Intelligent equalization requires understanding a space’s direct-to-reverberant balance

Evidence

All the above uses of equalization compensate for limitations imposed by the acoustics of the recording context. To make intelligent use of it in these contexts requires some idea of the likely effects of the acoustics of the space at a particular microphone location, especially in terms of the direct to reverberant sound balance. — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 2417

Categorization

• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 2417
• XREF: connects to: Room reflections cannot be corrected by electronic equalization; Room resonances are minimum-phase and yield to frequency equalization — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 942; Concentrating loudspeakers at one point yields the best direct-to-reverberant ratio for a space (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Speech intelligibility depends on high direct-to-reverberant sound ratios #exemplifies (0.80) — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 2434
• Concentrating loudspeakers at one point yields the best direct-to-reverberant ratio for a space #expands (0.75)