What we know about the measurement:

Dayton Audio MK402 is a passive bookshelves

  • Quality of the measurement data is low.
  • Origin of the data is Misc.
  • Format of the data is a scanned image .
  • Sensitivity: 80.0dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V measured at 1m).
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 249.5Hz (resp. 249.5Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.1dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 4.2dB over the same frequency range.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is -0.45 and would be 4.87 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.557, LW 0.502, SP 0.541, PIR 0.48; SM: SP0.201, PIR0.007; LFQ 10.0, LFX 249Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 2.72 with an EQ and would be 8.04 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.432, LW 0.284, SP 0.356, PIR 0.243; SM: SP0.872, PIR0.935; LFQ 10.0, LFX 249Hz
  • Link to Original review.
Dayton Audio MK402
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -1.0dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 22.0 2.63 -0.26
3 260.0 2.24 -2.08
3 2964.0 1.78 2.54
3 3779.0 3.0 2.97
3 7059.0 0.5 2.95
3 7566.0 1.19 -4.57
3 9001.0 0.25 -6.02
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These EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.

Dayton Audio MK402 filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

Dayton Audio MK402 filters_eq_full

Target v.s. EQ

Dayton Audio MK402
Graphic EQ 15 bands
Set preamp gain to: -0.3dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 25.0 2.14 0.0
3 40.0 2.14 0.0
3 63.0 2.14 0.0
3 100.0 2.14 0.0
3 160.0 2.14 0.0
3 250.0 2.14 0.0
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 0.25
3 4000.0 2.14 0.25
3 6300.0 2.14 -0.5
3 10000.0 2.14 -0.75
3 16000.0 2.14 -0.5
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These EQ is designed for a 15 bands graphical EQ.

Dayton Audio MK402
Graphic EQ 31 bands
Set preamp gain to: -0.2dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 20.0 4.32 0.0
3 25.0 4.32 0.0
3 31.0 4.32 0.0
3 40.0 4.32 0.0
3 50.0 4.32 0.0
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 0.0
3 160.0 4.32 0.0
3 200.0 4.32 0.0
3 250.0 4.32 0.0
3 315.0 4.32 -0.25
3 400.0 4.32 0.0
3 500.0 4.32 -0.25
3 630.0 4.32 0.0
3 800.0 4.32 0.0
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 0.0
3 2500.0 4.32 0.0
3 3150.0 4.32 0.25
3 4000.0 4.32 0.0
3 5000.0 4.32 -0.25
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 -0.5
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.

Dayton Audio MK402: comparison between EQs
Dayton Audio MK402

Comparison betweens various EQs

Dayton Audio MK402

Improvements made by EQ

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