WHF does not seem to refer to or print the manufacturers specs when they review a speaker (or anything else for that matter). I imagine this may just be to save physical space. But it occurred to me that since there is no standard for these specs and the manufacturers all use their own methods to obtain them, perhaps WHF staff do not feel that are useful.
As an example, the new Spendor A5 specs (from web site) include this:
Frequency response 60 Hz to 20 kHz ± 3dB anechoic
Frequency range -6dB at 45 Hz anechoic
This is a pretty unimpressive spec regarding bass performance. Yet the WHF review indicates impressive powerful bass performance.
To contrast this, the PMC GB1i which was group tested against the Spendor A5 has a frequency response spec of:
Freq response 29Hz-25kHz
This is indeed a very impressive spec for bass performance, but this speaker is described as lean and unimpressive in low frequency content.
As an example, the new Spendor A5 specs (from web site) include this:
Frequency response 60 Hz to 20 kHz ± 3dB anechoic
Frequency range -6dB at 45 Hz anechoic
This is a pretty unimpressive spec regarding bass performance. Yet the WHF review indicates impressive powerful bass performance.
To contrast this, the PMC GB1i which was group tested against the Spendor A5 has a frequency response spec of:
Freq response 29Hz-25kHz
This is indeed a very impressive spec for bass performance, but this speaker is described as lean and unimpressive in low frequency content.