Okay, this is it, my golden EQ settings for the QT2! I haven’t touched these in nearly a week, which for me is an eternity.
Impactful bass, clear midrange, lovely timbre, balanced vocals, great detail, good imaging and a little sparkle without sounding overly bright. These closely follow the Harman response, but with some deviations.
- Just a touch more warmth in the upper bass/low mids
- Just a touch more energy in the presence region (I like what this does for vocals and guitar)
- Quite a bit less energy above 5 K. Harman here (at least relative to my E.A.R.S. measurements) is way too bright. As I have it, there’s still plenty of energy to drums and guitar, and timbre sounds right to me. Deviations between measurement equipment tend to be greatest in this region anyway, so it’s not surprising that my EQ deviates from Harman here.