used DRA Labs’ MLSSA system, a calibrated DPA 4006 microphone, and an Earthworks microphone preamplifier to measure the KEF Blade Two Meta’s frequency response in the farfield. I used an Earthworks QTC-40 mike for the nearfield measurements. Because I perform the quasi-anechoic response measurements in-room, I usually place a loudspeaker’s tweeter midway between the floor and ceiling, which equalizes the timing of the reflections from those boundaries. But because of the speaker’s bulk, I wasn’t able to lift it as high as I prefer. The presence of an early
