What we know about the measurement:

Atlantic Technology 8600eLR Tower is a passive floorstanders that cost around 5600 USD for a pair.

  • Quality of the measurement data is high.
  • Origin of the data is ErinsAudioCorner.
  • Format of the data is generated by a Klippel NFS .
  • Sensitivity: 92.6dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V measured at 1m).
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 68.8Hz (resp. 58.6Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.2dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 4.1dB over the same frequency range.
  • Directivity
    • Horizontal directivity is (-60.0°, 60.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
    • Vertical directivity is (-20.0°, 20.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 2.88 and would be 5.49 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.678, LW 0.588, SP 0.671, PIR 0.59; SM: SP0.678, PIR0.547; LFQ 2.65, LFX 58Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 5.15 with an EQ and would be 7.51 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.541, LW 0.397, SP 0.409, PIR 0.324; SM: SP0.936, PIR0.927; LFQ 2.65, LFX 51Hz
  • Link to original Review: avs review. .
Atlantic Technology 8600eLR Tower
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -1.8dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
5 78.0 0.85 2.9
3 214.0 2.33 1.17
3 366.0 2.89 -1.94
3 790.0 2.01 -0.6
3 1348.0 1.19 2.99
3 3110.0 2.74 2.66
3 4345.0 2.21 -2.92
3 6489.0 0.74 -1.34
5 9691.0 0.7 -1.09
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These EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.

Atlantic Technology 8600eLR Tower filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

Atlantic Technology 8600eLR Tower filters_eq_full

Target v.s. EQ

Atlantic Technology 8600eLR Tower
Graphic EQ 15 bands
Set preamp gain to: -1.1dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 25.0 2.14 0.75
3 40.0 2.14 0.75
3 63.0 2.14 0.75
3 100.0 2.14 0.0
3 160.0 2.14 0.0
3 250.0 2.14 0.0
3 400.0 2.14 -0.25
3 630.0 2.14 0.0
3 1000.0 2.14 0.5
3 1600.0 2.14 1.0
3 2500.0 2.14 0.25
3 4000.0 2.14 -0.25
3 6300.0 2.14 0.0
3 10000.0 2.14 0.25
3 16000.0 2.14 0.75
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These EQ is designed for a 15 bands graphical EQ.

Atlantic Technology 8600eLR Tower
Graphic EQ 31 bands
Set preamp gain to: -0.7dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 20.0 4.32 0.0
3 25.0 4.32 0.5
3 31.0 4.32 0.5
3 40.0 4.32 0.5
3 50.0 4.32 0.5
3 63.0 4.32 0.5
3 80.0 4.32 0.0
3 100.0 4.32 0.0
3 125.0 4.32 0.0
3 160.0 4.32 0.0
3 200.0 4.32 0.0
3 250.0 4.32 0.0
3 315.0 4.32 0.0
3 400.0 4.32 -0.25
3 500.0 4.32 0.0
3 630.0 4.32 0.0
3 800.0 4.32 0.0
3 1000.0 4.32 0.25
3 1250.0 4.32 0.5
3 1600.0 4.32 0.5
3 2000.0 4.32 0.25
3 2500.0 4.32 0.0
3 3150.0 4.32 0.25
3 4000.0 4.32 -0.25
3 5000.0 4.32 -0.5
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 0.25
3 16000.0 4.32 0.25
3 20000.0 4.32 0.0
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These EQ is designed for a 31 bands graphical EQ.

Atlantic Technology 8600eLR Tower: comparison between EQs
Atlantic Technology 8600eLR Tower

Comparison betweens various EQs

Atlantic Technology 8600eLR Tower

Improvements made by EQ

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