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MEASUREMENTS

measured the Tannoy Revolution XT 6’s farfield behavior with DRA Labs’ MLSSA system and a calibrated DPA 4006 microphone. I used an Earthworks QTC-40 mike for the speaker’s nearfield responses. Tannoy specifies the Revolution XT 6’s sensitivity as “89dB,” which I assume is for 1W at 1m. My estimate was 88.8dB(B)/2.83V/m, which is both within the margin of error and a little higher than average. Props to Tannoy for an honest sensitivity specification. Although the Revolution XT 6’s nominal impedance is specified as 8 ohms, the magnitude (fig.1, solid trace) is greater than

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