Xiaomi devices — whether smartphones, TVs or headphones — are often praised for their value for money, but the factory-made sound settings rarely suit music lovers. The graphic equalizer (EQ) allows you to fine-tune the sound to your preferences: strengthen the bass, smooth the tops or achieve the perfect balance for a particular genre of music. However, many users do not know where to find this instrument and how to use it correctly.
In this article, we’ll look at all the ways you can customize your equalizer across Xiaomi devices, from MIUI smartphones to PatchWall TVs. You’ll learn how to activate hidden presets, create your own sound profile, and avoid the typical bugs that spoil the sound. And for those who want to delve deeper, we’ve prepared a table of recommended settings for popular music genres.
Where to find a graphic equalizer on Xiaomi smartphones
In Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphones, the equalizer is hidden in the audio settings, but its location depends on the MIUI version and device model. Recent firmware versions (starting with MIUI 12) have made the path easier, but on some budget models, the function may be reduced.
To open the equaliser:
- Go to Settings. → Sound and vibration.
- Slip on the item Sound Quality (or Sound Effects on older versions).
- Select Graphic Equator or Equalizer Setting.
If there is no sound quality, check:
- 🔊 Are headphones connected (on some models, the equalizer works only with them).
- 📱 Is the firmware updated to the latest version (in) MIUI 14 equaliser available even on budget Redmi).
- 🎵 Whether a third-party music app is installed (e.g., Spotify or YouTube Music may override system settings).
Presets equalizer: which to choose for different genres of music
Xiaomi offers a few presets, but their names are not always intuitive, such as Bassa mode can make sound dirty on cheap headphones, and Classics can over-muffle high frequencies.
| preset | Suitable for genres | Features of sound | When not to use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bass. | Hip-hop, EDM, dubstep | Higher frequency (up to 100 Hz), "heavy" sound | On headphones with poor noise insulation (the bass will "drum") |
| Rock. | Metal, hard rock, punk. | Raised the average frequencies (guitars, vocals), slightly muted tops | For acoustic music (vocals will sound artificial) |
| pop | Estrada, synth-pop, K-pop | Balance between bass and top, emphasis on vocals | For instrumental music (can eat up details) |
| Classic. | Symphonic, jazz, acoustics | Smooth ACH, minimal distortions | For bass music (low frequencies will be weak) |
| Customized | Any genre | Manual lane setting | Without experience, you can make the sound worse. |
Tip: If you don't like any presets, try combining them. For example, for rap, you can start with Basa and then manually reduce the 250 Hz band to remove the "dirty" in the sound.
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On Xiaomi smartphones with MIUI 13+, the equalizer presets automatically adjust to the connected headphones. If the sound gets worse after the update, reset the equalizer settings to the factory ones.
Manual setting of the equalizer: step-by-step instructions
You can only create the perfect sound for your preferences by hand.
- Open the equalizer (see section above).
- Select Preset User.
- Move the sliders on the chart: 🔽 60–100 Hz bass (increase carefully so there is no distortion). 🔽 250-500 Hz – “body” of sound (too high values make music “dirty"). 🔽 1–3 kHz – vocals and guitars (increased improves legibility). 🔽 8–16 kHz – tops (muffling softens sound, amplification adds air").
Save.
Critical error: Never lift all sliders at once, which will cause distortion and overload of speakers, preferring to choose 1-2 frequency ranges for correction and leave the rest at zero.
Are headphones connected (settings may differ for speakers)|
Have you listened to the track before and after the changes for comparison?|
Wheezing or distortion at volume >70%|
Have you kept the preset under an understandable name (for example, Rock guitars")-->
Equator on Xiaomi TVs: features of settings
On Xiaomi Mi TV and Redmi Smart TV, the graphic equalizer is hidden deeper than on smartphones, and its interface depends on the PatchWall version. In recent models (for example, Xiaomi TV Q2 2023), the equalizer is integrated into the audio settings, and on older ones (for example, Mi TV 4A), it may not be at all.
To find the equalizer on TV:
- Press the Settings button on the remote.
- Go to Sound → Sound Modes → Customized.
- Select the Equator (if no point, update the firmware or use an external sound system).
Why are there no equalizers on some Xiaomi TVs?
Hidden Equalizer Functions: How to Enable Advanced Settings
In the firmware MIUI And PatchWall has hidden equalizer options that don't show up by default. 3D-sound or adaptive equalizer that automatically adjusts to the genre of music.
To enable hidden functions:
- Activate Developer Mode: Settings → About Phone → MIUI Version (Tap 7 times)
- Back to Settings → Additionally. → For developers.
- Find the options: 🔧 Extended equalizer – adds bands of 32 Hz and 20 kHz. 🎛 Hardware acceleration of sound – improves processing, but can eat battery power. 🔄 Adaptive normalization – levels the volume between tracks.
⚠️ Warning: Enabling Hardware Sound Acceleration on weak processors (e.g. Redmi) 9A) It can cause stuttering when playing high-bitrate music (FLAC, WAV).
Typical Equator Errors and How to Avoid Them
Even experienced users sometimes spoil the sound with the wrong settings, and here are the most common mistakes:
- This leads to distortions ("wheezing") on cheap speakers and headphones. Xiaomi often completes budget models (such as the Redmi Note 12) with speakers that physically cannot reproduce frequencies below 80 Hz without distortion.
- Ignoring the acoustics of the room, for example, in a small room with chipboard furniture, low frequencies bounce off the walls, creating a "blowing" effect, in which case the bass should not be amplified, but slightly reduced.
- Using an equalizer for all audio sources. Settings that are perfect for music can spoil the sound in games or movies. In MIUI, you can create separate profiles for different applications (for example, one for Spotify, one for YouTube).
To check if you are spoiling the sound, use the following test:
- Include a track with a wide dynamic range (e.g., "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen).
- Turn up the volume to 80%.
- If there are wheezing or "drumbling" - reduce the gain by 2-3 dB in the problem frequencies.
⚠️ Note: On Xiaomi smartphones with a 3.5 mm connector (for example, POCO X3 Pro) the built-in DAC is weaker than in models with USB-C. If the sound through wired headphones seems worse than Bluetooth, try using an adapter. USB-C → 3.5 mm.