What we know about the measurement:

MartinLogan Motion 35XTi is a passive bookshelves

  • Quality of the measurement data is low.
  • Origin of the data is Misc.
  • Format of the data is a scanned image .
  • Sensitivity: 86.0dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V estimated at 1m)
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 200.0Hz (resp. 198.6Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.3dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 3.3dB over the same frequency range.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 1.57 and would be 6.47 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.496, LW 0.378, SP 0.574, PIR 0.421; SM: SP0.786, PIR0.556; LFQ 10.0, LFX 198Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 3.37 with an EQ and would be 8.27 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.367, LW 0.231, SP 0.336, PIR 0.179; SM: SP0.905, PIR0.882; LFQ 10.0, LFX 198Hz
  • Link to Original review.
MartinLogan Motion 35XTi
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -2.4dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 200.0 0.95 -1.76
3 200.0 2.66 2.82
3 342.0 1.79 1.68
3 604.0 1.47 1.85
3 817.0 3.0 -3.0
3 1348.0 1.74 -2.51
3 1948.0 2.99 3.0
3 3930.0 2.44 -1.86
3 10713.0 0.26 1.57
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These EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.

MartinLogan Motion 35XTi filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

MartinLogan Motion 35XTi filters_eq_full

Target v.s. EQ

MartinLogan Motion 35XTi
Graphic EQ 15 bands
Set preamp gain to: -0.8dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 25.0 2.14 0.0
3 40.0 2.14 0.0
3 63.0 2.14 0.0
3 100.0 2.14 0.0
3 160.0 2.14 0.0
3 250.0 2.14 0.25
3 400.0 2.14 0.5
3 630.0 2.14 0.25
3 1000.0 2.14 -0.25
3 1600.0 2.14 0.0
3 2500.0 2.14 0.25
3 4000.0 2.14 -0.25
3 6300.0 2.14 0.25
3 10000.0 2.14 0.25
3 16000.0 2.14 0.75
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These EQ is designed for a 15 bands graphical EQ.

MartinLogan Motion 35XTi
Graphic EQ 31 bands
Set preamp gain to: -0.5dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 20.0 4.32 0.0
3 25.0 4.32 0.0
3 31.0 4.32 0.0
3 40.0 4.32 0.0
3 50.0 4.32 0.0
3 63.0 4.32 0.0
3 80.0 4.32 0.0
3 100.0 4.32 0.0
3 125.0 4.32 0.0
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 0.25
3 630.0 4.32 0.25
3 800.0 4.32 -0.25
3 1000.0 4.32 -0.25
3 1250.0 4.32 0.0
3 1600.0 4.32 0.0
3 2000.0 4.32 0.5
3 2500.0 4.32 0.0
3 3150.0 4.32 0.0
3 4000.0 4.32 -0.25
3 5000.0 4.32 0.0
3 6300.0 4.32 0.25
3 8000.0 4.32 0.25
3 10000.0 4.32 0.0
3 12000.0 4.32 0.0
3 16000.0 4.32 0.5
3 20000.0 4.32 0.0
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These EQ is designed for a 31 bands graphical EQ.

MartinLogan Motion 35XTi: comparison between EQs
MartinLogan Motion 35XTi

Comparison betweens various EQs

MartinLogan Motion 35XTi

Improvements made by EQ

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