Sonarworks Headphone Calibration Plugin - Any New Feedback/Reviews?

Wish they had a profile for the Sony V-6
 

I agree. I bought a pair of ATHs and this software really helps. It helps you hear those little problems. I use it with MCompare and IMO it helps get better mixes.

I bought a pair of the REALLY CHEAP ($30.00 on Amazon) Superlux HD681s because they have a profile for them.  I can say that when I turn off the plugin the superlux phones are a little on the annoying side with boomy bass.  I am used to Sennheiser (Lower end HD210s).  The Supeluxs with the plugin engaged sound very smooth.  I think I might pull the $69.00 trigger.  I have a couple weeks left on the trial to go...

gustabo
Wish they had a profile for the Sony V-6
 

Send them an email and ask them to include those headphones. That's how the KRK got include. They are a great group of people to work with.

I have AKGs and I've found mixing to be easier for me since getting this plug. I can hear the low end much more clearly. I would recommend that you use supported headphones though. It's kinda the whole point.

patriciocs
 I have two aKG K240 headphones, one calibrated by Sonarworks, and one that I use with the average response curve.
 

I have a confusion :
You have two similar headphones - one is calibrated other is not? I don't know about this software, as I am also looking for headphone for mixing so trying to understand.
 
Regards
Snehankur

Snehankur

patriciocs
 I have two aKG K240 headphones, one calibrated by Sonarworks, and one that I use with the average response curve.
 

I have a confusion :
You have two similar headphones - one is calibrated other is not? I don't know about this software, as I am also looking for headphone for mixing so trying to understand.
 
Regards
Snehankur

Sonarworks Headphone calibration plugin works with an average calibration profile (with a precision of +-3dB) for several headphone models or with personal calibration profiles which are created measuring your headphones and creating an specific calibration profile for it with a precision of +-0.9dB.  You can use either calibration system, it is up to you.  In order to use the average calibration profile you just need to buy or use one of the supported headphones.  In order to get the personalized calibration profile you must send your headphones to Sonarworks so they can take the measures for it and create the calibration profile, or you can buy from them an already calibrated headphone.
 
I had a K240 that I bought several years ago and used it with the average calibration profile.  I was pretty happy with the results so I pull the trigger when I receive an offer from Sonarworks for buying from them an already calibrated K240 plus the headphones plugin.  I received the calibrated K240 headphones and compared it with my old ones and I found that the individual calibration profile makes an important difference, mostly in the bass response.
 
Something interesting is that the calibration curve for my individually calibrated headphone it is different for the right and left side, which makes sense to me.  The precision you get with this is awesome.
 
I can fully recommend the individually calibrated headphones if you can afford it.

Does anyone use it for general listening pleasure or do you just use it for mixes? I use ARC2 on my monitors and it's so effective that I set up Pedalboard2 and VAC so that I can route all of my system audio through it. I'm thinking I do the same with my cans using this plugin.

gustabo

sharke
Does anyone use it for general listening pleasure or do you just use it for mixes? I use ARC2 on my monitors and it's so effective that I set up Pedalboard2 and VAC so that I can route all of my system audio through it. I'm thinking I do the same with my cans using this plugin.

Cool! You got my trick to work!

Was it you who turned me onto the whole VAC/Pedalboard thing all those months ago? If so then many thanks! I use it every day. I even have a little script set up in my taskbar to turn it all on and off with a click.