Audacious presets: ~/.config/audacious/eq.preset

eq.preset

[Presets]
Preset0=Classical
Preset1=Club
Preset2=Dance
Preset3=Flat
Preset4=Live
Preset5=Laptop Speakers/Headphone
Preset6=Rock
Preset7=Pop
Preset8=Full Bass and Treble
Preset9=Full Bass
Preset10=Full Treble
Preset11=Soft
Preset12=Party
Preset13=Ska
Preset14=Soft Rock
Preset15=Large Hall
Preset16=Reggae
Preset17=Techno

[Classical]
Preamp=0.375
Band0=0.375
Band1=0.375
Band2=0.375
Band3=0.375
Band4=0.375
Band5=0.375
Band6=-4.5
Band7=-4.5
Band8=-4.5
Band9=-6

[Club]
Preamp=0.375
Band0=0.375
Band1=0.375
Band2=2.25
Band3=3.75
Band4=3.75
Band5=3.75
Band6=2.25
Band7=0.375
Band8=0.375
Band9=0.375

[Dance]
Preamp=0.375
Band0=6
Band1=4.5
Band2=1.5
Band3=0
Band4=0
Band5=-3.75
Band6=-4.5
Band7=-4.5
Band8=0
Band9=0

[Flat]
Preamp=0.375
Band0=0.375
Band1=0.375
Band2=0.375
Band3=0.375
Band4=0.375
Band5=0.375
Band6=0.375
Band7=0.375
Band8=0.375
Band9=0.375

[Live]
Preamp=0.375
Band0=-3
Band1=0.375
Band2=2.625
Band3=3.375
Band4=3.75
Band5=3.75
Band6=2.625
Band7=1.875
Band8=1.875
Band9=1.5

[Laptop Speakers/Headphone]
Preamp=0.375
Band0=3
Band1=6.75
Band2=3.375
Band3=-2.25
Band4=-1.5
Band5=1.125
Band6=3
Band7=6
Band8=7.875
Band9=9

[Rock]
Preamp=0.375
Band0=4.875
Band1=3
Band2=-3.375
Band3=-4.875
Band4=-2.25
Band5=2.625
Band6=5.625
Band7=6.75
Band8=6.75
Band9=6.75

[Pop]
Preamp=0.375
Band0=-1.125
Band1=3
Band2=4.5
Band3=4.875
Band4=3.375
Band5=-0.75
Band6=-1.5
Band7=-1.5
Band8=-1.125
Band9=-1.125

[Full Bass and Treble]
Preamp=0.375
Band0=4.5
Band1=3.75
Band2=0.375
Band3=-4.5
Band4=-3
Band5=1.125
Band6=5.25
Band7=6.75
Band8=7.5
Band9=7.5

[Full Bass]
Preamp=0.375
Band0=6
Band1=6
Band2=6
Band3=3.75
Band4=1.125
Band5=-2.625
Band6=-5.25
Band7=-6.375
Band8=-6.75
Band9=-6.75

[Full Treble]
Preamp=0.375
Band0=-6
Band1=-6
Band2=-6
Band3=-2.625
Band4=1.875
Band5=6.75
Band6=9.75
Band7=9.75
Band8=9.75
Band9=10.5

[Soft]
Preamp=0.375
Band0=3
Band1=1.125
Band2=-0.75
Band3=-1.5
Band4=-0.75
Band5=2.625
Band6=5.25
Band7=6
Band8=6.75
Band9=7.5

[Party]
Preamp=0.375
Band0=4.5
Band1=4.5
Band2=0.375
Band3=0.375
Band4=0.375
Band5=0.375
Band6=0.375
Band7=0.375
Band8=4.5
Band9=4.5

[Ska]
Preamp=0.375
Band0=-1.5
Band1=-3
Band2=-2.625
Band3=-0.375
Band4=2.625
Band5=3.75
Band6=5.625
Band7=6
Band8=6.75
Band9=6

[Soft Rock]
Preamp=0.375
Band0=2.625
Band1=2.625
Band2=1.5
Band3=-0.375
Band4=-2.625
Band5=-3.375
Band6=-2.25
Band7=-0.375
Band8=1.875
Band9=5.625

[Large Hall]
Preamp=0.375
Band0=6.375
Band1=6.375
Band2=3.75
Band3=3.75
Band4=0.375
Band5=-3
Band6=-3
Band7=-3
Band8=0.375
Band9=0.375

[Reggae]
Preamp=0.375
Band0=0.375
Band1=0.375
Band2=-0.375
Band3=-3.75
Band4=0.375
Band5=4.125
Band6=4.125
Band7=0.375
Band8=0.375
Band9=0.375

[Techno]
Preamp=0.375
Band0=4.875
Band1=3.75
Band2=0.375
Band3=-3.375
Band4=-3
Band5=0.375
Band6=4.875
Band7=6
Band8=6
Band9=5.625

This preset works pretty good for Metal:

[Metal]

It depends on your audio system. On my end this preset is somewhere between a "meh" and "terror for my eardrums". It may work perfect for cheap Chinese headphones but not for something that was meant for power and quality. For any genre of metal, including music like Darkseed, Rammstein, One Man Army & The Undead Quartet, Satyricon or Drowning Pool this preset of mine is A LOT better and a lot more pleasant for the ears, at least on my audio system with my subwoofer (whose speaker is 25-30 cm).

[Audacious Low Bass]
Preamp=0
Band0=6.4000000953674316
Band1=7.6399993896484375
Band2=6.4000000953674316
Band3=2.4000000953674316
Band4=0
Band5=0
Band6=0
Band7=0
Band8=5.4000000953674316
Band9=5.4157881736755371

Yeah, it depends on audio system. The "Metal" preset you quoted works fine for my earphones, but yours one make them produce farting sound:)

Yeah, it depends on audio system. The "Metal" preset you quoted works fine for my earphones, but yours one make them produce farting sound:)

That's your problem right there - earphones. I don't use such things. Even when going outside, I use over-the-ear headphones. Earphones is such an outdated technology...

Yeah, it depends on audio system. The "Metal" preset you quoted works fine for my earphones, but yours one make them produce farting sound:)

That's your problem right there - earphones. I don't use such things. Even when going outside, I use over-the-ear headphones. Earphones is such an outdated technology...

My problem is mostly about posting a message early in the morning while not fully awake yet + having not very good English :) I meant "headphones", thanks!