Tom Nousaine

Test Bench: Crystal Acoustics THX-3D12 Home Theater Speaker System

By Tom Nousaine
Posted June 7, 2006

In the lab

Frequency response: (at 2 meters) front left/right: 65 Hz to 20 kHz ±3.9 dB center: 71 Hz to 18.3 kHz ±3.5 dB surround: 76 Hz to 15.3 kHz ±3.5 dB subwoofer: 39 to 116 Hz ±1.8 dB

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Test Bench: Polk Audio LC265i-IP In-Wall IP Speaker System

By Tom Nousaine
Posted July 2, 2006

In the lab

Frequency response (at 2 meters): 47 Hz to 20 kHz ±3.6 dB

Bass limits (lowest frequency and maximum SPL with limit of 10% distortion at 2 meters in a large room): 60 Hz at 82 dB

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Test Bench for the Web: Canton CD 200 Series Home Theater Speaker System

By Tom Nousaine
Posted July 6, 2006

In the Lab

Frequency response (at 2 meters) front left/right: 100 Hz to 20 kHz ±2.7 dB center: 100 Hz to 20 kHz ±2.7 dB surrounds: 100 Hz to 20 kHz ±2.9 dB subwoofer: 40 to 117 Hz ±2.2 dB

Sensitivity (SPL at 1 meter with 2.8 volts of pink-noise input) front left/right/center: 89 dB surrounds: 86 dB

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Test Bench: Audica CS-System 3 Speakers

By Tom Nousaine
Posted August 3, 2006

In the lab

Frequency response (at 2 meters) front left/right 327 Hz to 17 kHz ±4.3 dB center 225 Hz to 17.1 kHz ±4.1 dB surround 191 Hz to 17.5 kHz ±4.8 dB subwoofer 39 Hz to 160 Hz ±2.0 dB

Sensitivity (SPL at 1 meter with 2.8 volts of pink-noise input) front left/right 87 dB center 87 dB surround 85 dB

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Test Bench: JBL Cinema Sound Speaker System

By Tom Nousaine
Posted August 4, 2006

In the lab

Frequency response (at 2 meters) front left/right: 87 Hz to 20 kHz ±6.8 dB center: 94 Hz to 20 kHz ±3.5 dB surround: 87 Hz to 20 kHz ±6.7 dB subwoofer: 35 Hz to 80 Hz ±2.5 dB

Sensitivity (SPL at 1 meter with 2.8 volts of pink-noise input) front left/right/surround: 89 dB center: 88 dB

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Test Bench for the Web: Infinity Cascade Speaker System

By Tom Nousaine
Posted September 6, 2006

In the lab

Frequency response (at 2 meters) front left/right: 77 Hz to 16 kHz ±3.7 dB center: 94 Hz to 16 kHz ±3.8 dB surround: 94 Hz to 15.2 kHz ±3.8 dB subwoofer: 35 to 140 Hz ±2.6 dB

Sensitivity (SPL at 1 meter with 2.8 volts of pink-noise input) front left/right: 86 dB center: 87 dB surround: 84 dB

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Test Bench: Vienna Acoustics Schönberg Speaker System

By Tom Nousaine
Posted October 4, 2006

In the lab

Frequency response (at 2 meters) front left/right: 53 Hz to 20 kHz ±5.6 dB center: 85 Hz to 20 kHz ±5.4 dB surround: 90 Hz to 20 kHz ±4.0 dB subwoofer: 23 to 71 Hz ±1.8 dB

Sensitivity (SPL at 1 meter with 2.8 volts of pink-noise input) front left/right: 88 dB center: 90 dB surround: 88 dB

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Test Bench: Klipsch RF-83 Home Theater Speaker System

By Tom Nousaine
Posted November 3, 2006

In the lab

Frequency response (at 2 meters) front left/right: 43 Hz to 20 kHz ±5.2 dB center: 99 Hz to 17.8 kHz ±3.8 dB surround: 117 Hz to 16.6 kHz ±3.9 dB subwoofer: 46 Hz to 108 Hz ±1.9 dB

Sensitivity (SPL at 1 meter with 2.8 volts of pink-noise input) front left/right: 96 dB center: 95 dB surround: 95 dB

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Test Bench: KEF Q-Series Home Theater Speaker System

By Tom Nousaine
Posted November 3, 2006

Frequency response (at 2 meters) front left/right: 51 Hz to 20 kHz ±8.0 dB center: 96 Hz to 16.6 kHz ±5.6 dB surround: 100 Hz to 8.0 kHz ±2.8 dB subwoofer: 35 to 150 Hz ±2.3 dB

Sensitivity (SPL at 1 meter with 2.8 volts of pink-noise input) front left/right: 90 dB center: 89 dB surround: 85 dB

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Test Bench: Definitive Technology ProCinema 800 Home Theater Speaker System

By Tom Nousaine
Posted November 3, 2006

Frequency response (at 2 meters) front left/right: 124 Hz to 18.2 kHz ±2.9 dB center: 120 Hz to 16.1 kHz ±4.0 dB surround: 124 Hz to 18 kHz ±2.7 dB subwoofer: 44 to 150 Hz ±2.3 dB

Sensitivity (SPL at 1 meter with 2.8 volts of pink-noise input) front left/right/surround: 86 dB center: 91 dB

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