Headphone EQ

Sennheiser HD 560S EQ settings for Mac

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Sennheiser HD 560S has 8 published AutoEQ corrections, from 8 measurement rigs across 2 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.

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.

Preamp: -6.6 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 9.0 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 8983 Hz Gain 4.4 dB Q 2.63
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 54 Hz Gain -5.4 dB Q 0.48
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1148 Hz Gain -1.5 dB Q 2.38
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 491 Hz Gain 0.6 dB Q 1.23
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -3.9 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 7451 Hz Gain 2.0 dB Q 3.91
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 4502 Hz Gain -1.7 dB Q 6.00
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 1937 Hz Gain 0.9 dB Q 3.93
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 5639 Hz Gain -0.9 dB Q 6.00

Preamp: -6.4 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 7.7 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 10000 Hz Gain 5.8 dB Q 0.26
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 4986 Hz Gain -7.6 dB Q 1.41
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1228 Hz Gain -2.4 dB Q 2.18
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 59 Hz Gain -4.5 dB Q 0.61
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -6.6 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 6487 Hz Gain 2.1 dB Q 6.00
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 3186 Hz Gain -1.4 dB Q 5.30
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 3801 Hz Gain 1.5 dB Q 6.00
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 1956 Hz Gain 1.0 dB Q 6.00

Preamp: -6.1 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 6.1 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 553 Hz Gain 1.8 dB Q 0.64
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 2402 Hz Gain -2.9 dB Q 3.26
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1196 Hz Gain -1.9 dB Q 0.94
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 4389 Hz Gain -3.5 dB Q 5.72
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 2.4 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 9496 Hz Gain -1.5 dB Q 2.96
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 6097 Hz Gain -2.3 dB Q 6.00
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 7068 Hz Gain 2.1 dB Q 5.97
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 3303 Hz Gain -1.0 dB Q 6.00

Preamp: -6.3 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 6.7 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 8868 Hz Gain 3.9 dB Q 1.34
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 2747 Hz Gain -2.5 dB Q 2.70
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1279 Hz Gain -1.8 dB Q 2.50
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 69 Hz Gain -2.2 dB Q 0.66
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -4.5 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 415 Hz Gain 0.7 dB Q 0.96
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 203 Hz Gain -0.5 dB Q 1.53
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 5237 Hz Gain 2.3 dB Q 5.88
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 4490 Hz Gain -1.8 dB Q 6.00

Preamp: -6.4 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 7.8 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 8563 Hz Gain 6.1 dB Q 1.23
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 1235 Hz Gain -1.9 dB Q 3.36
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 56 Hz Gain -4.6 dB Q 0.63
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 5271 Hz Gain -3.8 dB Q 1.33
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -2.5 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 2156 Hz Gain 1.1 dB Q 3.66
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 191 Hz Gain -0.3 dB Q 1.30
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 389 Hz Gain 1.0 dB Q 2.61
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 3014 Hz Gain -1.1 dB Q 4.54

Preamp: -6.1 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 6.0 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 2860 Hz Gain -1.9 dB Q 0.93
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 87 Hz Gain 1.8 dB Q 2.00
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 661 Hz Gain 0.9 dB Q 0.66
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 1096 Hz Gain -1.5 dB Q 1.77
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 5.6 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 8697 Hz Gain -2.0 dB Q 4.10
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 4322 Hz Gain -2.7 dB Q 5.92
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 3754 Hz Gain 1.5 dB Q 6.00
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 4937 Hz Gain 1.0 dB Q 6.00

Preamp: -6.4 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 7.1 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 9118 Hz Gain 4.1 dB Q 1.64
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 67 Hz Gain -2.7 dB Q 0.56
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 5090 Hz Gain -3.1 dB Q 2.00
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 2021 Hz Gain 2.3 dB Q 3.59
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -5.8 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 1113 Hz Gain -0.9 dB Q 2.25
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 3777 Hz Gain 2.0 dB Q 5.93
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 4254 Hz Gain -1.5 dB Q 6.00
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 7060 Hz Gain 2.3 dB Q 5.78

Preamp: -6.1 dB
Filter 1: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 6.3 dB Q 0.70
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 5721 Hz Gain 4.1 dB Q 1.16
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 2304 Hz Gain -2.4 dB Q 0.52
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 9332 Hz Gain 2.7 dB Q 2.57
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 86 Hz Gain -1.2 dB Q 0.65
Filter 6: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain -1.9 dB Q 0.70
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 3745 Hz Gain 2.1 dB Q 5.95
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 4276 Hz Gain -2.0 dB Q 6.00
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 1194 Hz Gain -0.5 dB Q 2.51
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 1657 Hz Gain 0.6 dB Q 3.66

What this correction changes

The largest boost is +4.5 dB at sub-bass (31 Hz), and the largest cut is −3.8 dB at top octave (16 kHz). Total swing across the ten bands is 8.3 dB. Averaged over its bands the bass is lifted by 2.0 dB, more than the other two, which is where most of the audible change lands.

The 8 published measurements on this page, from 8 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 9.6 dB, and least at midrange (1 kHz), where they span 0.6 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.

Applying this on a Mac

The Sennheiser HD 560S 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.

In EQBase the fastest route skips this page entirely: open the Headphones pane, search for your model, and apply the correction. The Sennheiser HD 560S 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 Sennheiser HD 560S 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 Sennheiser HD 560S numbers come from?

From 8 published AutoEQ measurements of the Sennheiser HD 560S, made by oratory1990, crinacle, Rtings, Super Review, Kuulokenurkka, HypetheSonics, Filk and Auriculares Argentina. 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 2 variants (standard, worn earpads) are measured separately and corrected separately.

Why is the Sennheiser HD 560S preamp negative?

The Sennheiser HD 560S correction needs −6.6 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. That is a large figure by the standards of this catalog, which is normal for a model whose correction lifts the bass a long way.

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
• Sennheiser HD 650 EQ settings for Mac, 11 published measurements
• Sennheiser HD 6XX EQ settings for Mac, 6 published measurements
• Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro EQ settings for Mac, 11 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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