Authentic sound reproduction is judged by perceptual identity, not signal fidelity

Evidence

In some special cases, full authenticity is sought in reproduction of sound. In communication acoustics, authenticity is determined with human perception as the reference; for authentic reproduction, the auditory perception of a sound scenario in the reproduced conditions should be identical to those in the original conditions, as illustrated in Figure 14.1. Some example cases where authentic reproduction is essential are the reproduction of natural sound scenarios for hearing aid testing and audiology, different training tasks, telepresence applications, and the evaluation of room acoustic parameters of different venues. — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 1793

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines authenticity in reproduction as perceptual equivalence, not waveform fidelity.
• XREF: Connects to the reader’s work on silence/audiology and the reproduction of natural soundscapes for hearing aid testing. — connects to: Sound quality is judged as deviations from ideal amounts of perceptual dimensions; Consumer and professional audio must agree on reproduction standards for recordings to translate; Commercial recordings aim for plausibility, not authentic reproduction (+7 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 1793

Broader Connections

• Sound reproduction’s endpoint is the human listener, not fidelity per se #corroborates (0.95)
• Physical accuracy of a sound field does not predict perceived accuracy #corroborates (0.90) — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 1902
• Sound quality is fundamentally subjective and requires perceptual testing to characterize #expands (0.85)
• Sound reproduction quality depends on both physical acoustics and human perception #expands (0.80)
• Subjective experience dictates which measurements matter in audio research #expands (0.80)
• Objective sound quality models have limited domains of validity and cannot replace subjective testing #corroborates (0.80) — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 2337