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Dialing in great sound is a never-ending quest. Sure, if you're listening to music on a phone, you might have tried flipping on Atmos or enabling a few other settings to get better audio quality , but that's just the beginning. To get the best audio out of your noise-cancelling headphones or earbuds , you'll eventually have to dig a bit deeper into settings and adjust their equalization (EQ).

Since many headphones are generally bass-heavy these days, you'll probably spend more time adjusting and balancing out the treble. While sound is subjective, some headphone manufacturers try to adjust the treble range (two kilohertz and up) to balance out the bass and end up going a bit overboard. If you feel that vocals are too harsh or nasal, you might try adjusting the two-to-three-kilohertz (kHz) range. In some cases, manufacturers may exaggerate the seven-to-eight-kilohertz range, which can result in tinny sounds.…