Atrium / Headphone EQ / Empire
Empire EQ settings
Parametric EQ corrections for 25 Empire models, each derived from its measured frequency response. Pick a model for the full filter table, the curve, and how it compares with its siblings.
The Empire house sound, by the numbers
Across the 25 measured models, the most common tuning is bass-heavy (13 of 25, 52 percent). Next most common: dark (6), near-neutral (5).
The model that needs the least correction is the Ears Hero, with no band more than 1.5 dB from neutral. The one that needs the most is the Ears Bravado, off by up to 7.8 dB before EQ.
All Empire models
Ears Bravado
Ears Bravado Mk2
Ears ESR
Ears ESR Mk2
Ears EVR
Ears EVR Mk2
Ears Hero
Ears Legend EVO
Ears Legend Raven
Ears Legend X
Ears Legend X SE
Ears Nemesis
Ears Odin
Ears Odyssey
Ears Phantom
Ears Phantom X
Ears Raven
Ears Triton
Ears Valkyrie
Ears Valkyrie MKII
Ears Vantage
Ears Wraith
Ears Zeus
Ears Zeus-XIV
Ears Zeus-XR (R mode)