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Frequency response is the most basic and by far the most important measure of a speaker's abilities.
Frequency response measurements most clearly indicate the degree to which unwanted resonances and colorations have been eliminated - the closer to flat, the less intrusive the speaker will be on the sound it is reproducing. NRC listener preference studies show, and audiophiles universally agree, that flat midrange response is crucial to the accurate reproduction of sound. Flat midrange response directly correlates to high listener preference - the more neutral a speaker is in this area, the more it will be preferred. Since frequency response measurements are so fundamentally critical, the ability to accurately measure the frequency response of a speaker cannot be over emphasized or underestimated. The most accurate measurements by far can be achieved with a properly designed and very large anechoic chamber, where the speaker's sound output can be completely isolated and captured without any external interference.