What we know about the measurement:

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  • Quality of the measurement data is low.
  • Origin of the data is Pitt & Giblin.
  • Format of the data is a scanned image .
  • Warning: this measurement was already process with an equalizer.
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 37.0Hz (resp. 32.7Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.5dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 1.1dB over the same frequency range.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 7.23 and would be 8.62 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.197, LW 0.166, SP 0.32, PIR 0.208; SM: SP0.892, PIR0.884; LFQ 0.945, LFX 30Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 7.69 with an EQ and would be 8.9 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.157, LW 0.128, SP 0.305, PIR 0.192; SM: SP0.927, PIR0.942; LFQ 0.945, LFX 27Hz
  • Link to original Review: vendor review. .
  • Vendor specifications:
    • Size
      • Width 295mm
      • Height 550mm
      • Depth 290mm
    • Weight 17kg
Pitt & Giblin Flare
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -3.0dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
PK 37.0 0.62 2.92
PK 44.0 0.28 2.54
PK 51.0 0.88 -3.93
PK 149.0 0.55 -2.35
PK 260.0 2.96 1.24
PK 6818.0 0.26 -1.48
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Improvement made by adding the above EQ
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