What we know about the measurement:

Andersson HIS 2.1 is a passive center that cost around 20 USD

  • Quality of the measurement data is low.
  • Origin of the data is Misc.
  • Format of the data is a set of 36 horizontal and 36 vertical measurements .
  • Sensitivity: 76.4dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V measured at 1m).
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 99.3Hz (resp. 59.1Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.5dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 3.0dB over the same frequency range.
  • Directivity
    • Horizontal directivity is (-10.0°, 10.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 1.48 and would be 3.89 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.941, LW 0.667, SP 0.801, PIR 0.719; SM: SP0.53, PIR0.306; LFQ 0.92, LFX 52Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 5.35 with an EQ and would be 7.71 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.511, LW 0.336, SP 0.35, PIR 0.275; SM: SP0.933, PIR0.916; LFQ 0.92, LFX 51Hz
  • Link to original Review: asr review. .
  • Vendor specifications:
    • Sensitivity 89 dB
    • Impedance 8 Ohm
    • Size
      • Width 460mm
      • Height 160mm
      • Depth 190 mm)
    • Weight 4.0 kg
Andersson HIS 2.1
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -1.6dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 102.0 2.99 3.0
3 149.0 1.95 -8.95
3 454.0 0.92 2.04
3 1244.0 2.99 -3.45
3 2023.0 2.95 3.0
3 2862.0 1.14 -1.94
3 10707.0 1.05 -7.45
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These EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.

Andersson HIS 2.1 filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

Andersson HIS 2.1 filters_eq_full

Target v.s. EQ

Andersson HIS 2.1
AutomaticEQ LW (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -4.6dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 102.0 3.0 3.0
3 155.0 1.86 -9.0
3 879.0 0.25 1.96
3 1954.0 3.0 2.99
3 9989.0 1.37 -2.88
3 11882.0 2.41 -2.13
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These EQ optimise for a flat listening window and is a good start for near field listening like on your desk.

Andersson HIS 2.1: comparison between EQs
Andersson HIS 2.1

Comparison betweens various EQs

Andersson HIS 2.1

Improvements made by EQ

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