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Arendal Sound 1610 Slim 8 is a passive surround that cost around 2800 USD for a pair.

  • Quality of the measurement data is high.
  • Origin of the data is ASR.
  • Format of the data is generated by a Klippel NFS .
  • Sensitivity:
    • Company: 86.5 dB
    • Measured: 85.4 dB (avg. 300Hz-3kHz for 2.83V measured at 1m).
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 67.4Hz (resp. 58.6Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.1dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 2.0dB over the same frequency range.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Note: The tonality (Preference) score does not make sense for surround speakers. Don't give too much credits to the value.
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 4.7 and would be 7.21 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.444, LW 0.382, SP 0.397, PIR 0.372; SM: SP0.68, PIR0.756; LFQ 1.021, LFX 55Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 6.06 with an EQ and would be 8.31 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.317, LW 0.254, SP 0.292, PIR 0.236; SM: SP0.796, PIR0.918; LFQ 1.021, LFX 48Hz
  • Link to original Review: asr review. .
Arendal Sound 1610 Slim 8

Vendor specifications

  • Impedance 4 Ohm
  • Size
    • Width 265mm
    • Height 477mm
    • Depth 165mm
  • Weight 13.1kg

Directivity (-6dB)

AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -2.3dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
PK 67.0 0.36 2.99
PK 98.0 1.71 -3.4
PK 134.0 1.04 -1.25
PK 289.0 1.98 2.15
PK 424.0 1.7 -2.28
PK 792.0 2.9 -2.26
PK 1046.0 0.66 1.23
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This EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.

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