What we know about the measurement:

Carmody S2000 DIY Speaker Kit is a passive bookshelves that cost around 240 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: 83.7dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V estimated at 1m)
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 64.5Hz (resp. 58.6Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to -0.3dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 3.5dB over the same frequency range.
  • Directivity
    • Horizontal directivity is (-70.0°, 70.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
    • Vertical directivity is (-20.0°, 30.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 4.85 and would be 7.32 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.505, LW 0.42, SP 0.429, PIR 0.403; SM: SP0.945, PIR0.905; LFQ 0.291, LFX 54Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 6.08 with an EQ and would be 8.27 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.357, LW 0.27, SP 0.329, PIR 0.256; SM: SP0.976, PIR0.969; LFQ 0.352, LFX 46Hz
  • Link to Original review.
Carmody S2000 DIY Speaker Kit
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -4.8dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 47.0 2.76 2.93
3 65.0 0.41 2.17
3 172.0 1.01 -1.88
3 600.0 1.94 1.17
3 3177.0 2.55 -2.46
3 9989.0 0.45 3.0
3 11882.0 2.98 -2.44
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These EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.

Carmody S2000 DIY Speaker Kit filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

Carmody S2000 DIY Speaker Kit filters_eq_full

Target v.s. EQ

Carmody S2000 DIY Speaker Kit
flipflop@ASR (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -4.9dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 396.0 7.0 0.4
3 540.0 3.0 1.3
3 656.0 18.0 0.8
3 720.0 5.0 0.9
3 1180.0 6.0 -0.8
3 1390.0 10.0 0.9
3 1595.0 6.0 -1.2
3 1770.0 9.0 1.5
3 2090.0 14.0 0.9
3 2252.0 12.0 -1.3
3 2440.0 16.0 0.9
3 2605.0 10.0 -2.4
3 3200.0 3.5 -1.4
3 3920.0 15.0 0.8
3 5220.0 1.8 2.6
3 7280.0 6.0 0.7
3 9350.0 1.45 4.5
3 12050.0 4.0 -1.6
3 14710.0 3.4 1.0
6 16000.0 1.5772935127949521 4.0
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These EQ is designed by ASR member flipflop.

Carmody S2000 DIY Speaker Kit
Graphic EQ 15 bands
Set preamp gain to: -0.7dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 25.0 2.14 0.5
3 40.0 2.14 0.5
3 63.0 2.14 0.5
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 0.0
3 630.0 2.14 0.0
3 1000.0 2.14 -0.25
3 1600.0 2.14 0.0
3 2500.0 2.14 0.0
3 4000.0 2.14 0.0
3 6300.0 2.14 0.5
3 10000.0 2.14 0.5
3 16000.0 2.14 0.5
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These EQ is designed for a 15 bands graphical EQ.

Carmody S2000 DIY Speaker Kit
Graphic EQ 31 bands
Set preamp gain to: -1.0dB.
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 0.5
3 80.0 4.32 0.25
3 100.0 4.32 0.25
3 125.0 4.32 0.0
3 160.0 4.32 0.0
3 200.0 4.32 -0.25
3 250.0 4.32 0.0
3 315.0 4.32 0.0
3 400.0 4.32 0.0
3 500.0 4.32 0.0
3 630.0 4.32 0.25
3 800.0 4.32 0.0
3 1000.0 4.32 0.0
3 1250.0 4.32 0.0
3 1600.0 4.32 0.0
3 2000.0 4.32 0.0
3 2500.0 4.32 -0.25
3 3150.0 4.32 0.0
3 4000.0 4.32 0.25
3 5000.0 4.32 0.5
3 6300.0 4.32 0.5
3 8000.0 4.32 0.75
3 10000.0 4.32 0.75
3 12000.0 4.32 0.25
3 16000.0 4.32 0.5
3 20000.0 4.32 0.0
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These EQ is designed for a 31 bands graphical EQ.

Carmody S2000 DIY Speaker Kit: comparison between EQs
Carmody S2000 DIY Speaker Kit

Comparison betweens various EQs

Carmody S2000 DIY Speaker Kit

Improvements made by EQ

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