5.2 dB Q 0.50
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 1070 Hz Gain -2.0 dB Q 1.80
Filter 6: ON PK Fc 1700 Hz Gain 4.2 dB Q 1.00
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 3100 Hz Gain -4.3 dB Q 1.90
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 4500 Hz Gain -1.0 dB Q 5.00
Filter 9: ON HSC Fc 8000 Hz Gain 2.1 dB Q 0.71
AutoEq Measured by Headphone.com Legacy10 bands · preamp -6.6 dB

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Preamp: -6.6 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 8.3 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 101 Hz Gain -5.1 dB Q 0.31
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 1593 Hz Gain 6.1 dB Q 2.29
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 284 Hz Gain -0.5 dB Q 1.70
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 2184 Hz Gain 3.9 dB Q 3.76
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 0.2 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 4544 Hz Gain -1.7 dB Q 3.36
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 3234 Hz Gain -2.8 dB Q 5.88
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 65 Hz Gain -0.6 dB Q 2.28
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 2548 Hz Gain 1.6 dB Q 5.65
AutoEq Measured by oratory199010 bands · preamp -6.2 dB

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Preamp: -6.2 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 8.1 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 101 Hz Gain -4.9 dB Q 0.25
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 1521 Hz Gain 4.9 dB Q 1.58
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 36 Hz Gain 1.8 dB Q 2.67
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 8744 Hz Gain 1.5 dB Q 0.39
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -0.3 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 104 Hz Gain 1.8 dB Q 4.84
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 77 Hz Gain -0.8 dB Q 2.37
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 2520 Hz Gain -0.9 dB Q 3.39
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 2016 Hz Gain 0.6 dB Q 3.37
AutoEq Measured by Rtings10 bands · preamp -6.4 dB

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Preamp: -6.4 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 8.0 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 87 Hz Gain -5.4 dB Q 0.34
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 1834 Hz Gain 5.4 dB Q 2.02
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 9388 Hz Gain 2.7 dB Q 1.11
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 40 Hz Gain 2.1 dB Q 1.96
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -1.5 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 6554 Hz Gain 1.9 dB Q 6.00
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 1002 Hz Gain -0.5 dB Q 3.42
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 5669 Hz Gain -1.2 dB Q 5.99
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 203 Hz Gain -0.3 dB Q 3.85

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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