Optimal Audio Cuboid 3 is a passive bookshelves that cost around 85 USD each.

  • Quality of the measurement data is low.
  • Origin of the data is Optimal Audio.
  • Format of the data is a GLL file .
  • Sensitivity:
    • Company: 84 dB
    • Measured: 72.8 dB (avg. 300Hz-3kHz for 2.83V estimated at 1m).
    • Measured: 52.8 dB computed at the measurement distance (10.0m) over the same frequency range.
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 115.0Hz (resp. 97.5Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.2dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 6.8dB over the same frequency range.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is -0.46 and would be 3.15 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.809, LW 0.816, SP 0.893, PIR 0.842; SM: SP0.062, PIR0.003; LFQ 0.482, LFX 100Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 3.37 with an EQ and would be 6.68 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.46, LW 0.46, SP 0.552, PIR 0.497; SM: SP0.801, PIR0.705; LFQ 0.37, LFX 84Hz
Optimal Audio Cuboid 3

Vendor specifications

  • Dispersion: 130° horizontal and 120° vertical.
  • Impedance 16 Ohm
  • Size
    • Width 120mm
    • Height 190mm
    • Depth 118mm
  • Weight 1.26kg

Directivity (-6dB)

AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -3.4dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
PK 98.0 1.82 3.0
PK 235.0 1.22 -3.74
PK 1429.0 2.2 -2.35
PK 2324.0 1.49 3.0
PK 2765.0 2.2 3.0
PK 11085.0 0.41 -8.33
PK 13186.0 2.9 -8.93
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This EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.
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