Bass quality dominates overall sound satisfaction yet is room-controlled

Evidence

Being realistic, sound quality is the remaining and likely the dominant factor in deciding the successful communication, the translation, of the art. A persistent challenge is that bass is very important, and bass quality is dominated by the listening room and the setup within it. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1960

Categorization

• ADDENDUM: Reinforces how bass/room interaction drives system satisfaction; relevant to the ‘rooms as infrastructure’ framing of listener experience.