What we know about the measurement:

Polk Audio Rti 10 is a passive floorstanders

  • Quality of the measurement data is low.
  • Origin of the data is Misc.
  • Format of the data is a scanned image .
  • Sensitivity: 87.0dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V measured at 1m).
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 38.3Hz (resp. 32.7Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.0dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 3.9dB over the same frequency range.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 3.01 and would be 4.45 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.677, LW 0.613, SP 0.632, PIR 0.537; SM: SP0.266, PIR0.029; LFQ 0.912, LFX 31Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 5.97 with an EQ and would be 7.14 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.593, LW 0.5, SP 0.49, PIR 0.382; SM: SP0.903, PIR0.898; LFQ 0.912, LFX 27Hz
  • Link to Original review.
Polk Audio Rti 10
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -2.7dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 31.0 0.32 3.0
3 98.0 1.33 -5.21
3 910.0 2.98 2.12
3 2023.0 1.78 2.85
3 2964.0 1.6 -3.07
3 4495.0 2.84 -0.95
3 13186.0 0.31 -5.79
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These EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.

Polk Audio Rti 10 filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

Polk Audio Rti 10 filters_eq_full

Target v.s. EQ

Polk Audio Rti 10
Graphic EQ 15 bands
Set preamp gain to: -0.6dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 25.0 2.14 0.5
3 40.0 2.14 0.5
3 63.0 2.14 0.0
3 100.0 2.14 -0.5
3 160.0 2.14 0.0
3 250.0 2.14 0.0
3 400.0 2.14 0.0
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 -0.5
3 10000.0 2.14 -0.75
3 16000.0 2.14 -0.75
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These EQ is designed for a 15 bands graphical EQ.

Polk Audio Rti 10
Graphic EQ 31 bands
Set preamp gain to: -0.3dB.
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 -0.5
3 100.0 4.32 -0.5
3 125.0 4.32 -0.5
3 160.0 4.32 -0.25
3 200.0 4.32 -0.25
3 250.0 4.32 0.0
3 315.0 4.32 -0.25
3 400.0 4.32 0.0
3 500.0 4.32 0.0
3 630.0 4.32 -0.25
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 0.0
3 2000.0 4.32 0.0
3 2500.0 4.32 -0.25
3 3150.0 4.32 -0.75
3 4000.0 4.32 -0.75
3 5000.0 4.32 -0.75
3 6300.0 4.32 -0.75
3 8000.0 4.32 -0.75
3 10000.0 4.32 -0.75
3 12000.0 4.32 -1.0
3 16000.0 4.32 -0.75
3 20000.0 4.32 0.0
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These EQ is designed for a 31 bands graphical EQ.

Polk Audio Rti 10: comparison between EQs
Polk Audio Rti 10

Comparison betweens various EQs

Polk Audio Rti 10

Improvements made by EQ

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