What we know about the measurement:

JBL Studio 590 is a passive floorstanders that cost around 1000 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: 89.8dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V measured at 1m).
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 51.3Hz (resp. 42.5Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.1dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 2.4dB over the same frequency range.
  • Directivity
    • Horizontal directivity is (-40.0°, 50.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
    • Vertical directivity is (-20.0°, 10.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 3.35 and would be 5.09 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.685, LW 0.55, SP 0.441, PIR 0.441; SM: SP0.633, PIR0.186; LFQ 1.517, LFX 36Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 5.96 with an EQ and would be 7.27 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.532, LW 0.466, SP 0.416, PIR 0.391; SM: SP0.939, PIR0.901; LFQ 1.639, LFX 29Hz
  • Link to Original review.
JBL Studio 590
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -2.9dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 29.0 2.58 2.9
3 160.0 0.91 1.04
3 1480.0 1.05 2.94
3 1532.0 2.99 -4.29
3 3779.0 0.87 -2.56
3 7834.0 2.99 -1.18
3 11882.0 1.29 -4.96
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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 Studio 590 filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

JBL Studio 590 filters_eq_full

Target v.s. EQ

JBL Studio 590
AutomaticEQ LW (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -1.9dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 76.0 2.13 -2.49
3 107.0 0.25 1.66
3 359.0 1.58 -1.15
3 832.0 2.94 1.2
3 2114.0 2.69 1.95
3 3267.0 2.38 -0.72
3 8831.0 2.06 -0.8
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These EQ optimise for a flat listening window and is a good start for near field listening like on your desk.

JBL Studio 590: comparison between EQs
JBL Studio 590

Comparison betweens various EQs

JBL Studio 590

Improvements made by EQ

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