Headphone EQ

Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro EQ settings for Mac

Last updated: October 3, 2026

Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro has 11 published AutoEQ corrections, from 7 measurement rigs across 4 variants of the model, and this page carries every one of them. 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.

• Who it is for: anyone listening to the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro on a Mac who wants its measured tonal balance pulled toward a neutral target.
• What a correction is: a set of equalizer filters that the open-source AutoEQ project computes by comparing a published measurement of the headphone with a target curve.
• What this page holds: for every measurement, the curve, its parametric filters, the same filters as copy-paste text, a ten-band version and a one-click EQBase preset.
• Which variant is yours: the 4 variants in the measurement picker are different versions of the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro, so pick the one that describes your own pair before choosing a measurement of it. Standard means the measurement was published without a revision or condition noted.
• What it cannot do: it changes frequency response only. It will not make up for worn pads or for distortion, and it was measured on someone else's pair, not yours.
• What you need: any parametric equalizer takes the filters, on any platform. The preset needs EQBase, free on macOS 14.4 or later.

Worth knowing: The DT 770 Pro is sold in several impedance versions and they do not measure alike, so the number printed on your cup decides which curve applies: this page carries 80, 250 and 600 ohm measurements alongside an unlabelled standard set. The 600 ohm pair in particular wants real voltage. From a source that cannot supply it the low end goes soft for reasons no equalizer repairs; whether your Mac can is answered further down.

What the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro correction changes

These figures come from the measurement by oratory1990, the one the picker below opens with. The largest boost is +4.2 dB at presence (4 kHz), and the largest cut is −4.6 dB at top octave (16 kHz). Total swing across the ten bands is 8.7 dB. Averaged over its bands the bass is pulled back by 2.7 dB, more than the other two, which is where most of the audible change lands.

The 11 published measurements on this page, from 7 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 9.1 dB, and least at midrange (500 Hz), where they span 1.1 dB. A spread that wide usually means the rigs disagree about the seal or the coupler rather than about the headphone, so prefer the measurement whose conditions match how you actually wear them.

The Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro corrections, measurement by measurement

Pick a measurement to see its 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 version, which is what the downloadable preset applies.

Preamp: -5.1 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain -3.0 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 6430 Hz Gain -4.2 dB Q 0.97
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 3684 Hz Gain 6.8 dB Q 2.88
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 213 Hz Gain 3.5 dB Q 2.46
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 139 Hz Gain -3.9 dB Q 4.92
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -5.4 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 93 Hz Gain 3.5 dB Q 3.00
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 9561 Hz Gain 2.3 dB Q 1.86
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 45 Hz Gain -1.3 dB Q 1.74
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 119 Hz Gain -2.1 dB Q 5.83

Preamp: -6.4 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 4.5 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 9140 Hz Gain -8.0 dB Q 0.97
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 3481 Hz Gain 6.1 dB Q 3.13
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 221 Hz Gain 3.8 dB Q 1.92
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 122 Hz Gain -3.0 dB Q 2.26
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 0.6 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 44 Hz Gain -2.3 dB Q 2.41
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 67 Hz Gain 3.3 dB Q 3.23
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 91 Hz Gain -1.1 dB Q 3.27
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 2394 Hz Gain -1.5 dB Q 5.52

Preamp: -4.7 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 4.5 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 210 Hz Gain 4.8 dB Q 3.03
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 3495 Hz Gain 5.8 dB Q 3.09
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 40 Hz Gain -5.6 dB Q 0.74
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 8063 Hz Gain -5.7 dB Q 0.67
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -11.4 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 9553 Hz Gain 5.1 dB Q 1.79
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 1552 Hz Gain 1.1 dB Q 3.62
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 82 Hz Gain 2.6 dB Q 6.00
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 64 Hz Gain -1.2 dB Q 3.06

Preamp: -4.6 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 8.0 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 5956 Hz Gain -4.6 dB Q 0.99
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 205 Hz Gain 6.9 dB Q 2.16
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 3603 Hz Gain 5.7 dB Q 3.04
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 49 Hz Gain -11.2 dB Q 0.44
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -3.8 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 2351 Hz Gain -1.2 dB Q 3.67
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 940 Hz Gain -1.1 dB Q 4.08
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 3439 Hz Gain 1.2 dB Q 5.99
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 62 Hz Gain -0.5 dB Q 3.78

Preamp: -3.9 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 3.0 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 194 Hz Gain 4.1 dB Q 3.24
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 48 Hz Gain -4.3 dB Q 0.89
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 85 Hz Gain 4.2 dB Q 4.49
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 127 Hz Gain -2.3 dB Q 2.11
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -3.0 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 6392 Hz Gain -3.5 dB Q 5.18
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 3600 Hz Gain 3.5 dB Q 5.51
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 4692 Hz Gain -2.4 dB Q 3.82
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 1004 Hz Gain -1.4 dB Q 3.61

Preamp: -5.6 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 3.4 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 118 Hz Gain -4.5 dB Q 1.07
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 184 Hz Gain 5.8 dB Q 2.15
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 396 Hz Gain -1.0 dB Q 1.20
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 68 Hz Gain 4.4 dB Q 4.37
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -8.3 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 3622 Hz Gain 4.5 dB Q 4.09
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 40 Hz Gain -1.1 dB Q 2.98
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 2632 Hz Gain -2.3 dB Q 3.17
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 1719 Hz Gain 0.7 dB Q 2.58

Preamp: -3.7 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain -3.3 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 221 Hz Gain 4.0 dB Q 2.08
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 142 Hz Gain -4.2 dB Q 3.61
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 6113 Hz Gain -8.3 dB Q 1.22
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 3884 Hz Gain 6.9 dB Q 1.43
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -5.0 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 87 Hz Gain 4.1 dB Q 3.59
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 43 Hz Gain -1.4 dB Q 1.19
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 115 Hz Gain -2.1 dB Q 4.78
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 72 Hz Gain 1.2 dB Q 2.89

Preamp: -4.7 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 4.5 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 210 Hz Gain 4.8 dB Q 3.03
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 3495 Hz Gain 5.8 dB Q 3.09
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 40 Hz Gain -5.6 dB Q 0.74
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 8063 Hz Gain -5.7 dB Q 0.67
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -11.4 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 9553 Hz Gain 5.1 dB Q 1.79
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 1552 Hz Gain 1.1 dB Q 3.62
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 82 Hz Gain 2.6 dB Q 6.00
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 64 Hz Gain -1.2 dB Q 3.06

Preamp: -5.2 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 2.4 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 4049 Hz Gain 4.9 dB Q 0.50
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 108 Hz Gain -4.5 dB Q 3.39
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 8923 Hz Gain -6.8 dB Q 2.14
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 6130 Hz Gain -9.8 dB Q 1.82
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -13.5 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 9888 Hz Gain 6.2 dB Q 1.47
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 62 Hz Gain 3.6 dB Q 5.36
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 35 Hz Gain -1.2 dB Q 1.56
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 224 Hz Gain 1.5 dB Q 3.07

Preamp: -4.3 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 0.9 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 1779 Hz Gain 3.2 dB Q 0.63
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 6331 Hz Gain -8.9 dB Q 0.61
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 4145 Hz Gain 9.5 dB Q 2.06
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 117 Hz Gain -4.0 dB Q 3.95
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -7.4 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 50 Hz Gain -2.1 dB Q 2.34
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 74 Hz Gain 3.8 dB Q 5.13
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 7274 Hz Gain 4.1 dB Q 4.49
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 5734 Hz Gain -1.9 dB Q 6.00

Preamp: -6.2 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 6.2 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 193 Hz Gain -3.3 dB Q 1.13
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 1660 Hz Gain 3.5 dB Q 0.83
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 5895 Hz Gain -10.0 dB Q 0.99
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 4233 Hz Gain 9.6 dB Q 2.03
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -7.9 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 7219 Hz Gain 4.2 dB Q 4.51
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 88 Hz Gain 2.8 dB Q 6.00
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 74 Hz Gain -2.3 dB Q 6.00
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 5821 Hz Gain -1.7 dB Q 6.00

Ten-band or parametric EQ for the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro?

A parametric equalizer lets every filter take any frequency, gain and width, where width is written as Q and a higher Q means a narrower filter, so it can reproduce AutoEQ's filters exactly. A ten-band graphic equalizer has ten fixed bands an octave apart, from 31 Hz to 16 kHz, all the same width, so it can only approximate them. EQBase's ten-band version sets those ten gains to match the parametric curve at the band centers, allowing for how the bands overlap, rather than reading the curve off at each center.

On oratory1990's measurement, the ten-band version stays within 3.8 dB of the parametric curve between 40 Hz and 10 kHz. Across all 8,666 corrections in EQBase's catalog the median for that range is 3.3 dB, which makes the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro a typical fit for ten bands. The largest of those gaps sits around 96 Hz, where a boosting filter at 93 Hz with a Q of 3.0 is far narrower than a one-octave band can follow.

Use the parametric filters if your equalizer accepts them: they are the correction exactly as published. The ten-band version is for equalizers with fixed sliders, EQBase's free tier among them, and it is what the downloadable preset applies. On EQBase Pro, applying the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro from the Headphones pane uses the parametric filters directly, and the preset carries them as well, one switch to Expert EQ away. 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.

How to use the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro correction on a Mac

To use the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro correction on a Mac, apply it with an equalizer that runs on system audio, so it reaches every app at once. In EQBase the fastest route skips this page: open the Headphones pane, search for the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro, which is in the built-in catalog of 6,033 models, and click the measurement you want. The preset above does the same from a file, for anyone who wants to see the numbers first or a specific measurement rather than the default one.

Either way the free tier carries it with no time limit. The Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro preset above sets the ten-band curve, which is what the free tier applies, so nothing on this page is behind a purchase.

The Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro is worn around the ear, where the pads decide a good deal of what the measurement rig saw. Worn or replaced pads move the response, which is why several models here carry separate curves for exactly that. If yours are old, expect the correction to be a near miss rather than an exact one.

A correction also assumes the headphone is being driven properly. A high-impedance pair running straight out of a Mac at high volume can lose grip in the low end for reasons no equalizer fixes, so if the bass still sounds soft after applying this, the amplifier is the thing to change, not the curve.

Can any equalizer fix the low end of a 600 ohm DT 770 Pro driven straight from a Mac?

No. An equalizer reshapes the signal; it cannot add the voltage a 600 ohm headphone needs. A bass boost has to be paid for with a negative preamp, or the peaks clip, so on an output that is already short of level the boost costs loudness it does not have. If the bass still sounds thin with the volume all the way up, the fix is more voltage, not a different curve.

Part of what sounds like weak bass is level itself: ears hear less bass at a low listening level than at a normal one, so a pair that cannot get loud enough also sounds thin. The two 600 ohm corrections on this page do not agree about the bass either. Innerfidelity's adds a +0.9 dB low shelf and asks for 4.3 dB of headroom; Headphone.com's adds a +6.2 dB shelf and asks for 6.2 dB. Both describe the headphone on a measurement rig, not on your Mac's output.

Whether your Mac counts as underpowered is checkable. Apple says the headphone jack on a MacBook Pro from 2021 or later, a MacBook Air or Mac Studio from 2022 or later, an iMac or Mac mini from 2023 or later, and the 2023 Mac Pro detects what is plugged in and delivers 3 volts RMS to headphones of 150 ohms to 1k ohms, against up to 1.25 volts below 150 ohms, which it says may remove the need for an external amplifier. That is the Mac's own 3.5 mm jack only: a USB-C headphone adapter or dongle is a separate DAC with its own output.

Sources: Apple: Use high-impedance headphones with your Mac

What alternatives to software EQ should I consider when a 600 ohm DT 770 Pro sounds weak from a Mac?

Fix the level first, then shape it: plug into the Mac's own jack if it is a model with high-impedance support, add a headphone amplifier or a DAC/amp rated for 600 ohm loads, or move to a lower-impedance version of the headphone. Software EQ is for shaping the sound once there is enough level, not for making it.

• Use the Mac's own jack. On the Macs Apple lists above, the jack switches to 3 volts RMS for a 600 ohm load by itself. A USB-C dongle in between replaces that output with its own.
• Add amplification. A desktop headphone amp, or a DAC/amp whose maker publishes an output figure at 600 ohms. Compare that figure, not the one at 32 ohms, which says little about a high-impedance load.
• Choose a lower impedance. beyerdynamic's help center says it offers the PRO models only up to 250 ohms, because most headphone outputs in professional settings are not designed for 600 ohm headphones. The 80 and 250 ohm corrections are on this page too.
• Then apply the correction. Once the level is there, pick the 600 ohm measurement that matches your pair and leave the preamp the preset sets.

Sources: Apple: Use high-impedance headphones with your Mac · beyerdynamic: Why isn't there a 600 ohms version of the DT 770/880/990 PRO models?

Common questions about Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro EQ

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 Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro numbers come from?

From 11 published AutoEQ measurements of the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro, made by oratory1990, crinacle, Rtings, Innerfidelity, Kuulokenurkka, Auriculares Argentina and Headphone.com Legacy. 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 4 variants (250 Ohm; 600 Ohm; 80 Ohm; Standard) are measured separately and corrected separately.

Why is the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro preamp negative?

The Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro correction needs −5.1 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

• Sennheiser HD 600 EQ settings for Mac, 13 published measurements
• HIFIMAN Sundara EQ settings for Mac, 11 published measurements
• Sennheiser HD 650 EQ settings for Mac, 11 published measurements
• Audio-Technica ATH-M50x EQ settings for Mac, 9 published measurements
• Sennheiser HD 560S EQ settings for Mac, 8 published measurements

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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