PC Equalizer vs Wavelet

PC Equalizer Pro is Windows software for customizing computer audio output and accessing Equalizer APO features. It offers a 10- or 20-band equalizer across all channels, with controls for Stereo, Mono, Swap, Invert, and Balance. Pan/Expand can widen or narrow the stereo image, while Multi-Delays creates echoes, delay, and reverb with up to 16 taps. Users can select built-in presets or save and delete their own, then assign presets to applications such as Winamp, Windows Media Player, and PotPlayer. The program can detect active audio players and load their assigned presets. It can also launch at startup, minimize to the System Tray, and notify users when an assigned preset changes. Equalizer APO setup is included in the PC Equalizer 2.1 installer; manual installation is suggested if PC Equalizer does not run properly. A free demo requires no license key, and the site lists a lifetime license for 3 PCs at 201700.00 USD once. Pricing is also shown as from $20, and a free trial is offered.

Wavelet is an Android system-wide equalizer for adjusting headphone sound. It includes more than 5,000 prepared AutoEq compensation profiles and a nine-band graphic equalizer with independently adjustable controls. Other tools provide equal-loudness adjustment, bass tuning, virtualization, reverberation, attenuation, limiting, and left-right balance. Users can import their own AutoEq compensation data, with AutoEq.app and Squig.link listed as places to create it. Supported players include YouTube Music, Spotify, Plexamp, Samsung Music, and VLC for Android, although some require extra setup. The documentation lists TIDAL, SoundCloud, Amazon Music, YouTube, and other players without audio-processing support. Bass boost requires Android 9, while experimental enhanced session detection requires Android 10 or later. Wavelet has a free plan; some features use a paid in-app purchase or subscription with no expiry. Its license covers personal, non-commercial use.