High-quality sonic ambience literally increases human acoustic perceptual capacity

Evidence

The study of the soundscape from a human perspective requires a psychological approach that allows a synthesis between visual and acoustic stimuli. The quality of a sonic ambience increases the acoustic capacity in human hearing and alters the relationship between acoustic cues and their cultural and social interpretation. — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 1156

Categorization

• QUESTION: Is ‘increases acoustic capacity in human hearing’ a literal physiological effect or a perceptual/receptive claim? Wording is ambiguous and worth chasing against ch22 and 20.
• XREF: connects to: Expanding auditory imagination beyond physical hearing range reveals new sonic worlds — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 337; Sound reproduction quality depends on both physical acoustics and human perception; Sound quality cannot be assessed except through psychophysical experiments with human subjects — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 2331

Broader Connections

• Sound reproduction quality depends on both physical acoustics and human perception #qualifies (0.80)
• Expanding auditory imagination beyond physical hearing range reveals new sonic worlds #expands (0.78) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 337
• Sound quality cannot be assessed except through psychophysical experiments with human subjects #qualifies (0.75) — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 2331