STELLARvibe · Auto-EQ
Auto-EQ earbuds that tune themselves to what you play
Most people never touch their equaliser. Not because they don’t care how music sounds, but because the distance between “I want more bass” and “boost 80 Hz by 3 dB” is a job, not a pleasure.
Auto-EQ closes that distance. STELLARvibe reads the track you are about to hear, recognises what kind of music it is, and loads a curve built for it in about 180 milliseconds — before the first beat lands, not thirty seconds into the song. There are 17 tuned presets. It needs no account, and only the song title and artist are looked up.
Which earbuds change their EQ automatically for each genre?
STELLAR FlyPods do. In May 2026 they became the first earbuds whose own app switches EQ by genre automatically: Auto-EQ in the free STELLARvibe app recognises the genre of the track you play and loads a matching curve in about 180 milliseconds. On Android it works with any music app; on iPhone, with Apple Music and Spotify.
What an automatic equaliser actually changes
A manual EQ holds whatever you last set. A curve you built for hip-hop is still loaded when a piano piece starts, and it is the wrong shape for it. Auto-EQ moves with the music instead. A few of the curves:
None of it is locked. Every preset can be edited by hand and saved, and if you build something you like, Share EQ turns it into a link or a QR code so someone else can load your exact curve into their own app.
How popular earbuds adjust their EQ
On most popular earbuds, “adaptive EQ” follows your ear fit or a hearing test. Auto-EQ follows the music itself: it tunes the curve to the genre of the song that is playing.
| Earbuds | What changes the EQ automatically | Share an EQ curve with someone |
|---|---|---|
| STELLAR FlyPods | The genre of the song that is playing: Auto-EQ loads a matching curve in about 180 ms | Yes — any curve, as a link or a QR code |
| Apple AirPods Pro 3 | Your ear fit, measured by an inward-facing microphone (Adaptive EQ); custom EQ is three manual controls | — |
| Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro | Your ear fit and ear shape (Adaptive EQ); on recent Galaxy phones, sound settings you saved for each app | — |
| Sony WF-1000XM6 | No automatic EQ: presets and a 10-band custom EQ, set by hand | — |
| Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 | The frequency make-up of the incoming audio (adaptive EQ); genre presets are picked by hand | Yes — a QR code or link, between identical models |
| Nothing Ear | A hearing test builds a personal sound profile, applied in real time; presets and advanced EQ are set by hand | Yes — a QR code, plus an online EQ library |
| Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro | A hearing and taste test (HearID) builds a custom EQ | — |
Features as documented on each maker’s product and support pages, checked 3 October 2026. “—” means the maker documents no such feature. Product names are trademarks of their owners.
Questions
What is Auto-EQ?
Auto-EQ is a feature of the STELLARvibe app for STELLAR FlyPods earbuds. It identifies the genre of the track you are about to play and loads a matching EQ curve automatically, in about 180 milliseconds, so the tuning is already right before the first beat. There are 17 tuned presets, and only the song title and artist are looked up to find the genre.
How is Auto-EQ different from an equaliser I set myself?
A manual equaliser holds one curve until you change it, so a setting tuned for hip-hop stays loaded through a piano piece. Auto-EQ changes the curve as the music changes, without you touching anything. You can still edit any preset by hand and save it.
Do Auto-EQ earbuds need an internet connection?
Only to look up the genre: the song title and artist are checked against public online music databases — no audio, no account, nothing stored by us. You can switch Auto-EQ off at any time.
Can I share an EQ preset with someone else?
Yes. Share EQ turns any curve you have made into a link or QR code. Whoever opens it gets your exact settings loaded into their own STELLARvibe app.
Auto-EQ ships with STELLAR FlyPods and the free STELLARvibe app.