January 2001
Oscar Heil Aulos
Loudspeakers: Measurements
All loudspeaker measurements are performed
independently at the National Research Council of Canada. Please click to learn more about how we test loudspeakers
there. All measurement data, including graphical information displayed below, is the
property of SoundStage! Reproduction in any format is not permitted.
Chart 1 -
Frequency Response and Sensitivity |
Frequency response,
20Hz - 20kHz (measured @ 2m, plotted @ 1m)
Loudspeaker sensitivity (averaged 300Hz - 3kHz, 2.83V/1m)
![](frequency_on1530.gif)
Top curve: on-axis response
Middle curve: 15 degrees off-axis response
Bottom curve: 30 degrees off-axis response
Sensitivity: 85.0dB
Frequency response, 20Hz - 20kHz
(measured @ 2m, plotted @ 1m)
Loudspeaker sensitivity (averaged 300Hz - 3kHz, 2.83V/1m)
![](frequency_456075.gif)
Top curve: 45 degrees off-axis response
Middle curve: 60 degrees off-axis response
Bottom curve: 75 degrees off-axis response
Chart 2 - Listening Window |
Listening Window,
20Hz - 20kHz (measured @ 2m, plotted @ 1m)
![](frequency_listeningwindow.gif)
Response curve is an average of five measurements:
on-axis, 15 degrees left and right off-axis,
15 degrees up and down off-axis
Chart 3 - Total Harmonic
Distortion + Noise |
THD+N @ 90dB, 50Hz -
10kHz (measured @ 2m)
![](thd_90db.gif)
Top curve: frequency response @ 90dB SPL
Bottom curve: THD+N @ 90dB (50Hz - 10kHz)
Chart 4 - Impedance
Magnitude Variation and Electrical Phase |
Impedance curve
![](impedance.gif)
Vertical axis: impedance
Horizontal axis: frequency
Electrical phase
![](electrical_phase.gif)
Vertical axis: phase
Horizontal axis: frequency
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