Headphone correctionsSennheiser

Sennheiser HD 540 reference-II EQ settings

For the HD 540 reference-II: 2 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.

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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 oratory1990 · 10 bands

Every correction, as Equalizer APO settings

Open one to see its settings. In FluidEQ, open EQ Presets and search for HD 540 reference-II: every correction below is there, credited, and applies in one click.

oratory1990 Harman Targetown measurement10 bands · preamp -6.7 dB

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Preamp: -6.7 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 55 Hz Gain 6.7 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 205 Hz Gain -5.6 dB Q 0.70
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 500 Hz Gain -2.1 dB Q 0.90
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1850 Hz Gain 2.0 dB Q 2.30
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 2850 Hz Gain -1.4 dB Q 3.00
Filter 6: ON PK Fc 3650 Hz Gain 2.1 dB Q 6.00
Filter 7: ON HSC Fc 4500 Hz Gain -4.0 dB Q 0.70
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 6200 Hz Gain -4.7 dB Q 7.00
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 7300 Hz Gain 4.0 dB Q 4.00
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 8450 Hz Gain -2.0 dB Q 6.00
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 6.3 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 184 Hz Gain -4.1 dB Q 0.51
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 1711 Hz Gain 4.2 dB Q 1.03
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 6160 Hz Gain -5.1 dB Q 5.20
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 47 Hz Gain 0.9 dB Q 2.83
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -3.7 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 9513 Hz Gain 2.2 dB Q 1.49
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 4946 Hz Gain -1.9 dB Q 6.00
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 3616 Hz Gain 2.2 dB Q 5.97
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 2894 Hz Gain -1.1 dB Q 3.89

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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