What we know about the measurement:

KEF Blade 2 Meta is a passive floorstanders that cost around 25000 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: 86.8dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V estimated at 1m)
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 31.5Hz (resp. 29.3Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to -0.1dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 1.8dB over the same frequency range.
  • Directivity
    • Horizontal directivity is (-60.0°, 60.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
    • Vertical directivity is (-60.0°, 60.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 7.07 and would be 8.19 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.322, LW 0.295, SP 0.275, PIR 0.256; SM: SP0.953, PIR0.895; LFQ 1.098, LFX 26Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 7.68 with an EQ and would be 8.58 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.27, LW 0.247, SP 0.255, PIR 0.215; SM: SP0.97, PIR0.956; LFQ 1.098, LFX 23Hz
  • Link to original Review: eac review. Links to other reviews: yt review , white_paper review , str review , whf review , ssh review .
  • Vendor specifications:
    • Sensitivity 88 dB
    • Impedance 3.2 Ohm
    • SPL
      • peak: 116 dB
    • Size
      • Width 338mm
      • Height 1461mm
      • Depth 475 mm)
    • Weight 35.3 kg
KEF Blade 2 Meta
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -2.8dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 20.0 0.76 2.84
3 130.0 1.03 -1.48
3 197.0 1.48 2.16
3 1586.0 2.81 1.09
3 5536.0 0.8 -0.54
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These EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.

KEF Blade 2 Meta filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

KEF Blade 2 Meta filters_eq_full

Target v.s. EQ

KEF Blade 2 Meta
AutomaticEQ LW (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -1.1dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 51.0 1.7 1.23
3 88.0 2.04 -1.07
3 144.0 1.67 -2.18
3 178.0 1.18 2.32
3 942.0 0.91 -1.35
3 1642.0 1.17 1.31
3 14134.0 2.17 0.88
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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.

KEF Blade 2 Meta: comparison between EQs
KEF Blade 2 Meta

Comparison betweens various EQs

KEF Blade 2 Meta

Improvements made by EQ

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