Dat room response looks pretty disappointing. What's with the 4-6kHz bump of the horn itself? The lack of warmth between 100 and 500Hz also looks concerning.
How does it sound apart from FR? How's the driver integration?
I need to do some more measuring around the room and nearfield to the speaker to see if the 100-500Hz valley is a room artifact or not. In the short term I'll correct it with DSP
Apart from FR it sounds (to my inexperienced ears) like it does some things right RE: dynamics, resolution, and overall engagement. It's a fun listen. Driver integration seems OK at listening distance but falls apart at close distance.
Might not be obvious from these or other pictures, but the room is a nightmare for speakers. There's a metal stair behind the listening chair that rings audibly for a second or more when excited by almost any sound. It's like a giant tuning fork.
Listening position FR with more tweaking to levels and EQ around the 6khz peak and the 140hz valley. The 140hz valley is not very responsive to EQ, suggesting it's more a room artifact than a speaker FR artifact. https://imgur.com/G0Xkqw7
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