

If you don’t want to send your headphones to Latvia to be measured, you can simply load up the appropriate averaged file for that particular model. Sonarworks offer the choice of buying Reference with an individual calibration file tailored to a specific pair of headphones and as they’ve measured more and more individual headphones, so they’ve created more and more averaged calibration files. Reference 4 Studio Edition offers the full package of highly powerful software, providing consistent reference sound both in the studio and on the go.

The audible effect of flattening the 7506s’ frequency response is every bit as dramatic as you’d expect. Sonarworks say the consistent asymmetry is almost certainly down to the presence of a cable entry on the left cup.Reference 4 Headphone Edition includes: DAW plugin (AU, VST, AAX) Systemwide which corrects all outgoing audio. Calibration makes headphones fit for even the most demanding applications, like mastering, with only a few button clicks.

