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1. rasz ◴[] No.43636858[source]
Under windows https://sourceforge.net/projects/equalizerapo/

>Equalizer APO can be used in conjunction with Room EQ Wizard (http://www.roomeqwizard.com/), because it can read its filter text file format.

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2. out-of-ideas ◴[] No.43639124[source]
i highly recommend https://github.com/jaakkopasanen/AutoEq for headsets - though i have not added any of these to pipewire as it seems others have done [i still prefer foobar2000 with APO + Peace + AutoEq]
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3. snvzz ◴[] No.43639382[source]
Or get some neutral headphones like Sennheiser HD600 and do away with EQ.
4. rasz ◴[] No.43639461[source]
Nice. Tried with Koss headphones and despite 3 entries (with custom earpads? audiophools are insane) for my model it all sounded the same to my ear when flipping EQ in player. I thought it was broken until I found Advanced and switched Target to Flat - instant difference for the worse :) Same when selecting wrong headphones resulting in bad sound with EQ enabled. Either Im deaf or my super cheap Koss KSC75 dont need additional processing to sound good.
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5. out-of-ideas ◴[] No.43639704{3}[source]
and trying with cd quality audio? from my recollection (using a bose qc 25 in passive mode) from my first setup it changed it a little but i cannot describe it nowadays, i concluded the difference was "better" and kept it for (too?) many years now. funny thing i do remember was adding AutoEQ in twice - once through APO and once through Peace. but i notice it now more when im not listening via my headset, its subtle.

sounds like a win though on the Koss KSC75 regardless though, just makes em more portable to other devices for you