What we know about the measurement:

JBL 4312SE is a passive bookshelves that cost around 3000 USD for a pair.

  • Quality of the measurement data is medium.
  • Origin of the data is JBL.
  • Format of the data is a scanned image .
  • Sensitivity: 88.6dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V estimated at 1m)
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 49.8Hz (resp. 42.5Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 1.1dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 2.5dB over the same frequency range.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 4.32 and would be 6.41 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.522, LW 0.348, SP 0.401, PIR 0.368; SM: SP0.725, PIR0.486; LFQ 1.873, LFX 44Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 6.46 with an EQ and would be 8.43 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.319, LW 0.171, SP 0.336, PIR 0.211; SM: SP0.913, PIR0.94; LFQ 1.873, LFX 41Hz
JBL 4312SE
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -0.7dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 95.0 1.4 -3.04
3 184.0 1.55 1.4
3 522.0 0.75 -1.87
3 849.0 2.99 2.09
3 2023.0 1.84 -2.79
3 6361.0 1.85 -2.52
3 11882.0 1.37 -3.78
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These EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.

JBL 4312SE filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

JBL 4312SE filters_eq_full

Target v.s. EQ

JBL 4312SE
Graphic EQ 15 bands
Set preamp gain to: -0.9dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 25.0 2.14 0.75
3 40.0 2.14 0.75
3 63.0 2.14 -0.25
3 100.0 2.14 -0.5
3 160.0 2.14 0.25
3 250.0 2.14 0.25
3 400.0 2.14 0.0
3 630.0 2.14 0.25
3 1000.0 2.14 0.25
3 1600.0 2.14 0.0
3 2500.0 2.14 -0.25
3 4000.0 2.14 0.25
3 6300.0 2.14 0.0
3 10000.0 2.14 -0.25
3 16000.0 2.14 0.75
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These EQ is designed for a 15 bands graphical EQ.

JBL 4312SE
Graphic EQ 31 bands
Set preamp gain to: -1.1dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 20.0 4.32 0.0
3 25.0 4.32 0.75
3 31.0 4.32 0.75
3 40.0 4.32 0.75
3 50.0 4.32 0.75
3 63.0 4.32 -0.25
3 80.0 4.32 -0.5
3 100.0 4.32 -0.5
3 125.0 4.32 -0.25
3 160.0 4.32 0.25
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 0.0
3 500.0 4.32 0.0
3 630.0 4.32 0.25
3 800.0 4.32 0.5
3 1000.0 4.32 0.25
3 1250.0 4.32 0.25
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 0.25
3 4000.0 4.32 0.5
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 -0.25
3 16000.0 4.32 1.0
3 20000.0 4.32 0.0
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These EQ is designed for a 31 bands graphical EQ.

JBL 4312SE: comparison between EQs
JBL 4312SE

Comparison betweens various EQs

JBL 4312SE

Improvements made by EQ

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