AutoEq / EqualizerAPO preset for Sony - MDR-M1

Generated from this product's measured frequency response (source: AutoEq · Kuulokenurkka), corrected toward an approximate Harman over-ear (OE 2018) target. This is an estimate - every ear and every rig differs; treat the numbers as a starting point.

Download parametric .txt Download GraphicEQ.txt

Parametric preset (AutoEq / EqualizerAPO format)

# Sony - MDR-M1 - AutoEq-style parametric preset (measured: AutoEq · Kuulokenurkka)
# AutoEq-style parametric preset - TheTuningChoice (approximate Harman over-ear (OE 2018) target; estimate, treat as a starting point)
Preamp: -4.3 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain -2.0 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 40 Hz Gain -1.6 dB Q 2.00
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 90 Hz Gain -3.3 dB Q 1.40
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 180 Hz Gain 0.2 dB Q 1.40
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 375 Hz Gain 0.3 dB Q 1.40
Filter 6: ON PK Fc 750 Hz Gain 0.0 dB Q 1.40
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 1500 Hz Gain -0.5 dB Q 1.40
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 3000 Hz Gain 2.3 dB Q 1.40
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 6000 Hz Gain 4.0 dB Q 1.40
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 10000 Hz Gain -1.1 dB Q 2.00

GraphicEQ line (EqualizerAPO)

Preamp: -5.7 dB
GraphicEQ: 20 -0.5; 27 -2.2; 36 -3.4; 47 -4.6; 63 -5.3; 84 -4.7; 112 -3.1; 150 -1.8; 200 -0.4; 267 1.2; 356 0.1; 474 -0.3; 632 0.1; 843 0.2; 1125 0.2; 1500 0.6; 2000 -0.5; 2667 1.2; 3557 4.4; 4743 5.4; 6325 3.2; 8434 -0.3; 11247 1.3; 14998 -2.0; 20000 -7.2

How this format loads

EqualizerAPO: the .txt goes in your config folder and is included from config.txt (the parametric filters apply system-wide on Windows). Wavelet and most DAPs accept the same band table typed into their parametric EQ: same frequencies, same gains, same Q. Preamp exists so the loudest boosted band cannot clip.

Facts on this page come from the measured curve on file; the target curve and the fit are approximations. Nothing here is a recommendation to EQ - it is the preset, labeled, for people who already EQ.