Every correction you can buy is built from somebody else’s sample of your model. This is the one way to get the curve of the pair actually in your hands. Your unit’sexact measurement comes back by email, and if that model has no page in the Archive yet, it gets one. Two ways in: if it is a model we are asking for, it is free and we cover shipping both ways. Any other headphone you own is $89, and you cover the postage.
Measured on a miniDSP EARS Pro, labelled by rig, and published either way, flattering or not. About a week on the bench.
Not “the” HD 650 — yours. Unit variation is real, and knowing how your specific pair measures is exactly what Attune turns into a personal tuning.
We keep a public list of the models we most want on the bench. If yours is on it, the measurement is free and we pay shipping both ways. Anything else you own is $89, and you cover the postage.
Published measurements carry a credit line, named however you want: your name, a handle, or not at all. Just tell us which.
We publish what the rig says, flattering or not. A headphone that measures badly is as useful to the next person as one that measures well, and an archive that quietly drops the bad ones is worth nothing.
Your part is a minute of typing and a trip to the drop-off. We handle the label, the insurance, the measurement, and the return.
Fill in the form below — make, model, and how to reach you. Takes a minute.
You get a prepaid, insured return label, our address, and simple packing notes by email.
Box it up and send it. It’s insured to the value you declare, door to door.
It goes on the rig, gets an honest page in the Archive, and heads back to you in about a week.
Your unit’s exact measurement lands in your inbox, credited however you asked.
You declare the value; we insure to it, inbound and outbound. We photograph condition on arrival and before return.
Measured and shipped home within about five business days of arrival. If anything will run long, you hear it first.
We publish exactly what we measure. If we can’t trust the data or the unit arrives damaged, we tell you why and don’t publish — you still get your curve.
A word on the rig. Your headphone is measured on our own bench (a miniDSP EARS Pro) and labeled that way. The Archive’s older curves came off a Head Acoustics HMS II.3 — a different system — so we keep the two clearly separated rather than pretending a single measurement is the last word. One unit is one unit, not the whole model.How to read the graph →
The Archive is strong through about 2014 and thin after it. These are the models we most want on the bench, and the reason each one earns a slot. Send one of these and the measurement is free, with shipping covered both ways. Anything else you own is $89.
P1 is what we want first. P2 is the second wave. P3 fills a real gap when one turns up. Not on the list and still want yours measured? That is the $89 lane, and the answer is yes.
Tell us what you’ve got and how to reach you. We’ll email a prepaid, insured label and where to send it — no charge, no card.
A loaner gets your headphone an honest measurement and a permanent page built to rank for “model frequency response” — a durable marketing asset, not a one-off review. We cover shipping both ways, insure it in transit, and send it back the day the page goes up. Pick “A brand or retailer” in the form and we’ll take it from there.
Arrange a loanerNo. We email you a prepaid, insured return label and cover shipping both ways. If you would rather not pay to ship it to us either, ask — we prepay inbound for local and community contributors.
Yes, both directions. You tell us the value, we insure to it, and we photograph the unit on arrival and again before it ships back — documented, not a gotcha.
We measure and ship it back within about five business days of arrival. If anything will take longer, we tell you before you send it.
We publish it anyway. Honest graphs are the whole point — we show exactly how a headphone measures, good or bad. What we will not do is dress it up.
Sometimes a unit arrives damaged, won’t seal on the rig, or gives data we don’t trust. If that happens we tell you why, you still get your unit’s curve, and we simply don’t publish it.
No. There is no account, no profile and no sign-up. Tell us on the intake form how you want to be credited, and that is all we need.
Over-ear and on-ear headphones, and IEMs where the rig takes a proper seal. If you’re not sure yours qualifies, tell us in the form and we’ll say.
The Archive’s older curves were measured on a Head Acoustics HMS II.3. Your headphone is measured here on our own rig (a miniDSP EARS Pro) and labeled as such. We don’t silently mix the two — they’re different measurement systems, especially up in the treble.