Predicting subjective loudspeaker preference from measurements was long considered impossible
Evidence
Psychoacoustics research scientists find models of perceptual processes very appealing. The ideal result is to be able to insert measured numbers into an equation that models a perceptual process, and accurately predict a subjective response. It has not been straightforward for individual perceptual dimensions, much less for more complex ones. Something as multidimensional and abstract as preference in the sound quality from loudspeakers would seem to present a new level of challenge—one that many people have said is impossible. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1191
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- XREF: connects to: Sound power alone cannot predict listener preference for loudspeakers — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1204; Predicting subjective listening preference from measured data remains a hard unsolved problem.; Subjective perception of sound cannot be predicted simply from its acoustic components — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 1609 (+2 more)
- yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Sound power alone cannot predict listener preference for loudspeakers — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1204; Predicting subjective listening preference from measured data remains a hard unsolved problem.; Subjective perception of sound cannot be predicted simply from its acoustic components — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 1609 (+2 more)