GelbeMusik
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I’m skeptical of Harman’s in-house measurements as well.
The very low bass is going to be altered by room interaction anyways. If You look at the impedance graph, the bass reflex tuning is extremely low, at about 25Hz.
- it allows for plenty of equalization, especially boosting the lowest rumbles to ones liking
- it allows for effective room gain down to very low frequencies
- it weakens the musical range, starting at 40Hz effectively
- with higher distortion there
- with lower level there
For sure it is a compromise, so, on one hand it can be found to be a feature. You can't have both at the same time at this cost and size. With a 5k price tag an equalization in the lowest range should be obligatory. If not available, I would rather prefer that shallow bass response over full, and then in-room exaggerated bass.