Here's my latest preset, built around the latest version of Stereo Tool BETA. I have high frequency response, pretty flat average amplitude, and no "saw-blade" or sibilant S-sounds.
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Code:
[Common]
Pre amplifier=6
Post amplifier=1
Extra loudness=1
Extra loudness - Very deep bass relative clipping level=0
Extra loudness - Allow extra lows (advanced)=0
Extra loudness - Allow extra highs (advanced)=0
Extra loudness - Punchy=0.284999967
Extra loudness - Max Punch peak=0.75
Extra loudness - Deep bass protection - Enabled=0
Extra loudness - Deep bass protection - Difference=0
Extra loudness - Deep bass protection - Value=0.638750076
Extra loudness - Forcibly remove DC component caused by Loudness=0
Extra loudness - Reflection strength=0.100699991
Bass protection - Enabled=1
Bass protection - Two steps=0
Bass protection - Clip level=140
Bass protection - Deep bass boost=0
Bass protection - Raise clip level if highs get above=150
Bass protection - Maximum clip level raise=35
Hard limit output=1
[Noise Gate]
Enabled=1
Difference=0
Noise level=7.5
Relative noise gate level - Band 1=1
Relative noise gate level - Band 2=1
Relative noise gate level - Band 3=1.500000238
Relative noise gate level - Band 4=1.702702761
Relative noise gate level - Band 5=1.702702761
Relative noise gate level - Band 6=1.985074759
Relative noise gate level - Band 7=1.857142687
[Singleband Compressor]
Enabled=1
Difference=0
Maximum volume=4
Attack speed=0.000003276
Decay speed=0.00033523
Above Top Limiter=0.810000002
AGC RMS style Enabled=1
AGC RMS style Target RMS level=43550
AGC RMS style Remove remaining peaks above=1
[Pre Compressor]
Enabled=1
Maximum volume - Band 1=27420
Attack speed - Band 1=0.000005458
Attack speed - Band 3=0.000005458
Decay speed - Band 1=0.000028563
Decay speed - Band 3=0.000028563
Dual band=1
Third band=1
Relative expected volume of highs=0.800000012
Relative maximum volume of highs=1.200000048
Relative maximum volume of very highs=0.25
Remove remaining peaks above (relative to maximum volume)=5
Maximum expected dynamics strength for smoothing=1
Enable smoothing=0
Smoothing time=0
Gating level=2704
Use ITU-BS.1770=0
Channel separation=1
Gating based on volume before Pre Amp=0
Lock bass to band 2 strength=0.349999994
[Multiband Compressor]
Enabled=1
Difference=0
Delay enabled=0
Maximum volume - Band -1=8000
Maximum volume - Band 0=8650
Maximum volume - Band 1=8650
Maximum volume - Band 2=6250
Maximum volume - Band 3=7450
Maximum volume - Band 4=4950
Maximum volume - Band 5=6100
Maximum volume - Band 6=4450
Maximum volume - Band 7=3100
Maximum volume - Band 8=3400
Attack speeds linked=1
Attack speed - Band -1=0.000031487
Attack speed - Band 0=0.000031487
Attack speed - Band 1=0.000031487
Attack speed - Band 2=0.000031487
Attack speed - Band 3=0.000031487
Attack speed - Band 4=0.000031487
Attack speed - Band 5=0.000031487
Attack speed - Band 6=0.000031487
Attack speed - Band 7=0.000031487
Attack speed - Band 8=0.000031487
Decay speeds linked=1
Decay speed - Band -1=0.000251468
Decay speed - Band 0=0.000251468
Decay speed - Band 1=0.000251468
Decay speed - Band 2=0.000251468
Decay speed - Band 3=0.000251468
Decay speed - Band 4=0.000251468
Decay speed - Band 5=0.000251468
Decay speed - Band 6=0.000251468
Decay speed - Band 7=0.000251468
Decay speed - Band 8=0.000251468
Above Top Limiter=0.550000012
Clipping enabled=1
Postprocessing enabled=1
Flat frequency response enabled=1
Relative clip position - Band -1=-1
Relative clip position - Band 0=-1
Relative clip position - Band 1=-1
Relative clip position - Band 2=-1
Relative clip position - Band 3=-1
Relative clip position - Band 4=0.801801801
Relative clip position - Band 5=0.709401608
Relative clip position - Band 6=0.65289247
Relative clip position - Band 7=0.503759503
Relative clip position - Band 8=0.503759503
Final limiter value=1
Final limiter decay speed=0.999000013
Final limiter clipping=20
Equalizer enabled=0
Equalize before multiband-compression=0
Equalizer position - Band -1=1
Equalizer position - Band 0=1
Equalizer position - Band 1=1
Equalizer position - Band 2=1
Equalizer position - Band 3=1
Equalizer position - Band 4=1
Equalizer position - Band 5=1
Equalizer position - Band 6=1
Equalizer position - Band 7=1
Equalizer position - Band 8=1
[Stereo]
Enabled=3
Stereo AZIMUTH Enabled=1
Stereo Image Enabled=0
Stereo Boost Enabled=1
Stereo Boost Excessive Reverb Protection Enabled=1
Delay enabled=0
Difference=0
Center bass=0
AZIMUTH limit=30.000001907
AZIMUTH change speed=0.25
Image phase amplifier=1.25
Image phase amplifier maximum angle=150.300003052
Image phase amplifier maximum separation strength=75
Image width amplifier=0.699999988
Extra phase shift=0
Mono or stereo only=-0.100000024
Stereo Boost strength=5
Stereo Boost maximum amplification=2.5
Stereo Boost multiplier=0.600000024
Stereo Boost - Never reduce below original level=0
[Channel Delay]
Enabled=0
Left Delay=0
[Output Filter]
Enabled=1
Lowpass filter=17500
Highpass filter=25
Highpass filter linearity=Auto
[Bass Boost]
Enabled=0
Strength=1
Start lowpass frequency of input filter=0
End lowpass frequency of input filter=250
Start lowpass frequency of output filter=250
End lowpass frequency of output filter=350
Clip level=1.5
Clip level is relative to estimated maximum level=1
Preserve louder peaks=1
Difference=0
[Phase Rotator]
Enabled=1
Start frequency=3500
Start speed=3500
Number of rotations=5
Smoothness=0.980999947
[Final Limiter]
Enabled=1
Difference=0
Pre-amp=1.5
Pre-limiter enabled=1
Pre-limiter relative volume=1
Reduced CPU processing=0
[FM Transmitter]
Enabled=0
Pre-emphasize=0
Pre-emphasis time=50
Output is pre-emphasized=0
Stereo encoder enabled=0
RDS encoder enabled=0
Pilot signal volume=9
RDS signal volume=4.5
FM overdrive volume=1
RDS PS text=2s:STEREO/2s:TOOL/<1=1.5s,2..-2=2t,-1=1.5s:WWW.STEREOTOOL.COM/|\W"PLAYING %artist% - %title% "/1s:\T2h\:\T02m\:\T02s/1s:\T2h\:\T02m\.\T02s/1s:\T2h\:\T02m\:\T02s
RDS RadioText text=60s:Stereo Tool: Professional Audio Processing - www.stereotool.com/30s:Stereo Tool by Hans van Zutphen, 1999-2008 - www.stereotool.com/30s:\W"%artist% - %title% - %album%"
RDS PTY=0
RDS PI=65535
RDS Alternative frequency 1=0
RDS Alternative frequency 2=0
RDS Alternative frequency 3=0
RDS Alternative frequency 4=0
RDS Alternative frequency 5=0
RDS Alternative frequency 6=0
RDS Alternative frequency 7=0
RDS Alternative frequency 8=0
RDS Alternative frequency 9=0
RDS Alternative frequency 10=0
RDS Alternative frequency 11=0
RDS Alternative frequency 12=0
RDS Alternative frequency 13=0
RDS Alternative frequency 14=0
RDS Alternative frequency 15=0
RDS Alternative frequency 16=0
RDS Alternative frequency 17=0
RDS Alternative frequency 18=0
RDS Alternative frequency 19=0
RDS Alternative frequency 20=0
RDS Alternative frequency 21=0
RDS Alternative frequency 22=0
RDS Alternative frequency 23=0
RDS Alternative frequency 24=0
RDS Alternative frequency 25=0
RDS TP=0
RDS TA=1
RDS Music=1
RDS Artificial Head=0
RDS Compressed=1
RDS Dynamic PTY=0
RDS RadioText Enabled=1
RDS ClockTime Enabled=1
FM Transmitter Calibration Enabled=0
MPX Oversampling mode=Follow main Quality setting
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 20 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 40 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 80 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 160 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 320 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 640 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 1280 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 2560 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 5120 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 10240 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 19000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 23000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 28000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 33000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 38000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 43000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 48000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 53000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 57000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 20 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 40 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 80 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 160 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 320 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 640 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 1280 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 2560 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 5120 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 10240 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 19000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 23000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 28000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 33000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 38000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 43000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 48000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 53000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 57000 Hz=0
[Lossy compression output optimization]
Enabled=1
Spike Protation pre-emphasis time=30
[Direct soundcard access]
Enabled=0
Device ID=Microsoft Sound Mapper
Volume=1
Buffer size=1
Send to Winamp=Nothing
ASIO Override channel 1=4
ASIO Override channel 2=5
[Low latency output]
Enabled=0
Device ID=ERROR: INVALID DEVICEID
Volume=1
Buffer size=0.080000006
ASIO Override channel 1=2
ASIO Override channel 2=3