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Apple AirPods Pro 2 EQ settings for Mac

Last updated: September 15, 2026

Apple AirPods Pro 2 has 18 published AutoEQ corrections, from 5 measurement rigs across 15 variants of the model, and this page carries every one of them. Below is the curve, the exact parametric filters behind it, and a one-click preset for EQBase. macOS has no system-wide equalizer of its own, so applying a correction to everything your Mac plays, rather than inside a single player, needs an app that sits on the system audio path.

Worth knowing: The AirPods Pro 2 has an H2 chip, so unlike the older Pro it does get Apple's own Custom EQ in iOS 27. That control is three bands: lows, mids and highs. The curves here are ten bands, or fully parametric if you switch modes, which is the difference between tilting the whole treble and correcting the one peak that actually bothers you. Shown first is crinacle's reading with ANC on, because ANC on is how most people wear these. Behind it sits every published measurement of the model: crinacle's three listening modes plus an eleven-step series labelled 51 dB through 91 dB with ANC on, Rtings, and three independent rigs. Which mode you are in moves the response further than which rig you trust, so settle that first.

Each measurement below carries four things: the correction curve, its parametric filters, the same filters as copy-paste text in AutoEQ's format (which Equalizer APO and Peace, REW and most desktop parametric equalizers import, and which EQBase's own Expert EQ reads and writes), and EQBase's ten-band fit of that correction. The ten-band figures are what the downloadable preset applies, so what you hear matches what is written here. AutoEQ publishes its own ten-band file on the same grid, fitted to the raw measurement rather than to these filters, so the two agree closely through the midrange and can differ at the extremes.

The correction, measurement by measurement

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Measured by crinacle. Preamp −3.3 dB. Correction data from the AutoEQ project.

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Parametric filters

TypeFrequencyGainQ
Low shelf105 Hz+0.5 dB0.70
Peak427 Hz−2.6 dB0.80
Peak3.65 kHz+2.3 dB0.77
Peak9.52 kHz+2.8 dB3.44
Peak76 Hz+1.9 dB1.34
High shelf10 kHz−1.8 dB0.70
Peak5.94 kHz+2.6 dB1.27
Peak6.49 kHz−6.3 dB5.92
Peak1.17 kHz+1.1 dB5.05
Peak3.33 kHz−1.9 dB4.40

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Preamp: -3.3 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 0.5 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 427 Hz Gain -2.6 dB Q 0.80
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 3647 Hz Gain 2.3 dB Q 0.77
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 9516 Hz Gain 2.8 dB Q 3.44
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 76 Hz Gain 1.9 dB Q 1.34
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -1.8 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 5938 Hz Gain 2.6 dB Q 1.27
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 6486 Hz Gain -6.3 dB Q 5.92
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 1172 Hz Gain 1.1 dB Q 5.05
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 3326 Hz Gain -1.9 dB Q 4.40

AutoEQ also publishes a 127-point graphic curve, a fixed-band version, the raw measurement and the response graph for this measurement: see the source files.

Ten-band version

BandGain
31 Hz+0.4 dB
62 Hz+1.7 dB
125 Hz+0.4 dB
250 Hz−1.0 dB
500 Hz−2.2 dB
1 kHz+0.1 dB
2 kHz+0.7 dB
4 kHz+2.4 dB
8 kHz+2.0 dB
16 kHz−1.4 dB
Preamp−3.3 dB
-12-6+0+6+12201001k10k20k

Measured by HypetheSonics. Preamp −3.1 dB. Correction data from the AutoEQ project.

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Parametric filters

TypeFrequencyGainQ
Low shelf105 Hz−1.2 dB0.70
Peak302 Hz−1.7 dB0.51
Peak2.37 kHz+3.1 dB2.32
Peak75 Hz+3.3 dB1.05
Peak5.22 kHz+2.5 dB2.96
High shelf10 kHz−0.2 dB0.70
Peak6.85 kHz−0.6 dB6.00
Peak428 Hz−0.6 dB4.23
Peak314 Hz+0.4 dB3.61
Peak978 Hz+0.4 dB4.91

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Preamp: -3.1 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain -1.2 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 302 Hz Gain -1.7 dB Q 0.51
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 2374 Hz Gain 3.1 dB Q 2.32
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 75 Hz Gain 3.3 dB Q 1.05
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 5218 Hz Gain 2.5 dB Q 2.96
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -0.2 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 6854 Hz Gain -0.6 dB Q 6.00
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 428 Hz Gain -0.6 dB Q 4.23
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 314 Hz Gain 0.4 dB Q 3.61
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 978 Hz Gain 0.4 dB Q 4.91

AutoEQ also publishes a 127-point graphic curve, a fixed-band version, the raw measurement and the response graph for this measurement: see the source files.

Ten-band version

BandGain
31 Hz−1.0 dB
62 Hz+1.7 dB
125 Hz+0.2 dB
250 Hz−1.2 dB
500 Hz−1.3 dB
1 kHz−0.0 dB
2 kHz+1.7 dB
4 kHz+0.8 dB
8 kHz+0.0 dB
16 kHz−0.2 dB
Preamp−3.1 dB
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Measured by Harpo. Preamp −5.1 dB. Correction data from the AutoEQ project.

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Parametric filters

TypeFrequencyGainQ
Low shelf105 Hz+0.4 dB0.70
Peak305 Hz−3.4 dB0.58
Peak4.98 kHz+5.1 dB1.73
Peak1.08 kHz+2.6 dB1.21
Peak75 Hz+1.0 dB2.04
High shelf10 kHz+2.1 dB0.70
Peak8.77 kHz+1.1 dB4.87
Peak3.08 kHz−0.9 dB5.21
Peak6.6 kHz−1.3 dB6.00
Peak40 Hz−0.3 dB2.18

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Preamp: -5.1 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 0.4 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 305 Hz Gain -3.4 dB Q 0.58
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 4977 Hz Gain 5.1 dB Q 1.73
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1077 Hz Gain 2.6 dB Q 1.21
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 75 Hz Gain 1.0 dB Q 2.04
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 2.1 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 8774 Hz Gain 1.1 dB Q 4.87
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 3085 Hz Gain -0.9 dB Q 5.21
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 6603 Hz Gain -1.3 dB Q 6.00
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 40 Hz Gain -0.3 dB Q 2.18

AutoEQ also publishes a 127-point graphic curve, a fixed-band version, the raw measurement and the response graph for this measurement: see the source files.

Ten-band version

BandGain
31 Hz+0.1 dB
62 Hz+0.7 dB
125 Hz−0.7 dB
250 Hz−2.7 dB
500 Hz−1.9 dB
1 kHz+2.1 dB
2 kHz−0.0 dB
4 kHz+2.8 dB
8 kHz+1.5 dB
16 kHz+1.7 dB
Preamp−5.1 dB
-12-6+0+6+12201001k10k20k

Measured by Filk. Preamp −3.6 dB. Correction data from the AutoEQ project.

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Parametric filters

TypeFrequencyGainQ
Low shelf105 Hz+2.6 dB0.70
Peak364 Hz−1.9 dB1.62
Peak4.46 kHz+3.3 dB2.37
Peak77 Hz+1.6 dB1.67
Peak2.83 kHz−2.4 dB2.51
High shelf10 kHz−0.4 dB0.70
Peak1.26 kHz+1.7 dB2.59
Peak9.29 kHz+1.1 dB2.33
Peak1.73 kHz−1.0 dB2.26
Peak1.32 kHz+0.4 dB2.26

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Preamp: -3.6 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 2.6 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 364 Hz Gain -1.9 dB Q 1.62
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 4461 Hz Gain 3.3 dB Q 2.37
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 77 Hz Gain 1.6 dB Q 1.67
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 2828 Hz Gain -2.4 dB Q 2.51
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -0.4 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 1257 Hz Gain 1.7 dB Q 2.59
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 9292 Hz Gain 1.1 dB Q 2.33
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 1734 Hz Gain -1.0 dB Q 2.26
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 1320 Hz Gain 0.4 dB Q 2.26

AutoEQ also publishes a 127-point graphic curve, a fixed-band version, the raw measurement and the response graph for this measurement: see the source files.

Ten-band version

BandGain
31 Hz+2.2 dB
62 Hz+2.8 dB
125 Hz+0.8 dB
250 Hz−0.7 dB
500 Hz−0.9 dB
1 kHz+0.9 dB
2 kHz−1.4 dB
4 kHz+2.2 dB
8 kHz+0.6 dB
16 kHz−0.4 dB
Preamp−3.6 dB
-12-6+0+6+12201001k10k20k

Measured by Rtings. Preamp −3.1 dB. Correction data from the AutoEQ project.

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Parametric filters

TypeFrequencyGainQ
Low shelf105 Hz−1.5 dB0.70
Peak377 Hz−2.5 dB0.74
Peak3.44 kHz+3.0 dB0.67
Peak6.3 kHz−3.4 dB4.47
Peak1.34 kHz+0.5 dB2.65
High shelf10 kHz+3.1 dB0.70
Peak82 Hz+1.0 dB1.92
Peak170 Hz−0.6 dB1.86
Peak8.13 kHz−1.1 dB2.86
Peak311 Hz+0.4 dB3.57

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Preamp: -3.1 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain -1.5 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 377 Hz Gain -2.5 dB Q 0.74
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 3442 Hz Gain 3.0 dB Q 0.67
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 6303 Hz Gain -3.4 dB Q 4.47
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 1339 Hz Gain 0.5 dB Q 2.65
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 3.1 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 82 Hz Gain 1.0 dB Q 1.92
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 170 Hz Gain -0.6 dB Q 1.86
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 8133 Hz Gain -1.1 dB Q 2.86
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 311 Hz Gain 0.4 dB Q 3.57

AutoEQ also publishes a 127-point graphic curve, a fixed-band version, the raw measurement and the response graph for this measurement: see the source files.

Ten-band version

BandGain
31 Hz−1.3 dB
62 Hz−0.6 dB
125 Hz−0.5 dB
250 Hz−1.4 dB
500 Hz−1.8 dB
1 kHz+0.1 dB
2 kHz+1.4 dB
4 kHz+2.5 dB
8 kHz−0.7 dB
16 kHz+3.0 dB
Preamp−3.1 dB
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Measured by crinacle. Preamp −3.0 dB. Correction data from the AutoEQ project.

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Parametric filters

TypeFrequencyGainQ
Low shelf105 Hz+0.4 dB0.70
Peak428 Hz−2.6 dB0.73
Peak3.44 kHz+2.1 dB0.66
Peak9.53 kHz+2.8 dB3.14
Peak76 Hz+1.8 dB1.34
High shelf10 kHz−1.9 dB0.70
Peak6.07 kHz+2.6 dB1.35
Peak6.49 kHz−5.9 dB5.95
Peak1.15 kHz+1.0 dB4.85
Peak3.24 kHz−1.6 dB4.39

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Preamp: -3.0 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 0.4 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 428 Hz Gain -2.6 dB Q 0.73
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 3442 Hz Gain 2.1 dB Q 0.66
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 9534 Hz Gain 2.8 dB Q 3.14
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 76 Hz Gain 1.8 dB Q 1.34
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -1.9 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 6065 Hz Gain 2.6 dB Q 1.35
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 6487 Hz Gain -5.9 dB Q 5.95
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 1149 Hz Gain 1.0 dB Q 4.85
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 3243 Hz Gain -1.6 dB Q 4.39

AutoEQ also publishes a 127-point graphic curve, a fixed-band version, the raw measurement and the response graph for this measurement: see the source files.

Ten-band version

BandGain
31 Hz+0.3 dB
62 Hz+1.6 dB
125 Hz+0.3 dB
250 Hz−1.1 dB
500 Hz−2.2 dB
1 kHz+0.1 dB
2 kHz+0.9 dB
4 kHz+2.1 dB
8 kHz+2.2 dB
16 kHz−1.5 dB
Preamp−3.0 dB
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Measured by crinacle. Preamp −4.5 dB. Correction data from the AutoEQ project.

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Parametric filters

TypeFrequencyGainQ
Low shelf105 Hz+2.4 dB0.70
Peak347 Hz−3.1 dB0.68
Peak9.27 kHz+4.7 dB2.66
Peak4.61 kHz+3.3 dB2.78
Peak2.22 kHz+2.8 dB1.56
High shelf10 kHz−0.9 dB0.70
Peak73 Hz+1.1 dB2.12
Peak38 Hz−0.6 dB1.47
Peak1.12 kHz+0.5 dB2.90
Peak142 Hz−0.5 dB2.12

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Preamp: -4.5 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 2.4 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 347 Hz Gain -3.1 dB Q 0.68
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 9274 Hz Gain 4.7 dB Q 2.66
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 4608 Hz Gain 3.3 dB Q 2.78
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 2220 Hz Gain 2.8 dB Q 1.56
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -0.9 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 73 Hz Gain 1.1 dB Q 2.12
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 38 Hz Gain -0.6 dB Q 1.47
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 1125 Hz Gain 0.5 dB Q 2.90
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 142 Hz Gain -0.5 dB Q 2.12

AutoEQ also publishes a 127-point graphic curve, a fixed-band version, the raw measurement and the response graph for this measurement: see the source files.

Ten-band version

BandGain
31 Hz+1.6 dB
62 Hz+2.3 dB
125 Hz−0.3 dB
250 Hz−2.2 dB
500 Hz−2.1 dB
1 kHz−0.1 dB
2 kHz+2.2 dB
4 kHz+1.9 dB
8 kHz+2.8 dB
16 kHz−0.8 dB
Preamp−4.5 dB
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Measured by crinacle. Preamp −2.4 dB. Correction data from the AutoEQ project.

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Parametric filters

TypeFrequencyGainQ
Low shelf105 Hz−4.8 dB0.70
Peak152 Hz−3.4 dB0.75
Peak77 Hz+4.3 dB0.94
Peak1.82 kHz+1.8 dB0.87
Peak3.91 kHz+1.5 dB4.38
High shelf10 kHz+0.9 dB0.70
Peak5.66 kHz−3.8 dB6.00
Peak1.02 kHz+1.0 dB4.74
Peak2.16 kHz+0.8 dB3.86
Peak1.56 kHz−1.0 dB4.24

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Preamp: -2.4 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain -4.8 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 152 Hz Gain -3.4 dB Q 0.75
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 77 Hz Gain 4.3 dB Q 0.94
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1817 Hz Gain 1.8 dB Q 0.87
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 3908 Hz Gain 1.5 dB Q 4.38
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 0.9 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 5660 Hz Gain -3.8 dB Q 6.00
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 1018 Hz Gain 1.0 dB Q 4.74
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 2159 Hz Gain 0.8 dB Q 3.86
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 1561 Hz Gain -1.0 dB Q 4.24

AutoEQ also publishes a 127-point graphic curve, a fixed-band version, the raw measurement and the response graph for this measurement: see the source files.

Ten-band version

BandGain
31 Hz−3.9 dB
62 Hz−0.5 dB
125 Hz−2.0 dB
250 Hz−1.3 dB
500 Hz−0.3 dB
1 kHz+1.4 dB
2 kHz+1.7 dB
4 kHz+1.5 dB
8 kHz−0.3 dB
16 kHz+0.8 dB
Preamp−2.4 dB
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Measured by crinacle. Preamp −2.3 dB. Correction data from the AutoEQ project.

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Parametric filters

TypeFrequencyGainQ
Low shelf105 Hz−5.0 dB0.70
Peak146 Hz−3.5 dB0.72
Peak77 Hz+4.6 dB0.87
Peak1.79 kHz+1.7 dB0.86
Peak3.91 kHz+1.6 dB4.47
High shelf10 kHz+1.6 dB0.70
Peak5.68 kHz−3.9 dB6.00
Peak2.16 kHz+0.8 dB3.75
Peak1.02 kHz+1.0 dB4.84
Peak1.56 kHz−1.0 dB3.99

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Preamp: -2.3 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain -5.0 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 146 Hz Gain -3.5 dB Q 0.72
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 77 Hz Gain 4.6 dB Q 0.87
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1793 Hz Gain 1.7 dB Q 0.86
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 3913 Hz Gain 1.6 dB Q 4.47
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 1.6 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 5682 Hz Gain -3.9 dB Q 6.00
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 2159 Hz Gain 0.8 dB Q 3.75
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 1018 Hz Gain 1.0 dB Q 4.84
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 1557 Hz Gain -1.0 dB Q 3.99

AutoEQ also publishes a 127-point graphic curve, a fixed-band version, the raw measurement and the response graph for this measurement: see the source files.

Ten-band version

BandGain
31 Hz−4.0 dB
62 Hz−0.5 dB
125 Hz−2.0 dB
250 Hz−1.2 dB
500 Hz−0.3 dB
1 kHz+1.4 dB
2 kHz+1.5 dB
4 kHz+1.6 dB
8 kHz−0.2 dB
16 kHz+1.4 dB
Preamp−2.3 dB
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Measured by crinacle. Preamp −3.0 dB. Correction data from the AutoEQ project.

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Parametric filters

TypeFrequencyGainQ
Low shelf105 Hz−3.5 dB0.70
Peak159 Hz−2.6 dB0.74
Peak75 Hz+3.8 dB1.18
Peak2.06 kHz+2.1 dB1.96
Peak3.92 kHz+1.5 dB3.84
High shelf10 kHz+2.1 dB0.70
Peak5.68 kHz−4.6 dB5.54
Peak1.02 kHz+1.5 dB5.06
Peak4.44 kHz+0.9 dB5.27
Peak8.92 kHz+2.3 dB1.78

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Preamp: -3.0 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain -3.5 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 159 Hz Gain -2.6 dB Q 0.74
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 75 Hz Gain 3.8 dB Q 1.18
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 2058 Hz Gain 2.1 dB Q 1.96
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 3922 Hz Gain 1.5 dB Q 3.84
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 2.1 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 5678 Hz Gain -4.6 dB Q 5.54
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 1024 Hz Gain 1.5 dB Q 5.06
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 4441 Hz Gain 0.9 dB Q 5.27
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 8920 Hz Gain 2.3 dB Q 1.78

AutoEQ also publishes a 127-point graphic curve, a fixed-band version, the raw measurement and the response graph for this measurement: see the source files.

Ten-band version

BandGain
31 Hz−3.0 dB
62 Hz+0.2 dB
125 Hz−1.7 dB
250 Hz−1.2 dB
500 Hz−0.4 dB
1 kHz+1.3 dB
2 kHz+1.6 dB
4 kHz+1.4 dB
8 kHz+1.7 dB
16 kHz+1.8 dB
Preamp−3.0 dB
-12-6+0+6+12201001k10k20k

Measured by crinacle. Preamp −3.5 dB. Correction data from the AutoEQ project.

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Parametric filters

TypeFrequencyGainQ
Low shelf105 Hz−2.4 dB0.70
Peak156 Hz−2.6 dB0.67
Peak75 Hz+3.8 dB1.23
Peak2.09 kHz+2.0 dB2.27
Peak3.93 kHz+1.5 dB3.87
High shelf10 kHz+3.0 dB0.70
Peak5.64 kHz−3.5 dB6.00
Peak8.88 kHz+2.4 dB1.29
Peak1.03 kHz+1.2 dB3.92
Peak5.93 kHz−1.3 dB5.12

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Preamp: -3.5 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain -2.4 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 156 Hz Gain -2.6 dB Q 0.67
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 75 Hz Gain 3.8 dB Q 1.23
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 2086 Hz Gain 2.0 dB Q 2.27
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 3933 Hz Gain 1.5 dB Q 3.87
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 3.0 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 5639 Hz Gain -3.5 dB Q 6.00
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 8879 Hz Gain 2.4 dB Q 1.29
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 1034 Hz Gain 1.2 dB Q 3.92
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 5926 Hz Gain -1.3 dB Q 5.12

AutoEQ also publishes a 127-point graphic curve, a fixed-band version, the raw measurement and the response graph for this measurement: see the source files.

Ten-band version

BandGain
31 Hz−2.2 dB
62 Hz+0.8 dB
125 Hz−1.6 dB
250 Hz−1.3 dB
500 Hz−0.4 dB
1 kHz+0.9 dB
2 kHz+1.6 dB
4 kHz+1.1 dB
8 kHz+2.1 dB
16 kHz+2.8 dB
Preamp−3.5 dB
-12-6+0+6+12201001k10k20k

Measured by crinacle. Preamp −4.1 dB. Correction data from the AutoEQ project.

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Parametric filters

TypeFrequencyGainQ
Low shelf105 Hz−1.3 dB0.70
Peak160 Hz−2.5 dB0.63
Peak76 Hz+3.5 dB1.35
Peak2.1 kHz+1.8 dB2.54
Peak3.95 kHz+1.5 dB3.78
High shelf10 kHz+4.0 dB0.70
Peak8.82 kHz+2.6 dB1.38
Peak5.7 kHz−4.4 dB5.36
Peak1.01 kHz+1.4 dB4.03
Peak791 Hz−0.6 dB3.72

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Preamp: -4.1 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain -1.3 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 160 Hz Gain -2.5 dB Q 0.63
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 76 Hz Gain 3.5 dB Q 1.35
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 2100 Hz Gain 1.8 dB Q 2.54
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 3952 Hz Gain 1.5 dB Q 3.78
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 4.0 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 8816 Hz Gain 2.6 dB Q 1.38
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 5701 Hz Gain -4.4 dB Q 5.36
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 1007 Hz Gain 1.4 dB Q 4.03
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 791 Hz Gain -0.6 dB Q 3.72

AutoEQ also publishes a 127-point graphic curve, a fixed-band version, the raw measurement and the response graph for this measurement: see the source files.

Ten-band version

BandGain
31 Hz−1.3 dB
62 Hz+1.2 dB
125 Hz−1.4 dB
250 Hz−1.4 dB
500 Hz−0.5 dB
1 kHz+1.1 dB
2 kHz+1.3 dB
4 kHz+1.0 dB
8 kHz+2.4 dB
16 kHz+3.6 dB
Preamp−4.1 dB
-12-6+0+6+12201001k10k20k

Measured by crinacle. Preamp −5.0 dB. Correction data from the AutoEQ project.

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Parametric filters

TypeFrequencyGainQ
Low shelf105 Hz−0.1 dB0.70
Peak178 Hz−2.4 dB0.71
Peak77 Hz+2.9 dB1.96
Peak2.1 kHz+1.6 dB2.65
Peak3.99 kHz+1.5 dB3.57
High shelf10 kHz+5.0 dB0.70
Peak8.64 kHz+2.7 dB1.39
Peak5.69 kHz−4.6 dB5.27
Peak1.01 kHz+1.4 dB4.28
Peak790 Hz−0.7 dB3.65

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Preamp: -5.0 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain -0.1 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 178 Hz Gain -2.4 dB Q 0.71
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 77 Hz Gain 2.9 dB Q 1.96
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 2105 Hz Gain 1.6 dB Q 2.65
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 3987 Hz Gain 1.5 dB Q 3.57
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 5.0 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 8637 Hz Gain 2.7 dB Q 1.39
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 5689 Hz Gain -4.6 dB Q 5.27
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 1006 Hz Gain 1.4 dB Q 4.28
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 790 Hz Gain -0.7 dB Q 3.65

AutoEQ also publishes a 127-point graphic curve, a fixed-band version, the raw measurement and the response graph for this measurement: see the source files.

Ten-band version

BandGain
31 Hz−0.3 dB
62 Hz+1.3 dB
125 Hz−1.3 dB
250 Hz−1.6 dB
500 Hz−0.5 dB
1 kHz+1.1 dB
2 kHz+1.1 dB
4 kHz+0.9 dB
8 kHz+2.7 dB
16 kHz+4.4 dB
Preamp−5.0 dB
-12-6+0+6+12201001k10k20k

Measured by crinacle. Preamp −5.9 dB. Correction data from the AutoEQ project.

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Parametric filters

TypeFrequencyGainQ
Low shelf105 Hz+1.0 dB0.70
Peak175 Hz−2.4 dB0.60
Peak78 Hz+2.6 dB2.16
Peak2.11 kHz+1.5 dB2.71
Peak3.99 kHz+1.6 dB3.44
High shelf10 kHz+5.8 dB0.70
Peak8.6 kHz+3.0 dB1.47
Peak5.68 kHz−4.6 dB5.16
Peak1 kHz+1.3 dB4.41
Peak784 Hz−0.7 dB3.67

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Preamp: -5.9 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 1.0 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 175 Hz Gain -2.4 dB Q 0.60
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 78 Hz Gain 2.6 dB Q 2.16
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 2108 Hz Gain 1.5 dB Q 2.71
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 3992 Hz Gain 1.6 dB Q 3.44
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 5.8 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 8596 Hz Gain 3.0 dB Q 1.47
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 5680 Hz Gain -4.6 dB Q 5.16
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 1002 Hz Gain 1.3 dB Q 4.41
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 784 Hz Gain -0.7 dB Q 3.67

AutoEQ also publishes a 127-point graphic curve, a fixed-band version, the raw measurement and the response graph for this measurement: see the source files.

Ten-band version

BandGain
31 Hz+0.7 dB
62 Hz+1.6 dB
125 Hz−1.2 dB
250 Hz−1.7 dB
500 Hz−0.6 dB
1 kHz+1.0 dB
2 kHz+1.0 dB
4 kHz+1.0 dB
8 kHz+3.1 dB
16 kHz+5.0 dB
Preamp−5.9 dB
-12-6+0+6+12201001k10k20k

Measured by crinacle. Preamp −6.3 dB. Correction data from the AutoEQ project.

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Parametric filters

TypeFrequencyGainQ
Low shelf105 Hz+1.9 dB0.70
Peak169 Hz−2.5 dB0.54
Peak79 Hz+2.4 dB2.34
Peak4.01 kHz+1.6 dB3.28
Peak2.11 kHz+1.4 dB2.89
High shelf10 kHz+6.3 dB0.70
Peak8.58 kHz+3.4 dB1.64
Peak5.67 kHz−4.5 dB5.26
Peak1 kHz+1.2 dB4.54
Peak785 Hz−0.7 dB3.58

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Preamp: -6.3 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 1.9 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 169 Hz Gain -2.5 dB Q 0.54
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 79 Hz Gain 2.4 dB Q 2.34
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 4009 Hz Gain 1.6 dB Q 3.28
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 2109 Hz Gain 1.4 dB Q 2.89
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 6.3 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 8582 Hz Gain 3.4 dB Q 1.64
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 5665 Hz Gain -4.5 dB Q 5.26
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 1003 Hz Gain 1.2 dB Q 4.54
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 785 Hz Gain -0.7 dB Q 3.58

AutoEQ also publishes a 127-point graphic curve, a fixed-band version, the raw measurement and the response graph for this measurement: see the source files.

Ten-band version

BandGain
31 Hz+1.4 dB
62 Hz+1.8 dB
125 Hz−1.2 dB
250 Hz−1.7 dB
500 Hz−0.7 dB
1 kHz+0.8 dB
2 kHz+0.9 dB
4 kHz+0.9 dB
8 kHz+3.6 dB
16 kHz+5.3 dB
Preamp−6.3 dB
-12-6+0+6+12201001k10k20k

Measured by crinacle. Preamp −6.4 dB. Correction data from the AutoEQ project.

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Parametric filters

TypeFrequencyGainQ
Low shelf105 Hz+2.7 dB0.70
Peak168 Hz−2.5 dB0.50
Peak80 Hz+2.3 dB3.12
Peak4.02 kHz+1.6 dB3.30
Peak2.12 kHz+1.3 dB2.93
High shelf10 kHz+6.4 dB0.70
Peak8.57 kHz+3.8 dB1.82
Peak5.66 kHz−4.4 dB5.34
Peak1 kHz+1.2 dB4.70
Peak786 Hz−0.7 dB3.58

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Preamp: -6.4 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 2.7 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 168 Hz Gain -2.5 dB Q 0.50
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 80 Hz Gain 2.3 dB Q 3.12
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 4024 Hz Gain 1.6 dB Q 3.30
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 2116 Hz Gain 1.3 dB Q 2.93
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 6.4 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 8567 Hz Gain 3.8 dB Q 1.82
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 5660 Hz Gain -4.4 dB Q 5.34
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 1002 Hz Gain 1.2 dB Q 4.70
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 786 Hz Gain -0.7 dB Q 3.58

AutoEQ also publishes a 127-point graphic curve, a fixed-band version, the raw measurement and the response graph for this measurement: see the source files.

Ten-band version

BandGain
31 Hz+2.1 dB
62 Hz+1.9 dB
125 Hz−1.2 dB
250 Hz−1.8 dB
500 Hz−0.8 dB
1 kHz+0.8 dB
2 kHz+0.8 dB
4 kHz+0.8 dB
8 kHz+4.0 dB
16 kHz+5.3 dB
Preamp−6.4 dB
-12-6+0+6+12201001k10k20k

Measured by crinacle. Preamp −6.5 dB. Correction data from the AutoEQ project.

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Parametric filters

TypeFrequencyGainQ
Low shelf105 Hz+2.7 dB0.70
Peak168 Hz−2.5 dB0.50
Peak80 Hz+2.4 dB3.10
Peak4.03 kHz+1.6 dB3.28
Peak2.11 kHz+1.3 dB2.92
High shelf10 kHz+6.4 dB0.70
Peak8.55 kHz+3.8 dB1.82
Peak5.66 kHz−4.5 dB5.35
Peak1 kHz+1.1 dB4.65
Peak786 Hz−0.7 dB3.53

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Preamp: -6.5 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 2.7 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 168 Hz Gain -2.5 dB Q 0.50
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 80 Hz Gain 2.4 dB Q 3.10
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 4026 Hz Gain 1.6 dB Q 3.28
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 2109 Hz Gain 1.3 dB Q 2.92
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 6.4 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 8553 Hz Gain 3.8 dB Q 1.82
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 5657 Hz Gain -4.5 dB Q 5.35
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 1002 Hz Gain 1.1 dB Q 4.65
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 786 Hz Gain -0.7 dB Q 3.53

AutoEQ also publishes a 127-point graphic curve, a fixed-band version, the raw measurement and the response graph for this measurement: see the source files.

Ten-band version

BandGain
31 Hz+2.1 dB
62 Hz+1.9 dB
125 Hz−1.2 dB
250 Hz−1.8 dB
500 Hz−0.8 dB
1 kHz+0.7 dB
2 kHz+0.8 dB
4 kHz+0.8 dB
8 kHz+4.0 dB
16 kHz+5.3 dB
Preamp−6.5 dB
-12-6+0+6+12201001k10k20k

Measured by crinacle. Preamp −6.4 dB. Correction data from the AutoEQ project.

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Parametric filters

TypeFrequencyGainQ
Low shelf105 Hz+2.6 dB0.70
Peak166 Hz−2.5 dB0.49
Peak79 Hz+2.4 dB2.69
Peak4.03 kHz+1.6 dB3.28
Peak2.11 kHz+1.3 dB2.92
High shelf10 kHz+6.4 dB0.70
Peak8.56 kHz+3.8 dB1.81
Peak5.66 kHz−4.4 dB5.34
Peak1 kHz+1.1 dB4.55
Peak783 Hz−0.7 dB3.51

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Preamp: -6.4 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 2.6 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 166 Hz Gain -2.5 dB Q 0.49
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 79 Hz Gain 2.4 dB Q 2.69
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 4028 Hz Gain 1.6 dB Q 3.28
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 2114 Hz Gain 1.3 dB Q 2.92
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 6.4 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 8563 Hz Gain 3.8 dB Q 1.81
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 5655 Hz Gain -4.4 dB Q 5.34
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 1000 Hz Gain 1.1 dB Q 4.55
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 783 Hz Gain -0.7 dB Q 3.51

AutoEQ also publishes a 127-point graphic curve, a fixed-band version, the raw measurement and the response graph for this measurement: see the source files.

Ten-band version

BandGain
31 Hz+2.0 dB
62 Hz+2.0 dB
125 Hz−1.2 dB
250 Hz−1.8 dB
500 Hz−0.8 dB
1 kHz+0.7 dB
2 kHz+0.8 dB
4 kHz+0.8 dB
8 kHz+4.0 dB
16 kHz+5.3 dB
Preamp−6.4 dB

What this correction changes

The largest boost is +2.4 dB at presence (4 kHz), and the largest cut is −2.2 dB at midrange (500 Hz). Total swing across the ten bands is 4.6 dB. Averaged over its bands the treble is lifted by 1.0 dB, more than the other two, which is where most of the audible change lands.

The 18 published measurements on this page, from 5 rigs, do not agree with each other, and the size of the disagreement is worth knowing before picking one. They differ most at top octave (16 kHz), where the ten-band figures span 6.8 dB, and least at midrange (500 Hz), where they span 2.0 dB. Most of that gap is between the variants rather than between the rigs: measurements of any one variant stay within 3.3 dB of each other at that band. Match the variant to your own pair first, and treat the choice of rig as the smaller decision.

Applying this on a Mac

The Apple AirPods Pro 2 is an in-ear monitor, and its bass depends far more on the seal than on anything in this correction. A tip that does not seal loses the low bass outright, and no amount of boost puts it back. If the bottom end still sounds missing after applying this, change tips and re-seat them before deciding the curve is wrong.

Most of the measurements behind this page were made with the headphone in its normal listening mode, and active noise cancelling changes the response it is correcting. Switching ANC or transparency on and off is not a small tone change, so a correction that sounds right in one mode may not in another.

In EQBase the fastest route skips this page entirely: open the Headphones pane, search for your model, and apply the correction. The Apple AirPods Pro 2 is in the built-in catalog along with 8,665 other models. The preset above exists for people who want to see the numbers first, or who want a specific measurement rather than the default one.

Either way the correction applies to every app at once, and the free tier carries it with no time limit. The Apple AirPods Pro 2 preset above sets the ten-band curve, which is what the free tier applies, so nothing on this page is behind a purchase.

Common questions

Do these EQ settings work on any Mac app?

Yes, if the equalizer runs on system audio rather than inside one player. EQBase processes everything the Mac plays, so the same correction applies to Spotify, Safari, YouTube, games and calls. The Music app's own equalizer only affects Music.

Where do the Apple AirPods Pro 2 numbers come from?

From 18 published AutoEQ measurements of the Apple AirPods Pro 2, made by crinacle, Rtings, HypetheSonics, Harpo and Filk. Each one is a real frequency-response measurement compared against a target curve, and each produces its own set of filters. They are all on this page rather than averaged together, because a measurement belongs to the person who made it. The 15 variants (anc on, anc on, 51 db, anc on, 56 db, anc on, 60 db, anc on, 65 db, anc on, 69 db, anc on, 73 db, anc on, 77 db, anc on, 81 db, anc on, 84 db, anc on, 88 db, anc on, 91 db, passive (anc off), standard, transparency) are measured separately and corrected separately.

Why is the Apple AirPods Pro 2 preamp negative?

The Apple AirPods Pro 2 correction needs −3.3 dB of headroom on its default measurement, so the preset pulls the signal down by that much before the boosts are applied. Boosting a signal that is already near full scale would clip it, and the negative preamp is what buys the room. Skip it and loud passages distort.

Can I use these filters in a different equalizer?

Yes. The filter table is a standard parametric list: type, frequency, gain and Q. Any parametric equalizer that accepts those four values per band will take them, on any platform. The one-click preset is only a shortcut for EQBase users.

Other headphones with published corrections

Credits

Correction data from the AutoEQ project by Jaakko Pasanen, used under the MIT licence. The measurements themselves are the work of the people credited on each curve above. EQBase ships the same catalog in the app, with the same attribution.

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