What we know about the measurement:

PSAudio aspen FR10 is a passive floorstanders that cost around 10000 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: 84.5dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V estimated at 1m)
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 47.6Hz (resp. 32.2Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.0dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 2.8dB over the same frequency range.
  • Directivity
    • Horizontal directivity is (-70.0°, 80.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
    • Vertical directivity is (-40.0°, 30.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 4.18 and would be 5.49 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.729, LW 0.615, SP 0.598, PIR 0.582; SM: SP0.799, PIR0.592; LFQ 0.679, LFX 29Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 5.99 with an EQ and would be 7.3 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.506, LW 0.436, SP 0.439, PIR 0.387; SM: SP0.919, PIR0.881; LFQ 0.679, LFX 29Hz
  • Link to original Review: eac review. Links to other reviews: yt review .
  • Vendor specifications:
    • Sensitivity 86.5 dB
    • Impedance 3.3 Ohm
    • Size
      • Width 298.5mm
      • Height 1054.1mm
      • Depth 412.8 mm)
    • Weight 34.1 kg
PSAudio aspen FR10
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -2.8dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 714.0 3.0 2.9
3 2168.0 3.0 -2.18
3 4989.0 2.97 -3.35
3 6361.0 2.99 3.0
3 11882.0 0.74 -3.53
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These EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.

PSAudio aspen FR10 filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

PSAudio aspen FR10 filters_eq_full

Target v.s. EQ

PSAudio aspen FR10
AutomaticEQ LW (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -2.8dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 44.0 1.68 2.81
3 113.0 2.27 1.29
3 172.0 2.23 -1.7
3 270.0 2.96 -0.98
3 2245.0 2.99 -1.55
3 6585.0 2.98 2.93
3 9319.0 0.96 -1.6
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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.

PSAudio aspen FR10: comparison between EQs
PSAudio aspen FR10

Comparison betweens various EQs

PSAudio aspen FR10

Improvements made by EQ

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