What we know about the measurement:

Elac BS 41 is a passive bookshelves that cost around 180 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: 81.8dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V measured at 1m).
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 54.2Hz (resp. 52.7Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.1dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 2.5dB over the same frequency range.
  • Directivity
    • Horizontal directivity is (-60.0°, 60.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
    • Vertical directivity is (-20.0°, 40.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 4.63 and would be 6.92 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.554, LW 0.432, SP 0.417, PIR 0.377; SM: SP0.884, PIR0.752; LFQ 0.381, LFX 49Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 5.69 with an EQ and would be 7.91 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.489, LW 0.354, SP 0.292, PIR 0.246; SM: SP0.975, PIR0.942; LFQ 0.533, LFX 47Hz
  • Link to original Review: eac review. Links to other reviews: yt review .
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