What we know about the measurement:

Dynaudio Emit 20 is a passive bookshelves that cost around 800 USD each.

  • Quality of the measurement data is high.
  • Origin of the data is ErinsAudioCorner.
  • Format of the data is generated by a Klippel NFS .
  • Sensitivity: 83.5dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V estimated at 1m)
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 56.4Hz (resp. 41.0Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.2dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 3.3dB over the same frequency range.
  • Directivity
    • Horizontal directivity is (-60.0°, 60.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
    • Vertical directivity is (-10.0°, 20.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 3.89 and would be 5.59 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.662, LW 0.57, SP 0.435, PIR 0.488; SM: SP0.838, PIR0.438; LFQ 0.635, LFX 35Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 6.17 with an EQ and would be 7.62 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.447, LW 0.399, SP 0.43, PIR 0.35; SM: SP0.945, PIR0.908; LFQ 0.744, LFX 31Hz
  • Link to original Review: eac review. Links to other reviews: yt review .
  • Vendor specifications:
    • Sensitivity 86 dB
    • Impedance 6 Ohm
    • Size
      • Width 205mm
      • Height 370mm
      • Depth 211 mm)
    • Weight 10.32 kg
Dynaudio Emit 20
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -2.8dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 36.0 1.23 2.83
3 820.0 2.95 2.81
3 1083.0 1.66 -2.39
3 2765.0 1.98 2.98
3 3650.0 2.33 -4.08
3 4989.0 2.99 2.04
3 14134.0 1.05 -5.65
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These EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.

Dynaudio Emit 20 filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

Dynaudio Emit 20 filters_eq_full

Target v.s. EQ

Dynaudio Emit 20
AutomaticEQ LW (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -2.2dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 30.0 2.3 1.87
3 56.0 2.45 2.16
3 113.0 1.51 -0.76
3 1202.0 2.57 -2.52
3 3779.0 3.0 -5.5
3 4654.0 0.47 3.0
3 13652.0 0.85 -6.2
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These EQ optimise for a flat listening window and is a good start for near field listening like on your desk.

Dynaudio Emit 20: comparison between EQs
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Comparison betweens various EQs

Dynaudio Emit 20

Improvements made by EQ

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