Focal Dome Flax is a passive bookshelves that cost around 400 USD each.

  • Quality of the measurement data is high.
  • Origin of the data is ASR.
  • Format of the data is generated by a Klippel NFS .
  • Sensitivity:
    • Measured: 83.3 dB (avg. 300Hz-3kHz for 2.83V measured at 1m).
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 128.9Hz (resp. 108.4Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.1dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 4.6dB over the same frequency range.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 1.04 and would be 4.76 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.684, LW 0.583, SP 0.555, PIR 0.512; SM: SP0.505, PIR0.135; LFQ 0.113, LFX 105Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 2.26 with an EQ and would be 5.98 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.555, LW 0.466, SP 0.589, PIR 0.478; SM: SP0.707, PIR0.478; LFQ 0.113, LFX 105Hz
  • Link to Original review.
Focal Dome Flax
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -2.9dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
PK 92.0 0.91 3.0
PK 197.0 1.76 -1.84
PK 470.0 1.2 1.74
PK 1823.0 2.3 -3.74
PK 4818.0 2.03 -4.35
PK 9001.0 1.6 -2.93
PK 13652.0 1.19 -4.04
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This EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.
AutomaticEQ LW (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -3.5dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
PK 128.0 2.33 1.89
PK 128.0 4.6 1.62
PK 207.0 1.43 -1.55
PK 478.0 0.82 2.11
PK 903.0 5.51 1.86
PK 2014.0 1.52 -4.93
PK 2721.0 2.42 5.95
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This EQ optimise for a flat listening window and is a good start for near field listening like on your desk.
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