# \[Caldera Headless\] How to EQ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Labs\ **Tags:** plexamp\ **Created:** [June 14, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/caldera-headless-how-to-eq/939683 "2026-06-14T07:14:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![viraldark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ee7513/32.png) [@viraldark](https://forums.plex.tv/u/viraldark)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/caldera-headless-how-to-eq/939683/1 "2026-06-14T07:14:31Z")
I’ve had a look at the caldera headless prefs - there are no equaliser config options there. Plexamp headless offered a 10-band graphical EQ. The Caldera page suggests there is a _parametric_ EQ available. How to configure this, and is this really a parametric EQ or just a misnomer for a graphical one? Would love to see a _true_ parametric EQ. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![viraldark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ee7513/32.png) [@viraldark](https://forums.plex.tv/u/viraldark)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/caldera-headless-how-to-eq/939683/2 "2026-06-14T07:21:15Z")
I’ve just found it. There’s a new speaker icon in Plexamp with a settings/cog icon with a pre-amp and a 10-band GEQ. Also accessible from the new home/multi-room control. ---
**Author:** ![elan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/elan/32/5_2.png) [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/caldera-headless-how-to-eq/939683/3 "2026-06-14T08:37:35Z")
It is parametric under the hood, just the UI for it doesn’t support adjusting Q. ---
**Author:** ![viraldark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ee7513/32.png) [@viraldark](https://forums.plex.tv/u/viraldark)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/caldera-headless-how-to-eq/939683/4 "2026-06-14T09:13:54Z")
Thanks for that clarification Elan. Would you know what Q value is used, or whether it is proportional? That would allow us to better tune the curve. ---
**Author:** ![elan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/elan/32/5_2.png) [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/caldera-headless-how-to-eq/939683/5 "2026-06-14T20:46:53Z")
Q is a fixed 1.41 per band (≈ 1 octave), not derived from frequency, but with octave-spaced centers it gives constant-Q behavior, so effective bandwidth in Hz is proportional to each band’s center frequency. ---
**Author:** ![carlosgp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/carlosgp/32/9_2.png) [@carlosgp](https://forums.plex.tv/u/carlosgp)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/caldera-headless-how-to-eq/939683/6 "2026-06-15T09:25:29Z")
Does the equalizer set from Plexamp on an iPhone remain permanently activated on the Apple TV client, or does it only work when we start playback from that iPhone? ---
**Author:** ![elan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/elan/32/5_2.png) [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/caldera-headless-how-to-eq/939683/7 "2026-06-15T20:18:40Z")
It’s a sink/speaker setting, so it should remain. Let me know if not. ---
**Author:** ![carlosgp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/carlosgp/32/9_2.png) [@carlosgp](https://forums.plex.tv/u/carlosgp)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/caldera-headless-how-to-eq/939683/8 "2026-06-16T11:12:39Z")
That’s what I thought, but I was confused because when disconnecting Plexamp from Caldera on Apple TV and reconnecting again, it doesn’t show the previously set equalization. ---
**Author:** ![pjv](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pjv/32/4621_2.png) [@pjv](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pjv)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/caldera-headless-how-to-eq/939683/9 "2026-06-16T15:02:00Z")
can you show a screenshot of what you are describing? On the macos plexamp client i’m not finding the speaker icon. ---
**Author:** ![pjv](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pjv/32/4621_2.png) [@pjv](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pjv)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/caldera-headless-how-to-eq/939683/10 "2026-06-16T18:19:37Z")
… but I did find my way to the EQ and this is what it looks like on macos plexamp in case anyone else is wondering how to get there from here: ![SCR-20260616-lxdc](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/b/3/b/b3b4b4627bf4abf2d6ab4f55300bcbabbc99032e.jpeg) ![SCR-20260616-lxhx](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/d/1/f/d1fbb8502cca6a60361eb54aed9c2e0280f251f4.jpeg) ![SCR-20260616-lxnq](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/a/7/4/a7427f144560c11e513cc984a281ea907175d1af.png) ![SCR-20260616-lxss](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/5/0/a/50a11655196fb13918d7e1914ad9da73994861c5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![pshanew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pshanew/32/160555_2.png) [@pshanew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pshanew)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/caldera-headless-how-to-eq/939683/11 "2026-06-16T18:23:22Z")
You should see something similar in the Plexamp for macOS. From the top-right of the Home tab: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/b/8/a/b8ab77cdd871283cf3d09f01d4c667747dc6351f.png) It’s the exact same path from there. This is on the Plexamp desktop app, version 4.13.2. ---
**Author:** ![viraldark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ee7513/32.png) [@viraldark](https://forums.plex.tv/u/viraldark)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/caldera-headless-how-to-eq/939683/12 "2026-06-17T10:11:46Z")
Oddly enough I no longer see the speaker icon, neither on iOS nor macOS. The icon was to the right of the volume bar. ---
**Author:** ![viraldark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ee7513/32.png) [@viraldark](https://forums.plex.tv/u/viraldark)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/caldera-headless-how-to-eq/939683/13 "2026-06-18T05:56:09Z")
@pjv it appears once you’ve chosen a player other than the current Plexamp ![IMG_2307](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/3/e/a/3eabc5be0a8009c0b28ac1201c74fc1ad52e943a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/caldera-headless-how-to-eq/939683/14 "2026-09-16T05:56:11Z")
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