What we know about the measurement:

Acoustic Energy AE100 Mk2 is a passive bookshelves that cost around 500 USD for a pair.

  • Quality of the measurement data is high.
  • Origin of the data is ErinsAudioCorner.
  • Format of the data is generated by a Klippel NFS .
  • Sensitivity: 83.8dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V estimated at 1m)
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 66.7Hz (resp. 50.5Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.2dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 3.7dB over the same frequency range.
  • Directivity
    • Horizontal directivity is (-60.0°, 60.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
    • Vertical directivity is (-20.0°, 30.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 4.57 and would be 6.79 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.399, LW 0.355, SP 0.335, PIR 0.323; SM: SP0.853, PIR0.463; LFQ 0.507, LFX 47Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 6.42 with an EQ and would be 8.36 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.326, LW 0.296, SP 0.28, PIR 0.234; SM: SP0.98, PIR0.947; LFQ 0.507, LFX 41Hz
  • Link to original Review: eac review. Links to other reviews: yt review .
  • Vendor specifications:
    • Sensitivity 87 dB
    • Impedance 6 Ohm
    • SPL
      • peak: 112 dB
    • Size
      • Width 165mm
      • Height 290mm
      • Depth 250 mm)
    • Weight 4.6 kg
Acoustic Energy AE100 Mk2
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -3.0dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 44.0 1.1 3.0
3 643.0 1.78 3.0
3 849.0 2.56 -3.81
3 4989.0 2.99 -2.31
3 7566.0 1.66 -2.66
3 7834.0 2.95 1.91
3 12736.0 0.59 -3.08
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These EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.

Acoustic Energy AE100 Mk2 filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

Acoustic Energy AE100 Mk2 filters_eq_full

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