A commercial reference target derives from flat near-field monitors
Evidence
Sonarworks provides a software app intended for equalizing studio loudspeakers and headphones to their reference SoundID target curve. The curve is based on a flat near-field loudspeaker calibrated in a professional control room. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1831
Categorization
- XREF: Contrasts with the Harman research approach, which was derived from blind listening tests rather than a flat-monitor assumption. — connects to: Console-mounted near-field monitors suffer comb filtering from coaxial reflections; Neutral near-field monitors make sound quality translation to consumer systems predictable.; The Auratone 5C reference monitor derived from a cheap TV and table-radio transducer (+3 more)
- yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Console-mounted near-field monitors suffer comb filtering from coaxial reflections; Neutral near-field monitors make sound quality translation to consumer systems predictable.; The Auratone 5C reference monitor derived from a cheap TV and table-radio transducer (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Recording monitors with deliberate response errors perpetuate the circle of confusion
#complicates(0.78) — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 248 - Console-mounted near-field monitors suffer comb filtering from coaxial reflections
#complicates(0.75) - Nearby reflective surfaces can load a source and boost its output
#complicates(0.74) — Eric J. Heller, Why You Hear What You Hear- An…, 1706 - Harman’s calibration target curve encoded deliberately tilted in-room response, not flat room response
#complicates(0.72) — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1340