How to EQ headphones: The BASICS

Опубликовано: 11 Апрель 2026
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I've made the claim that if sound quality is your goal, EQ is more important than amps, DACs, and lossless audio. I put EQ is S-tier in my audio chain ranking... and arguably I underrated it. In this video series, I'm going to prove it by showing you how you can use parametric EQ to make a basic sub-$100 audio chain sound better than one costing thousands of dollars.

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Because this topic is dense, I'm breaking it up into a few videos. Here's what to expect:

01:    • How to EQ headphones: The BASICS   👈 you are here
02:    • Apps you should get for PEQ (and how to us...  
03:    • Automatically make your headphone sound li...  
04:    • Manual EQ is HARD. But worth it.  

And for this episode covering the basics, here's your table of contents:

00:00 Intro
01:45 Frequency response at the ear drum
04:42 Types of EQ
04:53 Generic presets
06:05 Tone controls
07:15 AutoEQ
09:05 PEQ: Automatic
11:10 PEQ: Manual
13:20 What's next

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