Audio research effort is inverted relative to where people actually listen

Evidence

Ecology is the study of the relationship between living organisms and their environment. Acoustic ecology is therefore the study of sounds in relationship to life and society. This cannot be accomplished by remaining in the laboratory. It can only be accomplished by considering on location the effects of the acoustic environment on the creatures living in it. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 668 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Scientific studies of loudspeaker directivity effects in rooms are scarce despite high enthusiast interest; Acoustic ecology must be studied on location, not in the laboratory — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 668

Related

• Acoustic ecology must be studied on location, not in the laboratory (similarity 0.92)
• Scientific studies of loudspeaker directivity effects in rooms are scarce despite high enthusiast interest (similarity 0.84)
• High-quality sonic ambience literally increases human acoustic perceptual capacity (similarity 0.82)
• Home and headphone listening lacks the scientific research its prevalence warrants (similarity 0.81)
• Acoustic measurements require environmentally controlled conditions (similarity 0.81)
• Loudspeaker quality depends on off-axis radiation because rooms reflect it (similarity 0.80)
• Recorded vocal sound is no longer tied to a specific body or place (similarity 0.80)
• The direct, on-axis sound dominates perceived loudspeaker quality in rooms. (similarity 0.80)
• Non-environment rooms suppress all but direct sound for clearer audio detail and imaging (similarity 0.80)
• In normal home listening the reverberant field dominates direct sound from speakers (similarity 0.80)
• Listening in large reverberant venues may compromise discernible sound qualities (similarity 0.80)
• Room-acoustics research transfers poorly because listening rooms have known source and receiver positions. (similarity 0.80)
• Room acoustics act as another system modifying the instrument’s output (similarity 0.80)
• Sound colouration emerges from the combined loudspeaker and room properties (similarity 0.79)
• Realistic noise reduction measures require soundscape recordings rather than pink noise. (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Scientific studies of loudspeaker directivity effects in rooms are scarce despite high enthusiast interest #exemplifies (0.80)
• Acoustic ecology must be studied on location, not in the laboratory #exemplifies (0.75) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 668