What we know about the measurement:

Bowers & Wilkins 802N is a passive floorstanders

  • Quality of the measurement data is unknown.
  • Origin of the data is Bowers & Wilkins.
  • Format of the data is a scanned image .
  • Sensitivity: 90.4dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V estimated at 1m)
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 44.0Hz (resp. 31.1Hz).
  • 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.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 5.6 and would be 7.2 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.295, LW 0.311, SP 0.429, PIR 0.353; SM: SP0.685, PIR0.566; LFQ 1.785, LFX 34Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 7.94 with an EQ and would be 8.91 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.176, LW 0.198, SP 0.248, PIR 0.174; SM: SP0.925, PIR0.945; LFQ 1.669, LFX 24Hz
Bowers & Wilkins 802N
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -2.9dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 27.0 0.34 3.0
3 83.0 1.84 -1.75
3 184.0 1.21 1.28
3 310.0 2.76 -2.76
3 765.0 0.39 -1.73
3 2670.0 1.11 2.99
3 6585.0 1.93 -1.83
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These EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.

Bowers & Wilkins 802N filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

Bowers & Wilkins 802N filters_eq_full

Target v.s. EQ

Bowers & Wilkins 802N
Graphic EQ 15 bands
Set preamp gain to: -0.9dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 25.0 2.14 0.75
3 40.0 2.14 0.75
3 63.0 2.14 0.25
3 100.0 2.14 0.0
3 160.0 2.14 0.25
3 250.0 2.14 -0.25
3 400.0 2.14 -0.5
3 630.0 2.14 -0.5
3 1000.0 2.14 -0.25
3 1600.0 2.14 -0.25
3 2500.0 2.14 0.5
3 4000.0 2.14 0.0
3 6300.0 2.14 -0.5
3 10000.0 2.14 -0.25
3 16000.0 2.14 -0.25
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These EQ is designed for a 15 bands graphical EQ.

Bowers & Wilkins 802N
Graphic EQ 31 bands
Set preamp gain to: -0.7dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 20.0 4.32 0.0
3 25.0 4.32 0.5
3 31.0 4.32 0.5
3 40.0 4.32 0.5
3 50.0 4.32 0.5
3 63.0 4.32 0.0
3 80.0 4.32 0.0
3 100.0 4.32 0.0
3 125.0 4.32 0.25
3 160.0 4.32 0.25
3 200.0 4.32 0.25
3 250.0 4.32 0.0
3 315.0 4.32 -0.5
3 400.0 4.32 -0.25
3 500.0 4.32 -0.25
3 630.0 4.32 -0.25
3 800.0 4.32 -0.25
3 1000.0 4.32 -0.25
3 1250.0 4.32 -0.25
3 1600.0 4.32 0.0
3 2000.0 4.32 0.25
3 2500.0 4.32 0.25
3 3150.0 4.32 0.25
3 4000.0 4.32 0.0
3 5000.0 4.32 0.0
3 6300.0 4.32 -0.25
3 8000.0 4.32 -0.25
3 10000.0 4.32 -0.25
3 12000.0 4.32 -0.25
3 16000.0 4.32 0.0
3 20000.0 4.32 0.0
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These EQ is designed for a 31 bands graphical EQ.

Bowers & Wilkins 802N: comparison between EQs
Bowers & Wilkins 802N

Comparison betweens various EQs

Bowers & Wilkins 802N

Improvements made by EQ

Frequency Frequency with EQ
Frequency Frequency with EQ
Frequency Frequency with EQ
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