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Astell&Kern x Empire Ears Novus — frequency response Measured: V-shaped

This is the actual measured response of the Astell&Kern x Empire Ears Novus | Flagship 13-Driver Quadbrid IEMs - New by Astell&Kern (source: AutoEq · Fahryst). Compare it against the Harman target, listen to the tuning on test signals below, then check prices.

Signature: V-shaped Bass vs mids: +10.8 dB Treble vs mids: +5.5 dB Tuning vs Harman: 2.6 dB avg dev (moderately tuned) Measured by: AutoEq · Fahryst On file since 2026-09-12

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Same signal, two ways: hear it without this tuning, then with it -

Sounds like

Curve-shape similarity from the same measurements - open any two in the compare tool to overlay and hear them side by side.

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