What we know about the measurement:

MartinLogan Motion XT B100 is a passive bookshelves that cost around 800 USD each.

  • Quality of the measurement data is high.
  • Origin of the data is ErinsAudioCorner.
  • Format of the data is generated by a Klippel NFS .
  • Sensitivity: 86.0dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V measured at 1m).
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 71.8Hz (resp. 58.6Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.6dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 4.0dB over the same frequency range.
  • Directivity
    • Horizontal directivity is (-50.0°, 50.0°) 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 2.68 and would be 5.2 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.542, LW 0.513, SP 0.467, PIR 0.442; SM: SP0.656, PIR0.084; LFQ 0.55, LFX 55Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 5.86 with an EQ and would be 8.11 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.358, LW 0.322, SP 0.356, PIR 0.287; SM: SP0.952, PIR0.941; LFQ 0.55, LFX 48Hz
  • Link to original Review: eac review. Links to other reviews: yt review .
  • Vendor specifications:
    • Sensitivity 93 dB
    • Impedance 4 Ohm
    • Size
      • Width 203mm
      • Height 368mm
      • Depth 318 mm)
    • Weight 9.3 kg
MartinLogan Motion XT B100
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -2.9dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 51.0 2.98 2.85
3 289.0 0.94 1.55
3 540.0 2.97 2.39
3 1480.0 2.97 3.0
3 4342.0 0.33 -3.2
3 7834.0 1.99 2.99
3 11476.0 0.6 -4.62
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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 XT B100 filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

MartinLogan Motion XT B100 filters_eq_full

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