CEA 2010 new subwoofer measurement standard

[Trevor White]

New subwoofer measurement standard takes into account distortion which is probably the first for any speaker testing.

Audioholics 2010 Subwoofer Shootout Measurements Per CEA 2010 — Reviews and News from Audioholics

The Purpose of This Subwoofer Shootout

The purpose of this subwoofer shootout is simple: compare products for performance using measures and techniques as defined by the CEA 2010 standard. The CEA 2010 standard is a means for measuring the maximum output of subwoofers at the two lowest audible octaves, 16-32 & 32-63 Hz. Unlike a traditional harmonic distortion number, the CEA number attempts to weight different harmonic distortion components based not only on their amplitude relative to the fundamental, but on their separation in frequency as well.

[Trevor White]

The following are test results for two different subwoofers. One claims to be a servo subwoofer !! Can you guess which one from the test results ??

1st Subwoofer



2nd Subwoofer