Seat effects are perceptually insignificant and skip equalization

Evidence

The listening areas used here are different from that used in the preceding examples, so the MSV numbers will not be directly comparable. Given that we have already seen that moving listeners away from low-order null lines is advantageous, it is clear that some of the large seating configurations in the new study will yield higher MSVs than the smaller, more centrally located areas. Those that avoid the null lines (LCm and LRm) would be expected to show improvements over those that do not. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1595 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Larger recorded spaces perceptually dominate smaller playback spaces — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 695; Seating that avoids low-order null lines reduces seat-to-seat variation — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1595

Related

• Seating that avoids low-order null lines reduces seat-to-seat variation (similarity 0.92)
• EQ cannot reduce seat-to-seat variation from a room mode (similarity 0.90)
• Seats placed on room-mode null lines increase seat-to-seat bass variation. (similarity 0.87)
• Seat position changes coupling to standing-wave nulls and peaks (similarity 0.83)
• Seat-caused acoustical interference eludes equalization and often goes unnoticed by listeners (similarity 0.82)
• Multiple identical subwoofers reduce seat-to-seat bass variation (similarity 0.80)
• Standing versus seated position changes perceived sound quality only insignificantly (similarity 0.80)
• Room size does not alter steady-state curves above 400 Hz (similarity 0.79)
• Randomizing lateral speaker positions averages out width-mode influences in tests (similarity 0.79)
• Brute-force parameter search minimizes seat-to-seat bass variation (similarity 0.79)
• Smaller rooms drastically worsen envelopment at off-center seats (similarity 0.79)
• Random loudspeaker repositioning across listening seats eliminates room-position bias (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Seating that avoids low-order null lines reduces seat-to-seat variation #expands (0.80) — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1595