There is a lot of religious zealotry around not EQing.
It’s all about getting a sound you enjoy, if EQ gets you there use it.
I personally don’t generally use it, but I enjoy a pretty broad range of sounds for what they are.
Hardware EQ will boost pretty broad ranges of frequencies centered around the band.
Software can be a bit more directed, but if the bands are really tight, they can introduce other artifacts.
its trial and error. basically you just use them. and if you ever think they are lacking or tiring try to identify what sound it is that’s causing that and then dig out the FR curve and make a small adjustment at the spot that is giving you trouble. repeat until happy or you think a different headphone is a better option.
Ok, maybe not as hard as it sounds… As far as software vs hardware eq, does the hardware I’ve chosen have that functionality? (Atom, d10, 58x) Does the hardware I’ve chosen have an associated software program? If so is it any good? If not do you have a preferred or recommended software eq program?
no the hardware you chose cannot do those things. but you can use a combination of equalizer APO and PEACE to make the changes. there are loads of tutorials on how to use that software on youtube
Ok I’ll look into it. Thanks for the info 
As an unrelated side note, I recall enjoying the book I assume you chose your name from very much when I was younger. 
By the way I got HD58Xs. I love these. Someone suggested they sound like that first graph. They can go from that, to the second graph, depending on how tight they are on your head.
Two differents graphs for the same pair of headphones.
DYI Audio Heaven (where the second graph is from) doesn’t use the harman target that’s why the bass seems more boosted, while Rtings uses a modified variant of harman, also yes seal will impact bass, but less so on open headphones, more on closed ones, and the 58X clamp pretty damn tight so that won’t be an issue.
Also you don’t have to EQ the 58X they are pretty perfect besides the bass rolloff
Actually it’s the opposite, the only “compensation” (vs harman target) DIY Audio Heaven uses is this (image below), so following the harman curve HD58X would be even more bassy according to his measurements.
This means that when a headphone measures as ‘flat’ line in the plots on this website the actual measured response had about 4dB more bass.
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So it would be a bit like this.
#leet-photoshop-skillz 
(I could do a better job but it doesn’t matter much lol).
Therefore the DIY Audio Heaven measurements are a nice middle-ground between the rtings (way too low bass) measurements and the Harman curve (this cursed image).
interesting
I gotta get my hands on a pair of 58X so I can judge the bass for myself, to see which one’s more true to life
What’s interesting is that the raw of the 58X from Rtings measures similarly in the bass to the DYI Audioheaven measurement
It only depends on the placement and how tight they are on your head. Like, they’re versatile, lol.
When you get em, if you have a small head, it’s like the rtings graph. If you have a big head, it’s more like the DIY Audio Heaven’s graph.
The bass is alright on them won’t blow your min. But it’s nice balanced I believe the main feature of the can that really need more focus are the mids. As if you really need bass look elsewhere but if mids are your thing this is really it at this price range
I’m hoping I don’t run into that issue. I would be disappointed if I had to mod my headphones to get good results. Have you tried the 4xx’s? I’m still trying to decide if I want to get a second set of headphones to compare.
The 58X gonna sound good out of the box, no worries, everyone that has them can confirm that
So what’s this talk of bad fit bad sound, and crushing pads? Is this just one dude had a bad experience?
Well with most headphones, if you don’t get a good seal with the pads, it won’t sound very good. The 58x pads might be a bit stiff but it really is only a concern in the beginning and if you have glasses or something
Ye you won’t have issues with the 58X as they have large pads and the clamping force is pretty strong to create a proper seal.
The only issue could be that they might be too tight on your head 
which can be solved with some stretching
Well I do have glasses but I usually wear contacts. I’m just concerned about that really long quote that @LeDechaine posted. In the end it says it’s worth it, but the first paragraph basically says that there can be a ton of variance. They are already on the way so I guess it doesn’t matter much.
I am still considering the 4xx’s too but I haven’t made that decision yet
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I don’t think there is a ton of variance on the 58x from the multiple pairs I have tried. It just sounds like @LeDechaine has a unique head shape lol
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Fun fact: the 58X are now being made in my country (Romania)
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