Music Equalizer

Vaellian · 11-06-2015, 08:25 PM

Can someone help me figure out how to find good settings for my taste. i got Dolby Digital Plus and i don't know how to work the equalizers and the presets sound bad to me.

I generally listen to things like Offspring, Sum41, Blink-182, My Chemical Romance. Nine inch nails... ect. the way i have it set currently should be in the attachments. What i was going for and this was only done by sliding each slider up and down to see what changed. was a stronger bass drum. Stronger vocals, and Guitar riffs. The presets all made the guitar sound muffled

I understand that this is a preference. but i was looking for some input and suggestions of like "rule of thumb" type deals. like smooth out the changes so it's more gradual or something. or maybe move over a frequency or two

**Exo** · 11-07-2015, 02:10 PM

You can get that to sound better by listening to better music.

The Batlord · 11-07-2015, 02:43 PM

^^^

I agree, but it's definitely a pain in the ass to make your music not sound like **** when ****ing around with an equalizer. It would help if I wasn't working with $70 Skullcandy headphones, but making anything but hip hop sound half-decent has been a learning experience.

CoNtrivedNiHilism · 11-07-2015, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

^^^

I agree, but it's definitely a pain in the ass to make your music not sound like **** when ****ing around with an equalizer. It would help if I wasn't working with $70 Skullcandy headphones, but making anything but hip hop sound half-decent has been a learning experience.

I say those spiffy, high dollar, high end headphones are overrated. Best headphones I ever owned that no other pair since has sounded as good, were a cheap $10 pair of Sony headphones. I borrowed a pair of $150 headphones from a friend, and I had to switch them out with a pair of Apple headphones because to me they made my music sound horrible, that included hip hop. I'm sure if I bothered to actually zero in on an actual really awesome pair of high end headphones, I'd find a pair meant for me. But until then I say you don't need those expensive headphones to get that sound you want.

That's me though.

The Batlord · 11-07-2015, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by CoNtrivedNiHilism

I say those spiffy, high dollar, high end headphones are overrated. Best headphones I ever owned that no other pair since has sounded as good, were a cheap $10 pair of Sony headphones. I borrowed a pair of $150 headphones from a friend, and I had to switch them out with a pair of Apple headphones because to me they made my music sound horrible, that included hip hop. I'm sure if I bothered to actually zero in on an actual really awesome pair of high end headphones, I'd find a pair meant for me. But until then I say you don't need those expensive headphones to get that sound you want.

That's me though.

These are definitely the best pair of headphones I've ever owned, but they still static-the-****-up when I want to listen to anything that I actually wanna listen to. Granted, my experience with Skullcandy is about what anyone's is (****ty), but I'd just like a pair that I don't have to spend five minutes fiddling with the equalizer every time I switch genres just so that I don't have to deal with crippling distortion.

**Frownland** · 11-07-2015, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CoNtrivedNiHilism

I say those spiffy, high dollar, high end headphones are overrated. Best headphones I ever owned that no other pair since has sounded as good, were a cheap $10 pair of Sony headphones. I borrowed a pair of $150 headphones from a friend, and I had to switch them out with a pair of Apple headphones because to me they made my music sound horrible, that included hip hop. I'm sure if I bothered to actually zero in on an actual really awesome pair of high end headphones, I'd find a pair meant for me. But until then I say you don't need those expensive headphones to get that sound you want.

That's me though.

Did your friend have Beats per chance? Those are high dollar but they decided to not throw in the high quality part so that they wouldn't alienate the non audiophile or something. I've got a pair of TDK headphones that beat any experience with Apple headphones or earbuds in general.

Long story short, don't rely on anecdotal evidence to deprive yourself of great sound quality and never even give Beats consideration.

The Batlord · 11-07-2015, 04:16 PM

I'd never touch Beats, but assuming you're working with a -$100 budget, what would be your suggestion for a metalhead.

**Frownland** · 11-07-2015, 04:24 PM

TDK ST750 is what I use and it sounds good with most any genre as far as I've noticed (as opposed to my Sony headphones, which make jazz and classical sound like ****). I got mine for 135 two or three years ago, so I'm pretty sure you can get them for under that somewhere these days.

The Batlord · 11-07-2015, 04:41 PM

Anything under $150 would be something I'd be interested in, but it might be a while till I touched them. That's some change to mess with, and I wouldn't want too... drunk.

DeadChannel · 11-07-2015, 06:52 PM

I have these:

and these:

Both are nice on a budget, but the Koss ones bleed a lot, which can be ****ty when my bus driver blasts crap dad rock.

11-06-2015, 08:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Vaellian Groupie Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 1	Music Equalizer Can someone help me figure out how to find good settings for my taste. i got Dolby Digital Plus and i don't know how to work the equalizers and the presets sound bad to me. I generally listen to things like Offspring, Sum41, Blink-182, My Chemical Romance. Nine inch nails... ect. the way i have it set currently should be in the attachments. What i was going for and this was only done by sliding each slider up and down to see what changed. was a stronger bass drum. Stronger vocals, and Guitar riffs. The presets all made the guitar sound muffled I understand that this is a preference. but i was looking for some input and suggestions of like "rule of thumb" type deals. like smooth out the changes so it's more gradual or something. or maybe move over a frequency or two Attached Thumbnails

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	TDK ST750 is what I use and it sounds good with most any genre as far as I've noticed (as opposed to my Sony headphones, which make jazz and classical sound like ***). I got mine for 135 two or three years ago, so I'm pretty sure you can get them for under that somewhere these days. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.* d e a f b o x

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DeadChannel Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 1,259	I have these: and these: Both are nice on a budget, but the Koss ones bleed a lot, which can be ***ty when my bus driver blasts crap dad rock. Last edited by DeadChannel; 11-08-2015 at 12:59 AM.*