What we know about the measurement:

Perlisten s5m is a passive bookshelves that cost around 14000 USD for a pair.

  • Quality of the measurement data is low.
  • Origin of the data is Perlisten.
  • Format of the data is a scanned image .
  • Sensitivity: 89.2dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V estimated at 1m)
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 74.4Hz (resp. 55.3Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.2dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 1.3dB over the same frequency range.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 6.54 and would be 8.55 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.255, LW 0.195, SP 0.237, PIR 0.182; SM: SP0.96, PIR0.885; LFQ 1.987, LFX 42Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 7.17 with an EQ and would be 8.96 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.2, LW 0.134, SP 0.238, PIR 0.139; SM: SP0.979, PIR0.947; LFQ 1.987, LFX 37Hz
  • Link to original Review: vendor review. Links to other reviews: asr review .
  • Note: Vented measurements provided by Perlisten, note that smoothing is heavy and score will be overestimated.
Perlisten s5m
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -2.6dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
5 74.0 0.9 2.77
3 74.0 1.16 -0.96
3 74.0 2.22 0.8
3 113.0 0.6 -1.21
3 565.0 2.91 -0.83
3 817.0 2.96 0.89
3 2153.0 2.86 0.91
3 4202.0 1.39 0.78
3 12662.0 0.75 -0.66
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These EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.

Perlisten s5m filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

Perlisten s5m filters_eq_full

Target v.s. EQ

Perlisten s5m
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 0.5
3 1000.0 2.14 0.5
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.

Perlisten s5m
Graphic EQ 31 bands
Set preamp gain to: -0.4dB.
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 -0.25
3 125.0 4.32 -0.25
3 160.0 4.32 -0.25
3 200.0 4.32 -0.25
3 250.0 4.32 -0.25
3 315.0 4.32 -0.25
3 400.0 4.32 0.0
3 500.0 4.32 -0.25
3 630.0 4.32 0.0
3 800.0 4.32 0.25
3 1000.0 4.32 0.0
3 1250.0 4.32 0.0
3 1600.0 4.32 0.0
3 2000.0 4.32 0.25
3 2500.0 4.32 0.25
3 3150.0 4.32 0.25
3 4000.0 4.32 0.25
3 5000.0 4.32 0.25
3 6300.0 4.32 0.25
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 0.0
3 20000.0 4.32 0.0
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These EQ is designed for a 31 bands graphical EQ.

Perlisten s5m: comparison between EQs
Perlisten s5m

Comparison betweens various EQs

Perlisten s5m

Improvements made by EQ

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