Accudio™ Pro app for iPhone and iPad
4.6 (
8816 ratings )
Music
Entertainment
Developer:
Golden Ears
4.99 USD
Current version:
2.3.7, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 28 Aug 2012
App size: 11.39 Mb
Want to enjoy hi-fi sound without spending a fortune? Or, are you looking for an accurate parametric equalizer that can also be fine-tuned? Then, Accudio™ is the perfect solution.
Accudio™ convert the sound of your earphones to Hi-Fi sound (as much as possible) based on measured data for each earphones and headphones.
Accudio™ converts mediocre sound from your current earphone/headphone to near perfect hi-fi sound by,
1)accurately measuring various characteristics of your earphone/headphone,
2)performing full analysis on the measured data, and
3)determining the optimum settings for your earphone/headphone
[Key Features]
1. Reference Mode (Maximize Performance)
Accudio™ converts the sound from your current earphone/headphone to near perfect hi-fi sound using the optimized settings based on the data acquired using high precision measuring equipment.
2. FLAC, OGG Support
Accudio™ supports the lossless FLAC files, as well as the OGG files which currently cannot be played in iOS. Simply copy the desired FLAC file or OGG file to a local folder in Accudio™, and you can enjoy the music without re-encoding. Accudio™ also supports iPod music files and libraries.
3. Simulation Mode
If you want to experience the true high quality sound from the top-of-the-line earphones/headphones, try the “Simulation Mode” in Accudio™. It reproduces sound almost identical to the actual sound reproduced using the top-of-the-line products.
4. Custom Mode
If you are not completely satisfied with the suggested settings provided by the team of experts at Golden Ears, try the “Custom Mode” where you can completely customize all settings to your liking. Real-time preview graphs along with the set values and parametric equalizer are all at your fingertips.
5. Multiple Language Support (for tag information)
Accudio™ supports multiple language where it displays the album, artist, and lyrics of the music file in the selected language.
[Reference Mode Support Products]
As of August, 2012, Golden Ears has data for more than 300 earphones/headphones in its database. And, new products will be continuously added to the database as they launch. Please check the list below for your earphone/headphone before you buy Accudio™.
Before you buy Accudio™, please check the list below.
Reference Mode Support Products
URL: http://accudio.goldenears.net/SupportProdList
[EQ Adaptability]
EQ Adaptability indicates the degree of improvement in the sound quality by Accudio™, or the grade of the product’s sound quality after Accudio™ is applied. And, it does not necessarily mean the sound quality of the product itself.
Pros and cons of Accudio™ Pro app for iPhone and iPad
Accudio™ Pro app good for
Absolutely enjoying this App. Great sound with my Westone W4 headphones.
Just a little bug:
If I try to play a song from iTunes Match the App just crashes. It would be great if streaming is possible in the future. And maybe iPhone 5 resolution;-)
Update 16.12.14:
Design is now awesome! Thank you! 5 stars!!!
Old review:
... Design is so iOS4 or so...
The app was updated today but still this awful design making me not using the app very often.
The last update was about iPhone5/5s ... What? We are living in 2014 with newer devices, dear Golden Ears ;)
Overall this is a great app, definitely does what it says. I have a few of the supported headphones and the EQ settings certainly bring more clarity and definition without taking away from the headphones character. The manual adjustments make complete sense and provide just enough adjustment to fine tune your cans. The app can be clunky at times to get around, and a few of the play options like shuffle would be a nice addition. Very small prices to pay for awesome sound!! Thank you!
This new version adds the little features that were missing to make it the best (especially the shuffle!). I am totally impressed of the sound of my Etymotic earphones through this app. Listening to music in portable mode gets to a totally different level, with ample soundstage and transparency. Makes my simple setup iPhone + Etys (or iPhone + DT770) to get pretty close to reference grade.
Now I just hope that my Sennheiser Momentum will appear in the database very soon, as these headphones are now my favorite for music listening at work. I have been able to make a custom EQ for them that does a great job, but Im sure the real data from GoldenEars will give better results!
This the best app for all who really care about sound quality, I ghighly recommend it!!!
I have iOS7 and i cant use this very very good aplication. I buy this app and i have a trouble! :( Why do not you do?!
Some bad moments
Update 10/13/16
They have just put out a new app release - BUT still have not updated the headphone database since the end of 2015!! Come on guys update the headphone database. This app is useless unless you have OLD headphones since they havent added any new models for almost a year!!!
Previous release review:
About two months ago they stopped updating their headphone profiles. Although they continue to measure and post new headphones on their site. I dont see the point of having a website with detailed measurements and then showing how it would sound with accudio but then not adding the profiles to the accudio app. Its like they purposely taunting you, "Weve made the measurements and corrections - but you cant have them!"
There used to be a handy meter that would always show how loud the volume was on the give model of headphones you had plugged in. Now that loudness meter is gone and you are forced to use the EQ adaption without as many configuration options. Software development 101: never ever remove software features without first consulting your userbase.
Crashes everytime im trying to play a song which is on the cloud, a big cons when you have 90% of your library in the cloud.
Otherwise, very great EQs.
5 stars if they add the compatibility with iTunes Cloud.
Many of albums will not or uncorrect transfered/synced from local music(itunes) to accudio pro "albums"(folders) :-(
New installation does not help! Please fix and update this bug, thanks!
I bought this app because of the unique option to chose our headphones and having a preset that was best for them...
Imagine my deception when I realised that my pair of headphones wasnt supported.
I have the AiAiAi TMA-1 Studio and the Sony MDR-XB500 and both arent supported.
Add those two pairs and an iPod Touch 5th Generation compatibility and I will give you the 5 stars you deserve.
The developers have a massive list of headphones (mine are supported even though they are limited to sale in Canada only) and this app makes them sound better than ever before.
edit: The app keeps crashing on my iPhone 5. If the app gets to a point where I can actually listen to my non-drm iTunes music then I will change my rating to 5 stars again.
