Perceived loudness of speech matches near-maximum not average loudness

Evidence

The data displayed in Fig. 16.4 reveal that the loudness of a sentence does not correspond to an average value of the fluctuating loudness-time function but rather to a loudness value near the maximum. — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 1769

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 1769