What is your favorite sound signature?

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I can never go wrong with the Neutral sound signature as my favorite, for they always get the sounds that I want in an accurate manner. Second would be, balanced just for the right amounts of bass, mids and treble. What are your favorite sound signatures guys?

  • Neutral
  • Balanced
  • V-Shaped
  • Bright
  • Dark
  • Mid-Forward
  • Warm

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Is there an all of the above option lol

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Neutral and balanced kinda the same?

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Balanced can sometimes refer to a slight W shape

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Depends on my mood, really

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Apparently I enjoy a bit of warmth since I enjoy the LCD-2. I liked the HE 1000 V2 though and I think that was considered a neutral hp, so maybe we like more than one signature.

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Went with Mids forward but I would say I prefer neutral with a slight mid emphasisā€¦but as @BluJay614 said this can vary depending on my mood and genres listened to.

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V shaped. I love Bass, and I love detailed treble. Although, I do like a neutral or balanced signature every once in a while to hear all of the different details in something.

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Let me add it then. xD

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It might be too late for how polls work lol, nvm

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Well, it depends on my mood as well. If I am feel that I need accurate sounds are of importance or I am in a mood that is in an analytical feel, neutral is my best bet. If I want to have fun and overall just enjoy the music with some life, either V-shape and Balanced.

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I donā€™t understand the question, as in: ā€œHALP, people are using words I donā€™t knowā€

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Hereā€™s a starting point:

Iā€™m also scouring YT looking for a demo for all these too. I thought I found one weeks ago to watch when I had time and wasnā€™t smart enough to bookmark it :neutral_face:

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I watched that video and itā€™s comprehensive for both beginners and veteran audio enthusiasts.

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BRIGHT YO! altho when using headphones after some time itā€™s too fatiguing. but really listening to them bright is my fav for sure

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Okay, I know what I donā€™t like (V-shape), now to figure out what I preferā€¦

Also: If someone could write a nice comprehensive guide on audio terminology, that would be very apreciated.

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Itā€™s out there. Hereā€™s one:

https://productionadvice.co.uk/using-eq/

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This page has a helpful graph relating terms to frequency response curves:

That circles back to another thread about the role of measurements. For speakers and headphones, the frequency response curve will answer about 90% of what you can expect them to sound like, but it wonā€™t answer all of it. For example, for the DT990, the graph will indicate that they have a V signature, but itā€™s harder to pull out that the treble has that ā€œmetallicyā€ quality many hear.

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Also:

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I voted ā€œVā€, but I donā€™t think my preference is a ā€œdeep Vā€ so to speak. I slight treble boost adds some life, and a bump in the subbass for me.

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