What we know about the measurement:

Audio First Design Cadentia 3 is a passive bookshelves that cost around 3800 USD each.

  • Quality of the measurement data is high.
  • Origin of the data is Audio First Design.
  • Format of the data is a set of 36 horizontal and 36 vertical measurements .
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 41.8Hz (resp. 34.1Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to -0.2dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 1.9dB over the same frequency range.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 7.57 and would be 8.92 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.238, LW 0.173, SP 0.221, PIR 0.149; SM: SP0.988, PIR0.986; LFQ 0.958, LFX 29Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 7.96 with an EQ and would be 9.0 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.222, LW 0.161, SP 0.212, PIR 0.137; SM: SP0.983, PIR0.985; LFQ 0.958, LFX 25Hz
  • Link to original Review: vendor review. .
  • Vendor specifications:
    • Dispersion: 70° horizontal and None° vertical.
    • Sensitivity 88 dB
    • Impedance 3.1 Ohm
    • Size
      • Width 300mm
      • Height 590mm
      • Depth 433mm
    • Weight 20.8kg
Audio First Design Cadentia 3
AutomaticEQ Score (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -3.0dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
PK 23.0 1.0 2.7
PK 51.0 1.19 2.13
PK 64.0 2.16 -3.34
PK 184.0 4.45 0.1
PK 1771.0 3.25 -1.04
PK 2146.0 1.0 1.39
PK 2466.0 3.57 -1.07
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Improvement made by adding the above EQ
EQ
AutoEQ
Target v.s. EQ
Target v.s. EQ
Histogram of errors
On Axis (fullrange)
Listening Window (fullrange)
Predicted In-Room Response (fullrange)
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