What we know about the measurement:

Arendal Sound 1723 Monitor S THX is a passive bookshelves that cost around 2000 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: 87.6dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V estimated at 1m)
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 76.9Hz (resp. 50.5Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.0dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 2.4dB over the same frequency range.
  • Directivity
    • Horizontal directivity is (-50.0°, 50.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
    • Vertical directivity is (-20.0°, 20.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 5.11 and would be 7.12 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.447, LW 0.433, SP 0.378, PIR 0.378; SM: SP0.896, PIR0.727; LFQ 1.093, LFX 42Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 6.74 with an EQ and would be 8.19 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.305, LW 0.293, SP 0.331, PIR 0.287; SM: SP0.961, PIR0.919; LFQ 1.022, LFX 31Hz
  • Link to original Review: eac review. .
  • Vendor specifications:
    • Sensitivity 88.7 dB
    • Impedance 4 Ohm
    • Size
      • Width 245mm
      • Height 569mm
      • Depth 320 mm)
    • Weight 18.7 kg
Arendal Sound 1723 Monitor S THX
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -2.9dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 31.0 0.36 2.88
3 160.0 1.38 -1.53
3 299.0 2.98 -0.9
3 1121.0 0.84 2.9
3 1161.0 2.2 -4.46
3 9001.0 2.99 -1.61
3 16239.0 1.58 -3.48
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These EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.

Arendal Sound 1723 Monitor S THX filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

Arendal Sound 1723 Monitor S THX filters_eq_full

Target v.s. EQ

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