What we know about the measurement:

Monitor Audio Silver 100 is a passive bookshelves that cost around 800 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: 87.8dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V estimated at 1m)
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 64.5Hz (resp. 51.3Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.1dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 3.1dB over the same frequency range.
  • Directivity
    • Horizontal directivity is (-50.0°, 60.0°) 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 4.82 and would be 6.96 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.537, LW 0.361, SP 0.412, PIR 0.339; SM: SP0.788, PIR0.703; LFQ 0.645, LFX 45Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 5.97 with an EQ and would be 7.84 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.48, LW 0.313, SP 0.358, PIR 0.273; SM: SP0.927, PIR0.939; LFQ 0.645, LFX 39Hz
  • Link to original Review: asr review. .
Monitor Audio Silver 100
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -2.7dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 47.0 0.56 2.96
3 130.0 0.95 -2.17
3 504.0 0.95 1.68
3 621.0 2.76 -2.87
3 2023.0 3.0 1.04
3 4342.0 2.93 -1.23
3 7834.0 0.43 -1.65
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These EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.

Monitor Audio Silver 100 filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

Monitor Audio Silver 100 filters_eq_full

Target v.s. EQ

Monitor Audio Silver 100
Graphic EQ 15 bands
Set preamp gain to: -0.7dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 25.0 2.14 0.5
3 40.0 2.14 0.5
3 63.0 2.14 0.5
3 100.0 2.14 0.0
3 160.0 2.14 -0.25
3 250.0 2.14 0.0
3 400.0 2.14 0.25
3 630.0 2.14 0.0
3 1000.0 2.14 0.25
3 1600.0 2.14 0.25
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 0.5
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These EQ is designed for a 15 bands graphical EQ.

Monitor Audio Silver 100
Graphic EQ 31 bands
Set preamp gain to: -0.6dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 20.0 4.32 0.0
3 25.0 4.32 0.25
3 31.0 4.32 0.25
3 40.0 4.32 0.25
3 50.0 4.32 0.25
3 63.0 4.32 0.25
3 80.0 4.32 0.0
3 100.0 4.32 0.0
3 125.0 4.32 -0.25
3 160.0 4.32 -0.25
3 200.0 4.32 0.0
3 250.0 4.32 0.0
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 0.0
3 800.0 4.32 0.0
3 1000.0 4.32 0.25
3 1250.0 4.32 0.25
3 1600.0 4.32 0.25
3 2000.0 4.32 0.5
3 2500.0 4.32 0.0
3 3150.0 4.32 0.25
3 4000.0 4.32 0.0
3 5000.0 4.32 0.0
3 6300.0 4.32 0.0
3 8000.0 4.32 0.0
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.

Monitor Audio Silver 100: comparison between EQs
Monitor Audio Silver 100

Comparison betweens various EQs

Monitor Audio Silver 100

Improvements made by EQ

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