What we know about the measurement:

Fluance Reference XL8S 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: 81.3dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V estimated at 1m)
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 54.5Hz (resp. 45.2Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.4dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 5.9dB over the same frequency range.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 4.04 and would be 6.1 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.792, LW 0.553, SP 0.516, PIR 0.488; SM: SP0.925, PIR0.801; LFQ 0.0, LFX 43Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 5.89 with an EQ and would be 7.93 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.478, LW 0.266, SP 0.386, PIR 0.255; SM: SP0.914, PIR0.949; LFQ 0.0, LFX 43Hz
  • Link to Original review.
Fluance Reference XL8S
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -1.7dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 98.0 1.74 -2.8
3 942.0 1.6 -2.6
3 1202.0 2.82 -3.96
3 2245.0 2.62 -4.65
3 2324.0 0.48 2.99
3 10341.0 2.05 -3.38
3 12736.0 2.73 1.23
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These EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.

Fluance Reference XL8S filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

Fluance Reference XL8S filters_eq_full

Target v.s. EQ

Fluance Reference XL8S
Graphic EQ 15 bands
Set preamp gain to: -0.9dB.
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 0.25
3 630.0 2.14 0.25
3 1000.0 2.14 -0.25
3 1600.0 2.14 0.5
3 2500.0 2.14 0.25
3 4000.0 2.14 0.75
3 6300.0 2.14 0.5
3 10000.0 2.14 0.0
3 16000.0 2.14 0.5
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These EQ is designed for a 15 bands graphical EQ.

Fluance Reference XL8S
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 0.0
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 0.0
3 400.0 4.32 0.0
3 500.0 4.32 0.0
3 630.0 4.32 0.0
3 800.0 4.32 -0.25
3 1000.0 4.32 -0.5
3 1250.0 4.32 -0.5
3 1600.0 4.32 0.25
3 2000.0 4.32 -0.25
3 2500.0 4.32 0.0
3 3150.0 4.32 0.5
3 4000.0 4.32 0.5
3 5000.0 4.32 0.5
3 6300.0 4.32 0.5
3 8000.0 4.32 0.25
3 10000.0 4.32 0.0
3 12000.0 4.32 0.25
3 16000.0 4.32 0.25
3 20000.0 4.32 0.0
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These EQ is designed for a 31 bands graphical EQ.

Fluance Reference XL8S: comparison between EQs
Fluance Reference XL8S

Comparison betweens various EQs

Fluance Reference XL8S

Improvements made by EQ

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