No single ear-simulator correction applies because error is headphone-specific

Evidence

The conclusion from this exercise is that a single universal correction/compensation between ear simulators is not possible since the magnitude of the error is headphone model dependent. However, it is valid to calculate a correction for a single headphone model, for example, the IE headphone used for the Harman target curve research. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1818

Categorization

• XREF: A methodological caution that parallels transducer-measurement calibration issues in other audio measurement contexts.