Normal listening rooms improve rather than impair speech intelligibility

Evidence

These investigations point to the conclusion that normal listening rooms and control rooms do not impair speech intelligibility, rather they are more likely to improve it—at least when they originate in simple (monophonic) sources as commonly happens. Familiarity with the room matters—adaptation to small rooms is real, effective and quick. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 560

Categorization

• XREF: Contrasts with the common audiophile premise that room reflections are always enemies to be damped away.