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MEASUREMENTS

 measured one of the Estelon Aura loudspeakers, serial number F35204B, in KR’s apartment, using his NAD C 298 amplifier for the testing. I measured the Estelon Aura’s impedance with Dayton Audio’s DATS V2 system and used DRA Labs’ MLSSA system with a calibrated DPA 4006 microphone to measure the speaker’s behavior in the farfield and an Earthworks QTC-40 mike for the nearfield responses. Kal and I lifted the Aura on to a dolly for the measurements, but to minimize the effect of the first reflection from the ground, I measured the response and dispersion

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