Simple forced-choice listening tests order noise samples by annoyance

Evidence

This subjective evaluation of overall loudness of a noise immission (expressed in mm line-length) can be compared with physical magnitudes of the noise immission. It turns out that in many cases the perceived overall loudness of noise immissions corresponds to the percentile loudness N5 measured by a loudness-meter. The value N5 is the loudness which is reached or exceeded in 5% of the measurement time. This means that N5 represents a loudness value close to the maxima of the loudness-time function of the noise immission. — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 1799 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Trained listeners can verbally connect sound preference to measurable on-axis and listening-window curves — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1227; Blind listening tests make subjective sound judgments objective and repeatable — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 87; Percentile loudness N5 predicts how listeners judge overall noise immission loudness — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 1799 (+2 more)

Related

• Every listening test has extraneous variables that must be controlled (similarity 0.86)
• Trained listeners can verbally connect sound preference to measurable on-axis and listening-window curves (similarity 0.85)
• Pilot tests and controlled constants eliminate confounding in listening experiments (similarity 0.85)
• Blind listeners largely agreed on loudspeaker preferences, matching measurement quality (similarity 0.85)
• Randomizing identifiers, positions, and music prevents experimenter bias in listening tests (similarity 0.85)
• Blind listening tests make subjective sound judgments objective and repeatable (similarity 0.84)
• Percentile loudness N5 predicts how listeners judge overall noise immission loudness (similarity 0.84)
• Blind listener tests reliably favor the most neutral loudspeakers (similarity 0.84)
• Roughly 75 percent of people have sufficiently normal hearing to make reliable loudspeaker judgments (similarity 0.83)
• Uncontrolled loudness differences confound audio quality listening-test results (similarity 0.83)
• Controlled experimentation is how psychoacoustics gets knowledge from subjective reports (similarity 0.83)
• A human listener is needed to connect objective sound pressure with perceived loudness (similarity 0.83)
• Subjective listening tests require repetition and randomization to be statistically valid (similarity 0.83)
• Blind-tested listeners with normal hearing produce reliable, measurement-grade subjective ratings (similarity 0.83)
• Louder playback is unconsciously rated as better quality in audio listening tests (similarity 0.82)

Broader Connections

• Percentile loudness N5 predicts how listeners judge overall noise immission loudness #corroborates (0.85) — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 1799
• Controlled experiments trace sound-feature variables against listeners’ behavioral responses #expands (0.80)
• Pilot tests and controlled constants eliminate confounding in listening experiments #qualifies (0.75)