Headphones that adapt to your unique ear print.

Not nick rhodes · Jul 27, 2016

The two basic precepts of the audio industry are that we all hear exactly the same, and that we all hear perfectly and we all know that's biologically untrue.

Now an Israeli tech start up company has developed a headphone that administers a test upon first use, measuring how sensitive people are to eight different frequencies. After this test it can figure out where some people have natural deficiencies or even slight hearing loss and pump the audio through an algorithm to compensate for it, leading to a richer sound for the user.

Clever stuff. They hope to market in the next 12 months. The headphone will be called Even headphones.

anyone else heard of any cool new tech ideas recently ?

And before any one asks, No I'm not connected to the tech firm in any way, I wish I was as clever as a lot of these start ups !

AmexRuislip · Jul 27, 2016

Not nick rhodes · Jul 27, 2016

AmexRuislip said:

I apologise if this thread is perhaps a bit too high brow for you AmexRuislip.

Triggaaar · Jul 27, 2016

Should that job be done by your receiver, rather than speakers?

brightn'ove · Jul 27, 2016

There is an app called Mimi hearing test and Mimi music which does a similar thing, but with the headphones you already have. Take the test, import the results into the music app and it will adjust the EQ based on your ear print. Clever stuff.

Gabbafella · Jul 27, 2016

I have Bose noise cancelling headphones and a Topping X-1 mini amplifier attached to the back of my phone to boost the sound. The equaliser on my music app seems to do the trick nicely and there's a gain switch on the amp.
Might give that Mimi app a try though.

KZNSeagull · Jul 27, 2016

Can the algorithm automatically filter out any undesirable racket? Anything by a certain 80's band would be a good start.

Perfidious Albion · Jul 27, 2016

Sounds good ( no pun intended)
A simpler and very helpful innovation would be headphones that were adjustable to the size of your head ,or ears if "in ear" type. Am I the only fat head who feels that his head is in a vice with most cup headphones? The small ones fall out of my ears.

Not nick rhodes · Jul 27, 2016

KZNSeagull said:
Can the algorithm automatically filter out any undesirable racket? Anything by a certain 80's band would be a good start.

Are you more into bongo drums where u are ?

Gabbafella · Jul 27, 2016

Perfidious Albion said:
The small ones fall out of my ears.

Give these a try. Not sure on cost though.
https://snugsearphones.co.uk

Prince Monolulu · Jul 27, 2016

Being an old fogey I simply use Bose Noise Cancelling and play music from my phone using VLC rather than the proprietary app. Much wider choice of graphic eq. settings and good enough for me.

A good clear out with olive oil now and again should help your frequency sensitivity.

KZNSeagull · Jul 27, 2016

Not nick rhodes said:
Are you more into bongo drums where u are ?

Bongo drums. How old are you? Most music is preferable to anything served up by you know who.

Not nick rhodes · Jul 27, 2016

KZNSeagull said:
Bongo drums. How old are you? Most music is preferable to anything served up by you know who.

Sorry to disappoint you but I am not a member of one of the best live bands in the world

beorhthelm · Jul 27, 2016

so it takes the carefully constructed recording of artist, sound engineer and producer, then runs an algorithm to bork this up to suit an individual? i jest in part, we've been doing it for decades with eq, but does sound like a solution looking for a problem that's probably not there except a few with extreme sensitivities.

RandyWanger · Jul 27, 2016

Flare Audi R2S for me. Amazing quality. I'll give that app a go though. On their website they have a test

https://www.geteven.co/

Not nick rhodes · Jul 27, 2016

RandyWanger said:
Flare Audi R2S for me. Amazing quality. I'll give that app a go though. On their website they have a test

https://www.geteven.co/

Great I didn't realise Even had a website yet and were shipping !

AmexRuislip · Jul 27, 2016

I have a pair of wireless Sennheiser headphones, they are great

Icy Gull · Jul 27, 2016

Triggaaar said:
Should that job be done by your receiver, rather than speakers?

Have they gone bust already

Icy Gull · Jul 27, 2016

Triggaaar said:
Should that job be done by your receiver, rather than speakers?

Have they gone bust a already

Triggaaar · Jul 27, 2016

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