What we know about the measurement:

Focal Chorus OD 706 V is a passive outdoor that cost around 600 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: 87.4dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V estimated at 1m)
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 87.9Hz (resp. 71.8Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.2dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 2.2dB over the same frequency range.
  • Directivity
    • Horizontal directivity is (-70.0°, 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 3.8 and would be 6.79 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.647, LW 0.515, SP 0.428, PIR 0.42; SM: SP0.905, PIR0.854; LFQ 0.797, LFX 71Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 5.14 with an EQ and would be 7.76 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.47, LW 0.367, SP 0.398, PIR 0.308; SM: SP0.94, PIR0.937; LFQ 0.677, LFX 58Hz
  • Link to Original review.
Focal Chorus OD 706 V
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -2.6dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 60.0 0.83 3.0
3 149.0 1.25 -3.03
3 356.0 2.98 0.76
3 2670.0 2.93 0.6
3 4654.0 1.76 -2.17
3 9989.0 1.57 1.32
3 11882.0 2.82 -2.39
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These EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.

Focal Chorus OD 706 V filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

Focal Chorus OD 706 V filters_eq_full

Target v.s. EQ

Focal Chorus OD 706 V
flipflop@ASR (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -2.5dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 415.0 5.0 0.6
3 573.0 18.0 -1.1
3 757.0 2.4 -1.0
3 976.0 12.0 2.4
3 1206.0 12.0 -1.0
3 1360.0 13.0 0.9
3 1605.0 13.0 -0.8
3 1945.0 20.0 -1.0
3 2222.0 20.0 -1.3
3 2410.0 16.0 1.5
3 2810.0 14.0 1.2
3 3130.0 8.0 -0.7
3 4200.0 4.0 -0.6
3 4550.0 10.0 -1.8
3 5550.0 3.0 0.9
3 7980.0 6.5 1.6
3 10000.0 5.2 2.6
3 12300.0 3.4 -2.1
3 16300.0 2.0 2.9
0 18800.0 0.7071067811865475 0.0
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These EQ is designed by ASR member flipflop.

Focal Chorus OD 706 V
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 -0.5
3 250.0 2.14 -0.25
3 400.0 2.14 0.25
3 630.0 2.14 0.0
3 1000.0 2.14 0.5
3 1600.0 2.14 0.25
3 2500.0 2.14 0.25
3 4000.0 2.14 0.0
3 6300.0 2.14 0.0
3 10000.0 2.14 0.25
3 16000.0 2.14 0.5
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These EQ is designed for a 15 bands graphical EQ.

Focal Chorus OD 706 V
Graphic EQ 31 bands
Set preamp gain to: -0.8dB.
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 0.5
3 100.0 4.32 0.0
3 125.0 4.32 -0.25
3 160.0 4.32 -0.5
3 200.0 4.32 -0.5
3 250.0 4.32 -0.25
3 315.0 4.32 0.0
3 400.0 4.32 0.25
3 500.0 4.32 0.0
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 0.25
3 3150.0 4.32 0.25
3 4000.0 4.32 -0.25
3 5000.0 4.32 -0.25
3 6300.0 4.32 0.0
3 8000.0 4.32 0.0
3 10000.0 4.32 0.0
3 12000.0 4.32 0.0
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.

Focal Chorus OD 706 V: comparison between EQs
Focal Chorus OD 706 V

Comparison betweens various EQs

Focal Chorus OD 706 V

Improvements made by EQ

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