What we know about the measurement:

JBL 4429 is a passive bookshelves that cost around 6000 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: 90.3dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V estimated at 1m)
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 45.5Hz (resp. 37.3Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.7dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 1.8dB over the same frequency range.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 4.79 and would be 6.57 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.662, LW 0.48, SP 0.486, PIR 0.456; SM: SP0.875, PIR0.823; LFQ 1.773, LFX 37Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 6.01 with an EQ and would be 7.64 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.534, LW 0.315, SP 0.372, PIR 0.279; SM: SP0.879, PIR0.918; LFQ 1.773, LFX 34Hz
JBL 4429
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -3.5dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
5 49.0 0.66 3.0
3 187.0 1.83 2.35
3 221.0 0.25 -3.0
3 529.0 3.0 1.99
3 933.0 2.83 1.72
3 1704.0 3.0 -1.45
3 4803.0 3.0 -2.23
3 8199.0 3.0 3.0
5 16000.0 1.16 0.7
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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 4429 filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

JBL 4429 filters_eq_full

Target v.s. EQ

JBL 4429
Graphic EQ 15 bands
Set preamp gain to: -0.6dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 25.0 2.14 0.5
3 40.0 2.14 0.5
3 63.0 2.14 -0.25
3 100.0 2.14 -0.25
3 160.0 2.14 0.0
3 250.0 2.14 -0.25
3 400.0 2.14 0.0
3 630.0 2.14 0.0
3 1000.0 2.14 0.0
3 1600.0 2.14 -0.25
3 2500.0 2.14 0.0
3 4000.0 2.14 0.0
3 6300.0 2.14 0.25
3 10000.0 2.14 0.25
3 16000.0 2.14 0.0
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These EQ is designed for a 15 bands graphical EQ.

JBL 4429
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 0.25
3 31.0 4.32 0.25
3 40.0 4.32 0.25
3 50.0 4.32 0.25
3 63.0 4.32 -0.25
3 80.0 4.32 -0.25
3 100.0 4.32 -0.25
3 125.0 4.32 -0.25
3 160.0 4.32 0.0
3 200.0 4.32 0.0
3 250.0 4.32 -0.25
3 315.0 4.32 -0.25
3 400.0 4.32 -0.25
3 500.0 4.32 0.0
3 630.0 4.32 -0.25
3 800.0 4.32 0.0
3 1000.0 4.32 0.0
3 1250.0 4.32 0.0
3 1600.0 4.32 0.0
3 2000.0 4.32 0.0
3 2500.0 4.32 0.0
3 3150.0 4.32 0.0
3 4000.0 4.32 0.0
3 5000.0 4.32 -0.25
3 6300.0 4.32 0.25
3 8000.0 4.32 0.75
3 10000.0 4.32 0.25
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.

JBL 4429: comparison between EQs
JBL 4429

Comparison betweens various EQs

JBL 4429

Improvements made by EQ

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