Calling all bass junkies!Music

[EatMyRB26]

Hi guys,girls,
Just wanted to share my bass settings and hopefully get some tips and criticism.
(Made for Head/Earphones.)

 

[JohneyPixel]

i just have good headphones *snob*

 

[EatMyRB26]

i just have good headphones *snob*

Hmm?

 

[JohneyPixel]

well if you have bass-heavy headphones you don't need to use equalizers and stuff, i just wanted to rip on you a bit

 

[HE1RO]

well if you have bass-heavy headphones you don't need to use equalizers and stuff, i just wanted to rip on you a bit

Any type of speaker, headphone, car audio, PC speakers etc. can benefit from a EQ setting.

@OP

I tried your EQ setting, funny thing was i just got some new PC speakers (i know you made yours using headphones) and was planning on redoing my settings anyways. Your settings do boost the bass, but for my taste it muffles everything else too much. I listened to the same song while EQ'ing to my setup and this is what i ended up with.

 

[EatMyRB26]

Any type of speaker, headphone, car audio, PC speakers etc. can benefit from a EQ setting.

@OP

I tried your EQ setting, funny thing was i just got some new PC speakers (i know you made yours using headphones) and was planning on redoing my settings anyways. Your settings do boost the bass, but for my taste it muffles everything else too much. I listened to the same song while EQ'ing to my setup and this is what i ended up with.

I did that using avicii-levels, i'll work on one for you with a song with dialogue.
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well if you have bass-heavy headphones you don't need to use equalizers and stuff, i just wanted to rip on you a bit

I use this for my bass heavy headphones too so the jokes on you buddy.
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HE1RO, this works better for songs with dialogue:

 

[HE1RO]

The song i used actually has no Dialogue, its just some good ol trance. But ya that EQ sounds good too.

My room smells of warm amps, and speaker boxes now from blasting my music. XD

 

[Prosthetic]

I'm pretty sure boosting the bass would ruin the reason why I bought Shure headphones... I was sick of having typical cheap sound with a heavy bass. Its so nice and crisp from the lows and highs... the music I listen to produces enough pass it doesn't need any help.

 

[djinline]

I don't do any EQ tweaking or add some TruBass, so I guess one does not simply say I'm a hardcore basshead, but I still get a very nice amount of bass from my pair of Audio Technica ATH-M50, in my opinion of course.

Don't get me wrong here, I like bass (especially clean and detailed) but I don't see it as a priority when listening to music. Boosting lower frequencies will in fact severely drown the mids and trebles with these cans.

Just my two cents here, if you enjoy bass boosting, please continue to do so and enjoy life the way you want to.

 

[HE1RO]

I like my music balanced. But i sometimes find myself wanting to spend more money on the speakers in my room because of the speakers in my car. In my car, you dont hear the bass... you feel it in your stomach XD

 

[JohneyPixel]

Any type of speaker, headphone, car audio, PC speakers etc. can benefit from a EQ setting.

i used to use the itunes eq, but looking back it was worthless, it sounded like crap and all it was good for was distorting the sound.
I dunno, maybe it is because i produce too and i like to hear stuff with as accurate as possible (which isn't much due to my setup anyway heh)
And, i listen to quite bass-heavy stuff so really all it would be good for would be blowing my speakers and muffling the music to the point you won't hear anything. But that's me me me, whatever floats your boat i guess

 

[rosckolove]

Any sound aficionado knows messing with the EQ is bad, and should be avoided unless absolutely necessary.

If you buy quality equipment (I'm not talking about Sony or Bose junk) and you install it correctly, and set it up correctly, you should not need to mess with the EQ, all it does is distort the existing signal.

I am 25 years old so I like, wait LOVE bass. But in my car stereo I only have the subs turned up just loud enough to balance with my mid range drivers. They don't over power the rest of the system. Some kids get in my car and want the bass to rattle their teeth out of their heads, I quickly turn the subs up and let them listen. Then I turn them back down and turn the whole system up. 95% of the time they choose concert sound over constant trunk rattling bass.

I use Triton AX pro's, I often turn the bass volume down a click.

I love the bump, but the whole system should bump.

 

[HE1RO]

Thats not EQ'ing your subs, thats just turning the gain up and down... which alot of people mistake for a volume control.

 

[rosckolove]

When did I say I was EQing my subs? I said EQing ruins sound, and shouldn't be done.

And technically you use the gain meter to balance the volumes for each driver and create a more optimal sound stage.

 

[HE1RO]

3rd paragraph, sounded like you were using that as an example. And dont the Tritons and many other gaming headphones come with presets?

Or its actually used to set at a certain level so your subs dont clip causing more noise than bass.

If EQ'ing speakers was pointless you wouldnt need soundboards at a concert, or resistors on certain speakers. You would just play all the frequencies through all of your speakers and probably ruin them all. Another thing i see alot, is people have their subs set on full range.

 

[rosckolove]

3rd paragraph was more an example of why EQ shouldn't be used, because you shouldn't really turn the bass up anyway. Kind of a random story.

As for the Tritons, Not that I am aware of. As far as I know it only comes with separate Front/Mid/Rear and Bass for volume setting controls.

 

[HE1RO]

So you didnt mess with the gain control? You just turned down the range on the low end of the amp?

 

[rosckolove]

Changing the the low pass filter wouldn't really change the volume of the subs.

I have the gain level set where I want it. When I want to turn them up quick I just use the Sub volume control in my head unit.

 

[Tesla]

Equalizing doesn't distort the signal unless you push it too far. It can be used well if you know what you're doing.

 

[HE1RO]

Equalizing doesn't distort the signal unless you push it too far. It can be used well if you know what you're doing.

^

 

[JohneyPixel]

nvm.

 

[rosckolove]

Equalizing doesn't distort the signal unless you push it too far. It can be used well if you know what you're doing.

Yes it does. Your taking something that was intended to be heard a certain way and you are changing it.

Its only suppose to be a last resort fix.

 

[Tesla]

Yes it does. Your taking something that was intended to be heard a certain way and you are changing it.

Its only suppose to be a last resort fix.

Changing is not the same as distorting. Equalization is meant to be used as an aid so that any minor negative sound qualities in the recording or in your speakers/headphones can be dealt with. For example, lower the top end frequencies if a particular recording is harsh or too bright. Whether it was intended to be heard that way or not is a different matter, but people can listen to music and change how it sounds if that sounds subjectively better to them.

 

[rosckolove]

You would adjust the crossovers instead of EQ. Bring the tweeter volume down.

On headphones if its unbalanced (doubtful) You should bring down meters on the EQ to match the rest, never raise them. Raising EQ distorts sound.

 

[m8h3r]

Try out bratkilla biznizz with them settings. Blew my old headphones.

 

[HE1RO]

You would adjust the crossovers instead of EQ. Bring the tweeter volume down.

On headphones if its unbalanced (doubtful) You should bring down meters on the EQ to match the rest, never raise them. Raising EQ distorts sound.

EQ doesnt distort the sound, the person doing the EQ'ing does. Its a personal preference thing, and telling people to only use it as a last resort doesn't make any sense.

 

[rosckolove]

EQ doesnt distort the sound, the person doing the EQ'ing does. Its a personal preference thing, and telling people to only use it as a last resort doesn't make any sense.

Well, we will just have to agree to disagree.

All of the EQ'ing should have been done by the people recording the track, they are the professionals.

Going off what I learned from speaking to Sound competition winners (quality not DB levels) was exactly what I have been saying in this thread.

Raising EQ on the playback side distorts the sound, If its in a tiny increment an untrained ear will not pick it up, but it does distort the sound.

And using at as a last resort does make sense, because you should be able to fix any problem you have adjusting driver angles and gain/crossover levels.

 

[Tesla]

The role of a professional is to make it sound as good as possible for either the largest market or for it to sound the best on a large system. Their use of EQ is dependent on either one of these situations, but you can go round and ask any one of them if they think that personal EQ is acceptable if it makes it sound better to the listener. I highly doubt that they would say it's a bad thing, unless they have tested that recording on every single system of the people who will likely buy it.

Whether it distorts the sound or not is irrelevant. Everything in the signal chain slightly distorts the sound, it's unavoidable. But it's only when it's audible to the person listening that it becomes a problem, and one that can be easily dealt with.

 

[rosckolove]

you can go round and ask any one of them if they think that personal EQ is acceptable if it makes it sound better to the listener.

Good sound could be different than what the listener may like. Often times a stock car stereo will sound better (not louder) than a custom one.

Obviously anyone can do whatever they please. You guys could rip out all your front speakers and have the soundstage be behind you. Thats cool if you like it, but it doesn't sound good.