Blaze Pate’s Universal EQ Blueprint: Optimise Your Spotify Audio on Any Device

STOP listening to mid audio on high-end gear. Seriously, your headphones are crying with default Spotify settings. You don't need new speakers or gear to level up your sound—you just need the right settings.

As a tech creator and audiophile, I engineered three custom EQ profiles to bring clarity, punchy bass, and detail to my favorite music no matter where I'm listening.

This Blueprint is the secret sauce for your Spotify app. It kills the "boxy" low-mids, adds cinematic depth, and gives your vocals that crispy, focused presence they deserve. This is the ultimate software upgrade.

What You Get:

• 🎧 The AirPod Pro Profile: Clarity On the Go
  • Tames harshness and sibilance with a -2 dB cut at 2.4 kHz to prevent listening fatigue.
  • Adds a deep foundation with +2 dB at 60 Hz for defined bass. Designed for earbuds and most headphones.
• 🔊 The Speaker Profile: The Studio Vibe
  • Achieve a refined, balanced soundstage for powered bookshelf speakers and studio monitors.
  • Uses subtle adjustments like +3 dB at 15 kHz for high-end "sheen" and detail, perfect for immersive listening (like Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool style).
• 🚗 The Drive-Time Profile: Beat Road Noise
  • Creates a "smiley face" curve to overcome road noise and poor speaker placement.
  • Maximum Clarity with +3 dB at 2.4 kHz to dramatically improve vocal intelligibility (great for those Deftones riffs!).
• Audio Science Breakdown: A quick, clean explanation for why each setting works, so you can fine-tune it 1 dB at a time to your exact preference.

NOTE: These Spotify EQ settings apply to the device you are currently playing on (e.g., your phone). When streaming to a smart speaker or a device using Spotify Connect, the speaker/device uses its own internal settings, and the Spotify app EQ will not apply.