Headphone correctionsSennheiser

Sennheiser HD490 Pro EQ settings

For the HD490 Pro: 8 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 • mixing earpads · 8 bands
  • AutoEq Measured by Filk (mixing earpads) · 10 bands

Every correction, as Equalizer APO settings

Open one to see its settings. In FluidEQ, open EQ Presets and search for HD490 Pro: every correction below is there, credited, and applies in one click.

oratory1990 Harman Target • mixing earpadsown measurement8 bands · preamp -5.5 dB

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Preamp: -5.5 dB
Filter 1: ON PK Fc 63 Hz Gain -1.2 dB Q 1.00
Filter 2: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 5.5 dB Q 0.71
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 1300 Hz Gain -3.0 dB Q 1.30
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 2050 Hz Gain 2.3 dB Q 2.00
Filter 5: ON HSC Fc 3000 Hz Gain 5.0 dB Q 0.35
Filter 6: ON PK Fc 4250 Hz Gain -1.2 dB Q 4.00
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 6300 Hz Gain -2.0 dB Q 2.00
Filter 8: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -4.0 dB Q 0.71
oratory1990 Harman Target • producing earpadsown measurement9 bands · preamp -4.7 dB

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Preamp: -4.7 dB
Filter 1: ON PK Fc 54 Hz Gain -4.0 dB Q 0.35
Filter 2: ON LSC Fc 110 Hz Gain 5.5 dB Q 0.71
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 1000 Hz Gain -0.6 dB Q 2.00
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 2000 Hz Gain 3.2 dB Q 1.60
Filter 5: ON HSC Fc 3000 Hz Gain 5.0 dB Q 0.35
Filter 6: ON PK Fc 3000 Hz Gain -1.3 dB Q 2.00
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 4170 Hz Gain -3.0 dB Q 4.00
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 6000 Hz Gain -4.0 dB Q 3.00
Filter 9: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -3.0 dB Q 0.71
AutoEq Measured by Filk (mixing earpads)10 bands · preamp -6.0 dB

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Preamp: -6.0 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 6.0 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 1117 Hz Gain -2.6 dB Q 0.87
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 9316 Hz Gain 3.4 dB Q 2.33
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 5379 Hz Gain 2.4 dB Q 3.70
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 3457 Hz Gain 2.5 dB Q 3.57
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -2.5 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 239 Hz Gain -0.6 dB Q 1.94
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 77 Hz Gain -0.5 dB Q 2.60
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 121 Hz Gain 0.3 dB Q 1.67
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 1912 Hz Gain 0.6 dB Q 5.27
AutoEq Measured by Filk (producing earpads)10 bands · preamp -6.1 dB

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Preamp: -6.1 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 3.9 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 119 Hz Gain -2.3 dB Q 0.24
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 10000 Hz Gain 3.5 dB Q 1.42
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1920 Hz Gain 3.0 dB Q 2.02
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 24 Hz Gain 3.3 dB Q 1.34
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -4.0 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 5296 Hz Gain 1.8 dB Q 5.46
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 4200 Hz Gain -1.5 dB Q 5.99
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 3548 Hz Gain 0.8 dB Q 4.09
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 122 Hz Gain 0.2 dB Q 2.04
AutoEq Measured by kr0mka (mixing earpads)10 bands · preamp -6.4 dB

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Preamp: -6.4 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 11.6 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 44 Hz Gain -7.9 dB Q 0.41
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 2103 Hz Gain 6.7 dB Q 1.22
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1582 Hz Gain -4.6 dB Q 0.76
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 9995 Hz Gain 3.0 dB Q 1.61
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -3.9 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 305 Hz Gain -0.4 dB Q 0.85
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 158 Hz Gain 0.5 dB Q 2.17
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 9286 Hz Gain 2.2 dB Q 5.77
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 684 Hz Gain 0.7 dB Q 6.00
AutoEq Measured by kr0mka (producing earpads)10 bands · preamp -5.0 dB

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Preamp: -5.0 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 2.9 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 91 Hz Gain -3.5 dB Q 0.22
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 2014 Hz Gain 5.4 dB Q 1.54
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 9187 Hz Gain 3.4 dB Q 0.98
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 3961 Hz Gain -2.3 dB Q 1.42
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -3.6 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 47 Hz Gain -0.5 dB Q 1.89
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 94 Hz Gain 0.4 dB Q 1.61
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 992 Hz Gain -0.5 dB Q 2.98
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 1317 Hz Gain 0.6 dB Q 3.55
AutoEq Measured by oratory1990 (mixing earpads)10 bands · preamp -6.5 dB

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Preamp: -6.5 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 10.7 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 2012 Hz Gain 3.8 dB Q 0.90
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 1331 Hz Gain -4.4 dB Q 1.12
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 47 Hz Gain -7.0 dB Q 0.42
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 9202 Hz Gain 3.5 dB Q 2.84
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -3.3 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 3586 Hz Gain 1.0 dB Q 6.00
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 261 Hz Gain -0.3 dB Q 2.39
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 8295 Hz Gain 1.7 dB Q 5.84
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 150 Hz Gain 0.4 dB Q 2.50
AutoEq Measured by oratory1990 (producing earpads)10 bands · preamp -4.0 dB

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Preamp: -4.0 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 3.8 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 86 Hz Gain -3.3 dB Q 0.28
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 1932 Hz Gain 4.1 dB Q 2.10
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 9128 Hz Gain 4.0 dB Q 2.16
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 5888 Hz Gain -3.0 dB Q 5.27
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -2.8 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 4134 Hz Gain -1.9 dB Q 5.67
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 52 Hz Gain -0.6 dB Q 1.76
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 95 Hz Gain 0.4 dB Q 1.31
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 7396 Hz Gain 1.5 dB Q 5.85

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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