Headphones Frequency Response: Challenges & Solutions

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Published May 29, 2025

We've encountered three main difficulties in making frequency response measurements on headphones:

1) Inconsistent and unreliable readings in the bass range;
2) Inconsistent and unreliable readings in the treble range;
3) A lack of consensus on what the ideal frequency response should look like.

In this video we'll look at these three challenges and the solutions we've come up with to resolve them.

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Introduction (0:45)
Bass Range (2:44)
Treble Range (6:45)
Measurements Overview (7:49)
Target Curve (11:34)
Conclusion (16:17)

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