Recorded room ambience may distract listeners from evaluating raw loudspeaker quality

Evidence

Hearing bass is advantageous, so exaggerated room resonances can benefit a loudspeaker with deficient bass output, even if the combined bass is colored. Some contemporary music styles, studio recordings, demand substantial bass output. Inadequate bass will be criticized and excessive bass rewarded. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 549 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Room acoustics contaminate loudspeaker listening tests needing controlled environments; Room resonance excess masks loudspeaker bass deficiency to listeners — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 549; Room acoustics and presentation method alter how listeners perceive sounds (+4 more)

Related

• Room resonance excess masks loudspeaker bass deficiency to listeners (similarity 0.93)
• Room acoustics contaminate loudspeaker listening tests needing controlled environments (similarity 0.89)
• Resonances are the primary problem in loudspeakers (similarity 0.88)
• Equalizing only the low-Q resonance substantially improves subjective loudspeaker ratings. (similarity 0.88)
• The listening room, not the loudspeaker, determines perceived bass quality. (similarity 0.88)
• Master recordings must be evaluated in reflective rooms to translate to consumer listening (similarity 0.86)
• Listeners need some room sound but its required amount is unknown (similarity 0.86)
• Loudspeaker resonances are the primary cause of poor sound quality. (similarity 0.86)
• Bass accounts for roughly 30 percent of perceived sound quality (similarity 0.86)
• Room acoustics and presentation method alter how listeners perceive sounds (similarity 0.85)
• Reviewers often conflate the room and program with the loudspeaker’s own sound (similarity 0.85)
• Loudspeakers and rooms function together as a single audible system (similarity 0.85)
• Room acoustics act as another system modifying the instrument’s output (similarity 0.85)
• Listeners judge reproduced sound against accumulated experience of live sound (similarity 0.85)
• Bass quality dominates overall sound satisfaction yet is room-controlled (similarity 0.85)

Broader Connections

• Room resonance excess masks loudspeaker bass deficiency to listeners #expands (0.78) — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 549
• Room acoustics and presentation method alter how listeners perceive sounds #expands (0.75)