u/Elrambodesoria80

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Arya Stealth with EQ Peace

Hello everyone,

I currently own three headphones: the Focal Clear OG, the LCD-X 2021, and the Arya Stealth.

I absolutely love the stock sound of both the Focals and the LCD-X, which are my main headphones. I mostly listen to punk and metal from a variety of sources—vinyl, CDs, and cassettes—so using EQ isn't really an option for my primary listening.

Lately, I've been using the Arya Stealth with a Schiit Jotunheim 2 and a Modius via balanced connection from my computer to listen to krautrock, jazz, some funk, and similar genres. I really enjoy how they sound with that kind of music, but for rock, punk, and metal they don't quite convince me.

I'd like to experiment a bit with EQ just for fun, since I've read a lot of comments from people who add some bass and sub-bass to the Arya. I don't think the Harman target is for me, though. Some time ago I tried the Oratory1990 preset on my LCD-X using Peace, and honestly I much preferred their stock tuning.

If anyone could recommend a subtle EQ that adds a bit of bass or body without changing the Arya's overall character, I'd really appreciate it. The Arya's treble doesn't bother me (I'm 46 years old), so I'm not looking to tame the highs. If the recommendation can be done using Peace's simple 10-band EQ, even better, as I'm still a beginner and don't really know how to use the 13-band parametric EQ yet.

Thanks in advance! Any questions or suggestions are more than welcome.

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u/Elrambodesoria80 — 14 days ago

Today I listened to the entire discography of this brilliant band. There isn't a single bad album; perhaps 4 of a Kind and Definition are less impressive, but they're still fantastic. Cheers to them!

u/Elrambodesoria80 — 4 months ago