# The EQ challenge

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**Created:** [December 8, 2024, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/the-eq-challenge/24727 "2024-12-08T10:48:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/the-eq-challenge/24727/24 "2024-12-13T06:11:37Z")

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> [@Spearthrower\_Owl](#):
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> Can you say more about this? Why would you not recommend it?
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> I have a bit of measurable hearing loss from 2-4 kHz. I don’t try to EQ for it, and I also don’t have any preference for headphones with more ear gain. (One of my faves is the Audeze LCD-3, which basically has zip.) But I’ve nothing against it either and I would imagine for some it’s a solution. So I’m interested in your thoughts.

Howdy, Spearthrower\_Owl.

For more on this, please see some of my thoughts in the 2nd post here…

> [@Research: New standard for In Ear target curve for upper treble?](https://forum.headphones.com/t/research-new-standard-for-in-ear-target-curve-for-upper-treble/24709):
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> Was having a look on AES’s open library and found this fairly recent paper. “All groups preferred a significantly higher amount of treble than specified in the Harman curve. People with lit- tle hearing loss wanted about 12 dB more level at 16 kHz. Each group wanted progressively more treble boost to com- pensate for increasing hearing loss, approximating 3 dB for each 10 years of age over the age of 30. Within any group, the treble boost could be adjusted ±3 dB (one step …

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