Envelopment cues below about 80 Hz cannot be reproduced in small listening rooms
Evidence
In the case of envelopment, cues are heard down to very low frequencies in large performance venues, but these are difficult to reproduce and hear in small listening rooms at frequencies below about 80 Hz. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 483
Categorization
Category: Factual Claims
Related
- Envelopment cues below roughly 80 Hz are hard to reproduce in small rooms. (similarity 0.96)
- Envelopment in small rooms must come from recordings rather than natural reflections (similarity 0.84)
- True envelopment requires delays beyond 80 ms that rooms cannot supply (similarity 0.83)
- True envelopment needs reflections delayed beyond 80 ms, impossible in small rooms alone (similarity 0.83)
- True diffuse sound fields cannot form in small absorptive listening rooms (similarity 0.83)
- We mostly listen to recorded sound in small rooms, not performance halls (similarity 0.83)
- Room diffusion is not required for perceived spaciousness (similarity 0.83)
- Envelopment can be reproduced with few channels, not hundreds (similarity 0.82)
- Smaller listening areas require less acoustic absorption treatment (similarity 0.82)
- Diffuse-field regions sound best because modes are minimal and level is even (similarity 0.82)
- Spatial envelopment requires uncorrelated ear signals, not a diffuse sound field (similarity 0.81)
- Reproduced recordings can reveal high-frequency detail inaudible in live concert halls (similarity 0.81)
- Listening in large reverberant venues may compromise discernible sound qualities (similarity 0.81)
- Small listening rooms lack diffuse reverberation and contain only early reflections (similarity 0.81)
- Critical distance in concert halls is often only a few rows into the audience. (similarity 0.81)
Broader Connections
- True diffuse sound fields cannot form in small absorptive listening rooms
#complicates(0.80) — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1256 - Spatial envelopment requires uncorrelated ear signals, not a diffuse sound field
#complicates(0.75) — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 820