Bad Guy Good Audio Rankings and stuff (under construction) (Part 2)

Spek could be a good solution too, maybe. I didn’t try it yet but it seems promising

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I use Spectrum on iOS, has a lot of options and hold modes, simple to use

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I’m familiar with the song. Just tested on my car head unit. My car system headunit is only a 14 band EQ. Can’t wait until my AudioControl DSP arrives for finer control. Cutting 2k on my headunit will pretty much cut the clap but, more the meaty part of it. Maybe your having the same experience I have with cymbals, hihats and electric guitars where the sizzle, clank and buzz become to present. On IEMs a dip in the 4k range helps or a nice roll off after 3k to 4k. In my car I have to lower the 3.15k and 5k slightly lower than it to keep claps and those instruments in check.

But this is only based on very small sample window. What @rattlingblanketwoman sent is showing it in time domain.

I recommend Audacity (available for Win/Mac/Linux). It lets you check the whole spectrogram + select particular timeframe which you want to analyse in terms of frequency response (e.g. you hear cymbal hit at 1:11s)

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Thanks! I lowered these areas quite a bit already, it looks really strange in the DSP to lower so many frequencies that much. At 5k I have a dip of -9db. 2k and 2.5k even -12db or so
Still treble is not lacking at all…i guess my speakers are just super high resolving/bright to begin with (Brax Matrix, 3 way)

And yes I can imagine having the same issues as i also prefer the IEMs with safer treble.
EJ07m/Mahina/OG WU and i would probably like UP also quite a lot

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Thanks for that! :slight_smile:

Sounds like we are on the same journey Bassy Dark sets for me the UP is absolutely fantastic !

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Yeah, seams we have that in common, but i really don´t find EJ07m to be dark do you? For me it´s just the right amount.
OG Wu I would say is kind of dark and I tend to add a bit on top sometimes but can also live with its stock form.
UP is really an IEM that sparked my interested right from the beginning of my IEM Journey and I hope i´ll get to listen to one in the future…or even better maybe there will be UP v2, i could fall for that and just buy it blind :see_no_evil:
@hawaiibadboy Chris, UP is your guilty pleasure for so long now, why not ask Xenns for a collab? :grin:

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Your right I don’t find the EJ’S or the Up to be dark and still tons of sparkle and extension.
I just started calling them that because others say they are. And if that’s what people refer to warm and dark I am good with that. You want dark Penon Globe was dark. Bright Almost any Kinera from old.

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I also think there is different kinds of bright because for example my D9200, which is known to be quite bright with tons and tons of details and zing is no problem for me anymore. As long as there is enough bass to counter that I´m mostly fine. Treble is a story for its own and there are many ways to tune it, some do work for me others don´t but if I can choose i prefer to wander on the safer side edging on the not so safe side :smiley:

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I saw he said car and assumed mobile, I use apps for room stuff, car, anything mobile, there are definitely more advanced paid apps as well

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Audacity is the app that keeps on giving. Had no idea this was yet another of its features!

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They’re out of office until the 29th, so I’ll see what happens when they get back. They made you the faceless man, I guess they wanted the logo to be all about the music too :joy:

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I wonder how the Mahina is compared to the up , love my Canon and it’s bass texture?

Mahina vs Up? I’ll know soon.

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Nice I posted my GS AUDIO SE12 for trade on CAM see if anyone wants to trade for a set. I just can’t get my left ear to seal with the SE12 wierd.

Mahina did not wow me, great tuning though Bass texture of ej07m is better imho and more holographic.

Do you have a Qudelix?
Try this with your already boosted Kinda Lava :slight_smile:

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Interesting Low shelf at 110 adds some more MB I have mine 4db shelf at 33 . I will try yours thanks.

I have a PEQ on the iBasso DX160 love that thing and Hiby MSEB on the phone.

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It’s so fun to play around with all that different toys :grin:
To my girlfriend it seems funny how often per day I change sources and IEMs and headphones and am happy and occupied like a young boy with all of his toys :smile:

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Have you tried the Hola ? Honestly how the hell is this $20 Not for trebbleheads but wowsers mellow smooth tiny bundle of fun.

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