It runs 2.0 dB short in the highs — cymbals and sibilance.In exchange, it runs 1.6 dB hot in the low mids.
Ekhio applies the measured correction and keeps it on: no file to import, no preset to hunt down.
The correction spans 5.9 dB between its highest and lowest band. The centre line is the target.
Band · Correction · dB
16 Hz +6.9
20 Hz +6.5
25 Hz +6.1
31.5 Hz +5.9
40 Hz +4.8
50 Hz +3.4
63 Hz +2.5
80 Hz +1.5
100 Hz +0.1
125 Hz -1.2
160 Hz -2
200 Hz -2.1
250 Hz -1.9
315 Hz -1.5
400 Hz -1.1
500 Hz -0.8
630 Hz -0.7
800 Hz -0.7
1 kHz -1.3
1.25 kHz -1.6
1.6 kHz -0.3
2 kHz +1
2.5 kHz +0.7
3.15 kHz +0.2
4 kHz +3.8
5 kHz +2.3
6.3 kHz +1.4
8 kHz +3
10 kHz +3.8
12.5 kHz -0.3
16 kHz -2
20 kHz -2.4
Apply it without leaving the system
Ekhio ships this curve and four thousand more, by model. You pick your headphones once and it applies to everything your Mac plays — no driver, no extension, no files to import.
From the public AutoEq database. We only use measurements from people who allow them in a paid product. Ekhio does not alter it: it evaluates it across its 32 bands.