The preferred headphone EQ matches a 10 dB downward-sloped room response

Evidence

Figure 15.7(d) shows what the flattened in-room loudspeaker measurement looks like from the perspective of the microphone at the primary seat with the headphone test fixture removed. The after-EQ curve is the preferred headphone EQ applied to the loudspeaker. It closely resembles the PIR of the Revel F208 loudspeaker shown here, which is approximately 10 dB downward sloped curve from 20 Hz to 20 kHz. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1787

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Listener-preferred headphone response mirrors a neutral loudspeaker’s in-room response — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1867; The preferred headphone EQ matches the loudspeaker’s predicted in-room response.; Top-rated headphone responses cluster tightly around a shared mean curve. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1849 (+1 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Listener-preferred headphone response mirrors a neutral loudspeaker’s in-room response — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1867; The preferred headphone EQ matches the loudspeaker’s predicted in-room response.; Top-rated headphone responses cluster tightly around a shared mean curve. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1849 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Listener-preferred headphone response mirrors a neutral loudspeaker’s in-room response #corroborates (0.96) — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1867
• The preferred headphone EQ matches the loudspeaker’s predicted in-room response. #expands (0.95)