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MEASUREMENTS

used DRA Labs’ MLSSA system to measure the Sonus Faber Olympica Nova 1’s farfield behavior with a calibrated DPA 4006 microphone. For the speaker’s nearfield response, I used an Earthworks QTC-40 mike, as its ¼ " capsule won’t obstruct the radiated sound. The Olympica Nova 1’s specified sensitivity is 87dB/2.83V/m. My estimated sensitivity was very close to that figure, at 86.7dB(B)/2.83V/m. Although the Olympica Nova 1’s nominal impedance is specified as 4 ohms, the solid trace in fig.1 reveals that the impedance remains above 4 ohms for the entire audioband. The minimum value is 4.2

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