Nat

Better headphones aren't worth the price unless you're spending a lot of money. Honestly, the equalizer is just a function, just a line of code that adds decibels to frequencies, with no point in the output, rather is a sound modification. Hardly anyone likes the flat sound except those who have to work in the studio. There is no point in having a dac or hifi headphones if the sound is flat and not sound open like in real life. So the equalizer is fundamental in listening quality. Audio purists may not think so, but purists aren't ordinary people, they want to reproduce flat audio because they think it's more "faithful" even if it sounds like crap.

I'll try to explain myself better. I set the equalizer in a way that i like with any device. But with the q13 i can't because the high sounds are too sharp and hurt the ears. It's a q13 issue not the equalizer. If i lower the high frequencies, it partially solves the problem but the sound is "flatter" because the harmony with the other frequencies has changed as the shape of the equalizer has changed. So my theory is to scale all the bands uniformly taking as reference the 0db value for the other frequencies in order to maintain the same ratios but going down with the values in db. So basically I'm doing the opposite of boost the upper range. With +-15db i can't maintain the ratios between the bands, that's the problem. If Poweramp had +-25db like other programs, for example in realtek drivers for winows, i could at least test my theory and see if it works. The fact that both windows and other programs have +-20db while Poweramp doesn't, I find it strange. This is the EQ I'm trying at the moment to try and fix the problem https://i.postimg.cc/MWnCSNJ1/Screenshot-2023-01-06-16-25-40-594-com-maxmpz-audioplayer.jpg This is the normal EQ i use with soundsport bose on pc and Poweramp https://i.postimg.cc/Ytn5TkZp/IMG-20230106-162618.jpg As you can see the v-shape is kept in the second eq but not in the first

In fact with the bose soundsportsiI have no problem, it's the qcy t13s that have too sharp. I've already tried lowering the preamp gain but it's not the same, it just decreases the volume. With the EQ i must to flatten the bands above 2k but i must also scale the other bands to keep the v-shape of my equalizer settings, the sound I like and am used to with the bose soundsport. It is the shape of the equalizer that changes the sound/the timbre, not the power i set in db, and unfortunately in this Poweramp it limits me, but i understand that the need to go beyond +-15db is for few people. So unless there is an app update that allows to go beyond +-15db, i have to find another way to avoid damaging my hearing with high pitched sounds especially the "s" sounds in voice. It is also possible that the audio files have this defect on purpose to feel louder with most devices but with the qcy t13 is too much. So options like raplaygain (which i don't understand if can help) and DVC or something else in the audio output options, could mitigate the problem?

I use a 10 band equalizer. Frequencies are those above 2k (parts of 2k are also included). I tried setting the 4k, 8k, 16k bands to 0.0 db (in the center of the equalizer) and it seems to work but the sound changes, is more flat, less open. I'll explain. I'm using a v-shaped equalizer setting, with the values of 4k,8k,16k set at +13db. If I go down to 0db i have to scale all the other frequencies to have the same equalizer with the same sound but without the treble problem(that's my guess). And that would be possible if Poweramp would allow me to go beyond the +-15db of the equalizer like for example the Realtek driver in windows where you can set it to +- 25db. With a max of +- 15db i can't scale and reproduce the same EQ with the same V shape. If it were possible i think i could fix it but i can't be sure. This are my equalizer settings. Band: 31: +8.0db, 62: +4.0db, 125: -5.0db, 250: -11db, 500: -5.0db, 1k: +5.0db, 2k: +10.0db, 4k:+13.0db, 8k: +13.0db, 16k: +13.0db If i were to correct it by setting 4k,8k,16k to 0 as a reference i would get: 31:-5db/62-9db/125-18db/250-24db/500-18db/1k:-8db/2k:-3db/4k:0db/8k:0db/16k:0db As you can see the bands 125-250-500 I can't set them to give the "V" shape, precisely because Poweramp is limited to +-15db.

Hello. I need help to understand if with some Poweramp option (or even android) I can decrease the high and sharp sounds. This problem belongs to the QCY T13 headphones, which I use with the redminote 7 pro. I also have bose soundsports but with these I don't have the following problem. With the QCY T13 the high sounds, in particular the noises like the "s" in the speech, or in some cases the drum cymbals turn out to be way too "sharp", too loud and powerful, it's a defect of the earphones, they really hurt to the ears. I would like to know if you think there is any option to reduce this problem and avoid feeling pain in the ears. I thought the "limit" option in the equalizer might help but I don't understand if it works. I can specify that the headphones have a fairly high volume, already halfway through the volume the tolerable limit is reached. I add further that not all songs have this flaw.