MEASUREMENTS
I used DRA Labs’ MLSSA system and a calibrated DPA 4006 microphone to measure the Vanatoo Transparent One Encore’s frequency response in the farfield, and an Earthworks QTC-40 microphone for the nearfield responses. Except where noted below, all the testing was done using the speaker’s 3.5mm analog input.
As the Transparent One has digital inputs, I used Apple’s USB Prober utility to examine the USB input. This identified the speaker as
