MEASUREMENTS

he center of the Perlisten S7t’s DPC high-frequency driver array is just 32" from the floor. While the distributor had placed the loudspeaker on a 3"-high dolly when he delivered it, I wasn’t able to lift the speaker any higher for the measurements. (It weighs 122.5lb.) I therefore performed my farfield frequency response measurements at 1m rather than my usual 50" in order to push the reflections from the floor as far back in time as possible. (I allowed for the slight tiltback of the loudspeaker’s front baffle, to ensure that the microphone was on