What we know about the measurement:

BIC America Venturi DV62si is a passive bookshelves that cost around 275 USD for a pair.

  • Quality of the measurement data is high.
  • Origin of the data is ASR.
  • Format of the data is generated by a Klippel NFS .
  • Sensitivity: 86.5dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V measured at 1m).
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 79.1Hz (resp. 71.8Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 0.2dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 4.2dB over the same frequency range.
  • Directivity
    • Horizontal directivity is (-30.0°, 30.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
    • Vertical directivity is (-40.0°, 20.0°) between 1kHz and 10kHz. Angle computed for +/-6dB.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 1.65 and would be 4.57 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.803, LW 0.567, SP 0.43, PIR 0.432; SM: SP0.142, PIR0.079; LFQ 0.533, LFX 68Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 4.34 with an EQ and would be 7.09 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.641, LW 0.411, SP 0.346, PIR 0.319; SM: SP0.917, PIR0.844; LFQ 0.509, LFX 62Hz
  • Link to Original review.
BIC America Venturi DV62si
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -2.9dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 54.0 2.93 2.49
3 219.0 1.05 2.97
3 879.0 1.47 -1.17
3 2964.0 2.01 3.0
3 4495.0 2.98 2.07
3 5347.0 1.12 -5.58
3 12736.0 1.05 -8.12
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These EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.

BIC America Venturi DV62si filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

BIC America Venturi DV62si filters_eq_full

Target v.s. EQ

BIC America Venturi DV62si
AutomaticEQ LW (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -2.9dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 79.0 2.1 1.36
3 79.0 2.3 2.35
3 99.0 2.19 -2.58
3 221.0 1.0 2.98
3 3008.0 1.71 3.0
3 12662.0 0.29 -2.99
3 13997.0 1.68 -3.0
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These EQ optimise for a flat listening window and is a good start for near field listening like on your desk.

BIC America Venturi DV62si
AutomaticEQ Score (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -3.1dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 79.0 0.76 2.53
3 106.0 2.29 -2.84
3 229.0 1.09 2.77
3 2909.0 1.96 2.95
3 6276.0 1.5 -2.94
3 13092.0 0.54 -2.91
3 13092.0 1.13 -2.98
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BIC America Venturi DV62si
flipflop@ASR (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -1.4dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 351.0 2.5 0.5
3 518.0 2.4 -1.6
3 790.0 3.175 -2.2
3 1074.0 5.0 -1.8
3 1244.0 1.0 -0.7
3 1788.0 5.0 -1.2
3 2141.0 5.0 -0.7
3 2383.0 5.0 3.7
3 2516.0 5.0 1.5
3 2952.0 1.0 -5.4
3 3115.0 4.37 6.8
3 3590.0 5.0 3.6
3 3697.0 5.0 -3.6
3 4371.0 5.0 2.7
3 5520.0 1.917 -3.1
3 6852.0 4.807 -1.5
3 9195.0 1.147 -5.9
3 12643.0 2.016 -5.8
3 14737.0 2.2 -5.1
3 18701.0 5.0 1.1
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These EQ is designed by ASR member flipflop.

BIC America Venturi DV62si
Graphic EQ 15 bands
Set preamp gain to: -0.4dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 25.0 2.14 0.25
3 40.0 2.14 0.25
3 63.0 2.14 0.25
3 100.0 2.14 0.0
3 160.0 2.14 0.25
3 250.0 2.14 0.25
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 0.0
3 2500.0 2.14 0.25
3 4000.0 2.14 0.0
3 6300.0 2.14 -0.5
3 10000.0 2.14 -0.5
3 16000.0 2.14 -0.25
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These EQ is designed for a 15 bands graphical EQ.

BIC America Venturi DV62si
Graphic EQ 31 bands
Set preamp gain to: -0.4dB.
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 0.25
3 100.0 4.32 0.0
3 125.0 4.32 0.0
3 160.0 4.32 0.25
3 200.0 4.32 0.25
3 250.0 4.32 0.25
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 0.0
3 800.0 4.32 -0.25
3 1000.0 4.32 -0.25
3 1250.0 4.32 0.0
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 0.25
3 4000.0 4.32 -0.25
3 5000.0 4.32 -0.25
3 6300.0 4.32 -0.5
3 8000.0 4.32 -0.25
3 10000.0 4.32 -0.5
3 12000.0 4.32 -0.75
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.

BIC America Venturi DV62si: comparison between EQs
BIC America Venturi DV62si

Comparison betweens various EQs

BIC America Venturi DV62si

Improvements made by EQ

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