Headphone correctionsSTAX

STAX SR-L500 EQ settings

For the SR-L500: 7 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 · 10 bands
  • AutoEq Measured by crinacle · 10 bands

Every correction, as Equalizer APO settings

Open one to see its settings. In FluidEQ, open EQ Presets and search for SR-L500: every correction below is there, credited, and applies in one click.

oratory1990 Harman Targetown measurement10 bands · preamp -10.3 dB

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Preamp: -10.3 dB
Filter 1: ON PK Fc 25 Hz Gain 5.0 dB Q 1.40
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 100 Hz Gain -2.1 dB Q 0.70
Filter 3: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 5.5 dB Q 0.71
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1350 Hz Gain -5.7 dB Q 1.40
Filter 5: ON HSC Fc 2000 Hz Gain 3.0 dB Q 0.71
Filter 6: ON PK Fc 2250 Hz Gain 2.6 dB Q 1.80
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 3100 Hz Gain -1.8 dB Q 4.00
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 3800 Hz Gain 1.5 dB Q 3.00
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 5750 Hz Gain -6.8 dB Q 2.70
Filter 10: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -4.0 dB Q 0.71
oratory1990 Harman Target • blu-tac modown measurement8 bands · preamp -5.5 dB

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Preamp: -5.5 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 5.5 dB Q 0.71
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 1300 Hz Gain -8.3 dB Q 1.40
Filter 3: ON HSC Fc 1550 Hz Gain 4.0 dB Q 0.71
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 3000 Hz Gain 4.5 dB Q 1.00
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 3050 Hz Gain -4.0 dB Q 2.00
Filter 6: ON PK Fc 5500 Hz Gain -7.7 dB Q 3.00
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 8400 Hz Gain -3.0 dB Q 6.00
Filter 8: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -5.0 dB Q 0.71
oratory1990 Harman Target • Vesper Earpadsown measurement10 bands · preamp -12.2 dB

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Preamp: -12.2 dB
Filter 1: ON PK Fc 35 Hz Gain 8.0 dB Q 1.00
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 85 Hz Gain -6.3 dB Q 1.00
Filter 3: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 5.5 dB Q 0.71
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1175 Hz Gain -6.8 dB Q 1.40
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 2300 Hz Gain 3.5 dB Q 2.00
Filter 6: ON PK Fc 3700 Hz Gain -1.3 dB Q 3.00
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 5300 Hz Gain -4.0 dB Q 4.00
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 8000 Hz Gain 4.0 dB Q 1.40
Filter 9: ON HSC Fc 9000 Hz Gain -3.0 dB Q 0.71
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 10500 Hz Gain -4.0 dB Q 6.00
AutoEq Measured by crinacle10 bands · preamp -6.4 dB

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Preamp: -6.4 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 7.2 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 3780 Hz Gain 4.8 dB Q 2.74
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 5622 Hz Gain -5.2 dB Q 2.56
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 76 Hz Gain -2.5 dB Q 0.44
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 2225 Hz Gain 2.8 dB Q 3.15
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -3.2 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 1166 Hz Gain -2.2 dB Q 1.88
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 1821 Hz Gain 2.1 dB Q 4.82
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 386 Hz Gain 0.5 dB Q 2.01
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 1476 Hz Gain -1.3 dB Q 5.39
AutoEq Measured by oratory199010 bands · preamp -6.3 dB

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Preamp: -6.3 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 6.5 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 2627 Hz Gain 4.7 dB Q 0.39
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 1291 Hz Gain -7.8 dB Q 1.29
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 95 Hz Gain -2.2 dB Q 0.80
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 5678 Hz Gain -6.6 dB Q 3.22
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -5.3 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 2339 Hz Gain 1.1 dB Q 3.53
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 3029 Hz Gain -1.5 dB Q 4.93
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 48 Hz Gain 0.8 dB Q 4.28
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 65 Hz Gain -0.6 dB Q 3.15
AutoEq Measured by oratory1990 (blu-tac mod)10 bands · preamp -5.9 dB

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Preamp: -5.9 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 5.9 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 1294 Hz Gain -11.2 dB Q 1.17
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 2433 Hz Gain 6.8 dB Q 0.51
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 5455 Hz Gain -7.3 dB Q 4.27
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 9972 Hz Gain 2.0 dB Q 1.65
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -6.2 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 202 Hz Gain -0.6 dB Q 1.90
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 3045 Hz Gain -1.8 dB Q 4.39
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 3919 Hz Gain 2.1 dB Q 6.00
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 2268 Hz Gain 1.2 dB Q 4.26
AutoEq Measured by oratory1990 (Vesper earpads)10 bands · preamp -6.5 dB

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Preamp: -6.5 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 6.6 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 1166 Hz Gain -6.1 dB Q 1.82
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 92 Hz Gain -5.1 dB Q 1.63
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 7888 Hz Gain 3.8 dB Q 2.09
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 2276 Hz Gain 4.1 dB Q 2.84
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -5.1 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 426 Hz Gain 1.2 dB Q 1.69
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 54 Hz Gain 1.3 dB Q 4.71
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 164 Hz Gain -0.4 dB Q 1.40
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 803 Hz Gain -0.7 dB Q 3.09

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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