What we know about the measurement:

JBL Stage 280F is a passive floorstanders that cost around 1200 USD for a pair.

  • Quality of the measurement data is high.
  • Origin of the data is ErinsAudioCorner.
  • Format of the data is generated by a Klippel NFS .
  • Sensitivity: 89.2dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V measured at 1m).
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 50.5Hz (resp. 41.0Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.2dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 3.5dB over the same frequency range.
  • Directivity
    • Horizontal directivity is (-40.0°, 40.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
    • Vertical directivity is (-20.0°, 20.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 4.91 and would be 6.37 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.559, LW 0.537, SP 0.551, PIR 0.481; SM: SP0.842, PIR0.654; LFQ 1.043, LFX 31Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 6.08 with an EQ and would be 7.25 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.512, LW 0.462, SP 0.496, PIR 0.396; SM: SP0.927, PIR0.874; LFQ 1.043, LFX 27Hz
  • Link to original Review: eac review. Links to other reviews: yt review .
  • Vendor specifications:
    • Sensitivity 91 dB
    • Impedance 6 Ohm
    • Size
      • Width 357mm
      • Height 1113mm
      • Depth 420 mm)
    • Weight 25.1 kg
JBL Stage 280F
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -3.0dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 25.0 0.64 2.99
3 77.0 2.27 -1.49
3 134.0 2.91 1.3
3 184.0 3.0 1.31
3 540.0 2.68 -1.71
3 739.0 0.47 0.95
3 4194.0 0.5 -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.

JBL Stage 280F filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

JBL Stage 280F filters_eq_full

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