Ear sensitivity variation cannot be fixed with simple treble and bass boost

Evidence

Real music on the other hand consists of many different frequencies at many different amplitudes and does not directly follow these curves as its level changes. We shall see later how we can analyze the loudness of complex sounds. In fact because the response of the ear is dependent on both absolute sound pressure level and frequency it cannot be compensated for simply by using treble and bass boost. — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 622

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the user’s interest in applying psychoacoustics — real-world music reproduction constraints.