Using EQSweep to fine-tune my Pixel Buds improved their sound quality

Instead of presets, I traced sine tones across frequencies, marking trouble spots to build targeted EQ bands ...
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I'm an audio expert—this playlist can reveal how good your headphones actually sound

Spotify and Good Housekeeping built a playlist that puts your headphones through their paces.

Does the sound change when you place a crystal on a smartphone? Comparing with a spectrum

Play sounds like 528Hz from a smartphone.Place a crystal on top of it.Does any change actually occur in the "sound" coming from the smartphone?This is something I have been curious about for a long ...
Audioholics

Understanding Loudspeaker Review Measurements Part I

Let’s start our expla nations of loudspeaker measurement graphs with the most basic graph of a speaker’s behavior: the frequency response. Sometimes this is referred to as the amplitude response as ...
Audioholics

Audio Terms and Definitions

Attenuation - the reduction of an electrical signal. Audio frequency - the acoustic spectrum of human hearing, generally regarded to be between 20 Hz and 20 kHz. Baffle - a board or other planar ...
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DSP-based audio post processing enhances audio quality

How do you differentiate the design of an audio player today? Consumers thinking of purchasing an audio player will certainly care about supported audio compression formats like MP3, AAC, WMA, HE-AAC, ...