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QUAD ERA-1 Planar Magnetic Headphone — frequency response Measured: Neutral

This is the actual measured response of the QUAD ERA-1 Planar Magnetic Headphone by quad (source: AutoEq · Kuulokenurkka). Compare it against the Harman target, listen to the tuning on test signals below, then check prices.

Signature: Neutral Bass vs mids: +0.2 dB Treble vs mids: +3.1 dB Tuning vs Harman: 2.4 dB avg dev (close to target) Measured by: AutoEq · Kuulokenurkka On file since 2026-09-12

Wearing your own earphones or headphones? Pick them here and the player pre-corrects for their sound, so the demo plays the target tuning itself - not both mixed together.

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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