Accurate anechoic data plus blind listening tests make psychoacoustic correlations emerge quickly

Evidence

I had access throughout the decades to accurate, comprehensive anechoic measurements as well as controlled double-blind subjective evaluations of many loudspeakers using many listeners. These fulfilled the fundamental needs for productive psychoacoustic research, as described in Figure 1.1. Few people in the world have had this luxury. With these facilities at hand, psychoacoustic linkages and correlations appeared quickly and persuasively. Without them, workers have incomplete or unreliable data. The uncertainties and inconsistencies can lead to experimental errors, and opinions having more influence than they should. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 252

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the methodological prerequisites for valid psychoacoustic correlation research: paired anechoic measurement and controlled double-blind subjective evaluation.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 252
• XREF: connects to: Blind listening tests make subjective sound judgments objective and repeatable — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 87; Controlled experiments trace sound-feature variables against listeners’ behavioral responses; Controlled experimentation is how psychoacoustics gets knowledge from subjective reports (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Controlled experiments trace sound-feature variables against listeners’ behavioral responses #corroborates (0.85)
• Blind listening tests make subjective sound judgments objective and repeatable #corroborates (0.82) — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 87
• Controlled experimentation is how psychoacoustics gets knowledge from subjective reports #expands (0.78)