Early reflection control often concealed flawed off-axis loudspeaker performance.
Evidence
The dedicated professional monitor loudspeakers in these tests had some problems. Over the years everything has improved from these examples, and the best of today’s products would surpass all of the products in these tests, although poor ones persist. — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 303 (
#exemplifies, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Hall reverberation cloaks loudspeaker defects in live-versus-reproduced demonstrations — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 398; Off-axis wall reflections arrive substantially attenuated relative to the direct sound.; Stereo and multichannel listening make listeners more forgiving of loudspeaker flaws — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 467 (+6 more)
Related
- Leaving the first side wall reflective reveals off-axis loudspeaker behavior in tests (similarity 0.90)
- Even professional monitor loudspeakers showed measurable defects in early tests (similarity 0.89)
- Buffered listening environments mask off-axis loudspeaker flaws and bias evaluations (similarity 0.87)
- Stereo and multichannel listening make listeners more forgiving of loudspeaker flaws (similarity 0.86)
- Early lateral reflections are attenuated by loudspeaker directivity, not harmful. (similarity 0.85)
- Unstandardized loudspeakers once meant recordings could not reliably reproduce their intended sound. (similarity 0.85)
- Loudspeaker quality depends on off-axis radiation because rooms reflect it (similarity 0.84)
- Professional monitor loudspeakers were not reliably neutral or accurate references of sound quality (similarity 0.84)
- Flat on-axis response alone is insufficient; off-axis sound matters too. (similarity 0.83)
- Some professional monitors have resonance and directivity flaws no equalization can fix (similarity 0.83)
- The direct, on-axis sound dominates perceived loudspeaker quality in rooms. (similarity 0.82)
- On-axis curves alone cannot predict loudspeaker sound quality (similarity 0.82)
- Historically, published loudspeaker specifications were often artistic rather than factual. (similarity 0.82)
- Fixed reference loudspeakers can turn their flaws into sought-after virtues (similarity 0.82)
- Stereo playback masks differences between loudspeakers with room reflections (similarity 0.82)
Broader Connections
- Even professional monitor loudspeakers showed measurable defects in early tests
#exemplifies(0.85) — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 303