# Share your EQ adventures and settings

**URL:** <https://forum.headphones.com/t/share-your-eq-adventures-and-settings/5136>\
**Category:** General Headphone Discussion\
**Created:** [January 29, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/share-your-eq-adventures-and-settings/5136 "2020-01-29T12:19:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![AudioTool](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/audiotool/32/14289_2.png) [@AudioTool](https://forum.headphones.com/u/AudioTool)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/share-your-eq-adventures-and-settings/5136/6 "2021-01-13T23:20:33Z")

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Check the official HD 650 thread here:

> [@Sennheiser HD 650 over-ear open-back Headphones - Official Thread](https://forum.headphones.com/t/sennheiser-hd-650-over-ear-open-back-headphones-official-thread/1042/22):
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> I’ve had my HD650s for about a little over a year now. Have not used them very much as I listen mostly at night with my closed backed Shure 1540s so I don’t disturb my wife. Plus they need a lot more power then my Macbook/DFCobalt can cleanly supply. I need to hook them up to my Benchmark DAC3 to get the best out of them. Still I find them too warm and dark for me. The deep bass is missing. The mids are smooth and warm and pleasant. This is their strongest area. The upper mids and treble are too…

Also oratory1990 has Harman Target profiles for many headphones here:  
[https://www.reddit.com/r/oratory1990/wiki/index](https://www.reddit.com/r/oratory1990/wiki/index)

And Chrono has compiled his list of EQ profiles here:

> [@Chrono's EQ Profile Compilation](https://forum.headphones.com/t/chronos-eq-profile-compilation/7091):
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> Hey Everyone! I thought it would be a good idea to compile my EQ profiles into one place so that they’re easily available here on the forums for anyone interested in trying them out. The EQ I apply brings headphones closer to my personal target, which is very similar to the Harman target. However, compared to the Harman target curve, it has a slightly lower bass shelf, a slightly cooler upper midrange (about 2-3dB less, varies per headphone), and a little more energy for frequencies above 10k (…

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