Yamaha NS-18 is a passive bookshelves

  • Quality of the measurement data is low.
  • Origin of the data is Misc.
  • Format of the data is a set of 36 horizontal and 36 vertical measurements .
  • Sensitivity:
    • Measured: 83.1 dB (avg. 300Hz-3kHz for 2.83V measured at 1m).
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 40.0Hz (resp. 30.4Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.3dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 16.1dB over the same frequency range.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 0.26 and would be 1.56 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 1.522, LW 1.108, SP 0.841, PIR 0.891; SM: SP0.411, PIR0.145; LFQ 0.802, LFX 29Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 3.46 with an EQ and would be 4.14 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 1.317, LW 0.898, SP 0.634, PIR 0.69; SM: SP0.864, PIR0.778; LFQ 0.802, LFX 20Hz
  • Link to original Review: asr review. .
Yamaha NS-18

Vendor specifications

  • Impedance 8 Ohm
  • Size
    • Width 540mm
    • Height 720mm
    • Depth 250mm
  • Weight 18.0kg

Directivity (-6dB)

AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -5.4dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
PK 20.0 2.81 3.0
PK 62.0 0.25 3.0
PK 149.0 3.0 3.0
PK 409.0 2.91 3.0
PK 1083.0 3.0 3.0
PK 3068.0 0.28 -4.35
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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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