Objective sound quality models have limited domains of validity and cannot replace subjective testing
Evidence
The development of such models is also a tedious and demanding task, and objective models can never fully replace subjective evaluation. The advantages of objective models lie in efficiency, rapid evaluation, and repeatability of results. The development of such models may also yield a deeper understanding of the phenomena than subjective results. The disadvantage of objective models is that they never take into account all factors in full detail, and thus their domain of validity (meaning that they correlate well with subjective results) is limited. — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 2337
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 2337
- XREF: connects to: Sound quality is judged as deviations from ideal amounts of perceptual dimensions; Traditional distortion specs fail to predict perceived sound quality; Consumer Reports loudspeaker ratings lacked rigorous subjective validation (+16 more)
Broader Connections
- Sound quality is fundamentally subjective and requires perceptual testing to characterize
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#contradicts(0.80) - Subjective experience dictates which measurements matter in audio research
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#qualifies(0.75) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 614 - Physical accuracy of a sound field does not predict perceived accuracy
#corroborates(0.75) — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 1902 - Suppressing dissonant 7th and 11th partials does not measurably improve tone quality
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