What we know about the measurement:

JBL Studio 698 is a passive floorstanders that cost around 1700 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: 89.5dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V measured at 1m).
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 54.2Hz (resp. 47.6Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.1dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 2.0dB over the same frequency range.
  • Directivity
    • Horizontal directivity is (-60.0°, 60.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
    • Vertical directivity is (-30.0°, 20.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 4.03 and would be 5.98 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.543, LW 0.543, SP 0.549, PIR 0.516; SM: SP0.762, PIR0.514; LFQ 1.504, LFX 41Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 6.31 with an EQ and would be 7.49 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.456, LW 0.422, SP 0.402, PIR 0.365; SM: SP0.928, PIR0.877; LFQ 1.498, LFX 27Hz
  • Link to original Review: eac review. Links to other reviews: yt review .
  • Vendor specifications:
    • Sensitivity 90 dB
    • Impedance 6 Ohm
    • Size
      • Width 300mm
      • Height 1058mm
      • Depth 400 mm)
    • Weight 35.8 kg
JBL Studio 698
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -3.1dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 27.0 2.3 2.99
3 178.0 0.8 2.01
3 279.0 2.66 -2.25
3 1954.0 2.98 0.77
3 3177.0 2.93 -3.12
3 4495.0 2.94 -1.63
3 7308.0 1.65 -1.99
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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 698 filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

JBL Studio 698 filters_eq_full

Target v.s. EQ

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