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Dionysiac_Thinker t1_j6nzt3m wrote

As long as you buy from reputable and transparent companies you’ll get products that are designed to perform very closely to the Harman curve and minimal distortion/modulation whether that’s the “ideal” curve is debatable ofcourse.

People often argue with “oh but you can EQ other non-professional brands to the harman curve at well”, but you’ll need to take in account the sudden cup resonances and driver limits and air pressure (think lower frequencies) issues you’ll be inevitably running into.

In the end graphs aren’t everything as seal, materials, drivers, angles, damping, pressures, air dissipation, resonances etc. all play a part in it, don’t even get me started on how complex good speakers can be.

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pinkcunt123 t1_j6o1q7l wrote

"Designed to perform closely to Harman"?

Like the DT 990 pro and the 1770 pro and the HEDDphone or the Neumann NDH20/30? Because they are so close to Harman, right???

Pro headphones have nothing to do with Harman compliance. They all follow a different "target", which depends on the whim of the engineers.

I think you've missed something in your analysis: Headphones, which actually adhere to the Harman target are few and far between.

It sounds to me as though you give to much credit to "pro" audio manufacturers.

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