Headphone correctionsSony

Sony MDR-Z7 EQ settings

For the MDR-Z7: 3 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 Innerfidelity · 10 bands

Every correction, as Equalizer APO settings

Open one to see its settings. In FluidEQ, open EQ Presets and search for MDR-Z7: every correction below is there, credited, and applies in one click.

oratory1990 Harman Targetown measurement10 bands · preamp -5.8 dB

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Preamp: -5.8 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 0.0 dB Q 0.71
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 180 Hz Gain -4.3 dB Q 1.00
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 530 Hz Gain 1.4 dB Q 1.40
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 920 Hz Gain -4.2 dB Q 1.90
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 1420 Hz Gain 7.4 dB Q 1.60
Filter 6: ON PK Fc 2450 Hz Gain -3.9 dB Q 1.50
Filter 7: ON HSC Fc 2500 Hz Gain 4.0 dB Q 0.71
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 5900 Hz Gain -3.5 dB Q 5.00
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 8000 Hz Gain -2.0 dB Q 2.00
Filter 10: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -3.0 dB Q 0.71
AutoEq Measured by Innerfidelity10 bands · preamp -6.4 dB

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Preamp: -6.4 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 4.7 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 103 Hz Gain -5.1 dB Q 0.24
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 1404 Hz Gain 6.8 dB Q 2.62
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 2579 Hz Gain -4.2 dB Q 4.30
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 440 Hz Gain 3.8 dB Q 1.32
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 5.7 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 47 Hz Gain -1.5 dB Q 1.76
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 97 Hz Gain 1.3 dB Q 1.85
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 5344 Hz Gain 2.2 dB Q 4.57
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 3953 Hz Gain 1.5 dB Q 4.82
AutoEq Measured by oratory199010 bands · preamp -6.4 dB

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Preamp: -6.4 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain -0.4 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 163 Hz Gain -4.5 dB Q 1.08
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 4167 Hz Gain 6.4 dB Q 2.79
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1416 Hz Gain 6.7 dB Q 2.89
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 2415 Hz Gain -2.8 dB Q 2.54
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 1.5 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 42 Hz Gain -1.4 dB Q 2.71
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 863 Hz Gain -2.3 dB Q 4.29
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 6621 Hz Gain -3.3 dB Q 6.00
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 8939 Hz Gain -3.0 dB Q 3.33

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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