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7/16/2025, 8:50:27 PM
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Techs are not a thing in IEMs, because of distance to your eardrum. “Soundstage” (which doesn’t truly exist for iems), imaging, etc. are results of the FR. You could make a case that techs exist in headphones, but that’s another discussion. For IEMs, FR really is everything. However, I still dont EQ IEMs.
One reason I don’t EQ IEMs is that peaks can be difficult and annoying to properly eq out, especially since fit will never be the same any two times you wear a set. Theoretically, a perfectly flat FR that sounds the exact same every time is ideal for EQ. Eventually, even some cheap DSP iems will have mics next to the driver and will adjust themselves automatically. Then this hobby might actually be dead
But honestly the main reason I don’t EQ iems is that they aren’t very expensive, and it’s fun to buy different sets. It’s a part of the hobby for me to accept how they sound and spend time with each one, learning to appreciate their flavor, rather than obsessively chase my “perfect” FR (which changes for every song and even for different parts of the same song)
Techs are not a thing in IEMs, because of distance to your eardrum. “Soundstage” (which doesn’t truly exist for iems), imaging, etc. are results of the FR. You could make a case that techs exist in headphones, but that’s another discussion. For IEMs, FR really is everything. However, I still dont EQ IEMs.
One reason I don’t EQ IEMs is that peaks can be difficult and annoying to properly eq out, especially since fit will never be the same any two times you wear a set. Theoretically, a perfectly flat FR that sounds the exact same every time is ideal for EQ. Eventually, even some cheap DSP iems will have mics next to the driver and will adjust themselves automatically. Then this hobby might actually be dead
But honestly the main reason I don’t EQ iems is that they aren’t very expensive, and it’s fun to buy different sets. It’s a part of the hobby for me to accept how they sound and spend time with each one, learning to appreciate their flavor, rather than obsessively chase my “perfect” FR (which changes for every song and even for different parts of the same song)
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