Audible resonances drove low sound-quality ratings in early blind tests
Evidence
Throughout, hundreds of listeners in hundreds of double-blind multiple-comparison tests have shown a remarkably reliable preference for the most timbrally neutral, resonance-free loudspeakers. The correlation between what is measured and what is heard is truly impressive (see Chapter 11). — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1958 (
#contradicts, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Speaker cables and devices show near-zero audible differences in blind tests; Blind listener tests reliably favor the most neutral loudspeakers — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1958; Blind listening tests make subjective sound judgments objective and repeatable — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 87 (+2 more)
Related
- Blind listener tests reliably favor the most neutral loudspeakers (similarity 0.96)
- Speaker cables and devices show near-zero audible differences in blind tests (similarity 0.95)
- Roughly 75 percent of people have sufficiently normal hearing to make reliable loudspeaker judgments (similarity 0.89)
- High-end audio forfeited credibility by refusing blind testing (similarity 0.89)
- Blind listening tests make subjective sound judgments objective and repeatable (similarity 0.88)
- Blind listeners largely agreed on loudspeaker preferences, matching measurement quality (similarity 0.87)
- Neutral loudspeakers should be transparent messengers of the art (similarity 0.86)
- Consumer loudspeakers rated higher than professional monitors in blind tests (similarity 0.86)
- Subjective tests have no right answers because each listener’s perception is unique (similarity 0.86)
- Louder playback is unconsciously rated as better quality in audio listening tests (similarity 0.85)
- Early blind loudspeaker comparison relied on single overall preference ratings (similarity 0.85)
- Sighted loudspeaker evaluations are demonstrably unreliable (similarity 0.85)
- The UREI 811B, a popular studio monitor, scored lowest in double-blind listening tests (similarity 0.85)
- Blind testing found 20% preferred synthesized phantom surround over real speakers (similarity 0.85)
- Subjective experience dictates which measurements matter in audio research (similarity 0.84)
Broader Connections
- Speaker cables and devices show near-zero audible differences in blind tests
#corroborates(0.85) - Louder playback is unconsciously rated as better quality in audio listening tests
#expands(0.78) - Blind listener tests reliably favor the most neutral loudspeakers
#contradicts(0.75) — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1958 - Blind listening tests make subjective sound judgments objective and repeatable
#corroborates(0.72) — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 87