What we know about the measurement:

Børresen X3 is a passive floorstanders that cost around 20000 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: 84.7dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V measured at 1m).
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 50.5Hz (resp. 42.5Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.1dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 5.1dB 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°, 10.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 2.04 and would be 3.16 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.983, LW 0.91, SP 0.949, PIR 0.827; SM: SP0.512, PIR0.174; LFQ 0.646, LFX 26Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 5.52 with an EQ and would be 6.3 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.669, LW 0.603, SP 0.547, PIR 0.427; SM: SP0.812, PIR0.674; LFQ 0.646, LFX 21Hz
  • Link to original Review: eac review. Links to other reviews: yt review .
  • Vendor specifications:
    • Sensitivity 88 dB
    • Impedance 4 Ohm
    • Size
      • Width 345mm
      • Height 1290mm
      • Depth 607 mm)
    • Weight 55.0 kg
Børresen X3
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -10.4dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 27.0 1.05 8.69
3 74.0 3.28 -10.43
3 102.0 2.58 1.72
3 243.0 3.56 3.96
3 289.0 5.92 9.97
3 321.0 5.99 -7.84
3 409.0 0.82 2.32
3 792.0 4.15 -1.86
3 1161.0 3.3 -1.46
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These EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.

Børresen X3 filters_auto_eq

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Børresen X3 filters_eq_full

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