friendlyguy

Hi, do you have vertical and horizontal directionality plots available? Also, given how strange Sony’s EQ tends to be, do you have measurements of that as well? The same information would be valuable for the XB33 counterpart as well, as I’m curious about the waveguide effects. .

Thanks.

Apr 16, 2024 08:26 PM By realjuan

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Hi, do you have vertical and horizontal directionality plots available? Also, given how strange Sony’s EQ tends to be, do you have measurements of that as well? The same information would be valuable for the XB33 counterpart as well, as I’m curious about the waveguide effects. . Thanks.

Hello realjuan, Unfortunately, we do not have the info for the vertical directionality. We try to test in the way most buyers would use the product. In this case, having a bit of stereo separation, while the speaker is positioned horizontally, it felt like the appropriate choice if you care about the soundstage. I did a quick subjective check and the directivity is somewhat worse when vertical. Especially in the voice and treble range. You also lose the stereo separation. This speaker definitely benefits from being aimed at the listening position. Also, Thanks for bringing up the EQ concern. We’ll certainly be checking for this on future products from Sony. Cheers.

Apr 23, 2024 02:51 PM By  Simon Barbier

Hello realjuan, Unfortunately, we do not have the info for the vertical directionality. We try to test in the way most buyers would use the product. In this case, having a bit of stereo separation, while the speaker is positioned horizontally, it felt like the appropriate choice if you care about the soundstage. I did a quick subjective check and the directivity is somewhat worse when vertical. Especially in the voice and treble range. You also lose the stereo separation. This speaker definitely benefits from being aimed at the listening position. Also, Thanks for bringing up the EQ concern. We’ll certainly be checking for this on future products from Sony. Cheers.

I find such measurements important because some users such as myself who use a pair in stereo mode and want to understand the difference between vertical and horizontal mono directionality. They’ve gotten very cheap now thanks to negative YouTube reviews, so there’s probably a few more curious people than myself as well.

Re:the EQ, you guys already demonstrated at least one case of Sony’s strange EQ decisions on a previous test of the XG500, I suspect you’ll find much more. :)