Submitted by ShepherdessAnne t3_10oiv5g in headphones
SupOrSalad t1_j6ezraw wrote
Reply to comment by Pigeon_Chess in I hate the Harman Curve by ShepherdessAnne
I wouldn't really call it v shaped. More of a downward tilt with an optional bass shelf.
Pigeon_Chess t1_j6f09ao wrote
It’s a target curve, nothing is optional. It has boosted bass. It it nowhere near flat and the HD600 is nowhere near the Harman target
SupOrSalad t1_j6f1eqv wrote
The Harman research says to adjust bass to your liking. The bass shelf was originally there because that's what room acoustics do when you take flat speakers and put them in a normal room, which was the basis for the target. From that there was some adjustments based on different user groups for the amount of bass, and the current shelf is what 60% of listeners preferred, but the research also says that more "trained listeners" prefer less bass, and again you are supposed to adjust that to your preference.
People hyper focus on the bass, but the upper mids and treble is a big part of the Harman target. If you put the HD600 response on the Harman target and compensate it to the target, the HD600 looks very consistent with the target above the bass.
Pigeon_Chess t1_j6f1ids wrote
That not the target though is it? That’s them telling you to EQ because their target is a bag of shit.
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