Spatial richness in multichannel sound inhibits perception of loudspeaker resonances

Evidence

All dimensions perceived in the performed listening tests correspond with features extracted from the sound pressure response of the diffuse and direct field at the listener’s position. There was no hint of a relation to phase response or to nonlinear distortion. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 711 (#contradicts, via linked claim)

It was found that timbral quality corresponded to about 70% of the overall quality, whereas spatial reproduction corresponded to the remaining 30%. An interesting finding was that, when low-pass timbral artefacts were present, the spatial reproduction resulted in no advantage over monophonic reproduction. — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 2375 (#contradicts, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Sound field complexity does not change resonance detection thresholds; Multichannel spatial information masks loudspeaker coloration in playback; Perceived loudspeaker sound quality depends only on amplitude responses — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 711 (+2 more)

Related

• Timbral quality dominates perceived sound quality over spatial reproduction (similarity 0.90)
• Multichannel spatial information masks loudspeaker coloration in playback (similarity 0.89)
• Sound reproduction quality depends on both physical acoustics and human perception (similarity 0.85)
• Perceived loudspeaker sound quality depends only on amplitude responses (similarity 0.85)
• Stereo and multichannel listening make listeners more forgiving of loudspeaker flaws (similarity 0.85)
• More playback channels increasingly mask audible loudspeaker resonances (similarity 0.85)
• Sound field complexity does not change resonance detection thresholds (similarity 0.85)
• Loudspeaker evaluation must be done in mono because multichannel adds forgiveness (similarity 0.85)
• Monophonic listening is the most demanding test of loudspeaker sound quality (similarity 0.84)
• Stereo presentation masks audible differences between loudspeakers found in mono. (similarity 0.84)
• Multichannel recording content masks room acoustics and loudspeaker resonances (similarity 0.84)
• Listeners can distinguish loudspeaker resonances from instrument resonances (similarity 0.83)
• Loudspeaker evaluation requires mono, while enjoyment happens in multichannel (similarity 0.83)
• Multichannel reproduction progressively masks loudspeaker resonances except low-Q ones. (similarity 0.83)
• Recorded spatial content, not loudspeakers, dominates stereo perception (similarity 0.83)

Broader Connections

• Multichannel spatial information masks loudspeaker coloration in playback #corroborates (0.90)
• Perceived loudspeaker sound quality depends only on amplitude responses #contradicts (0.85) — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 711
• Timbral quality dominates perceived sound quality over spatial reproduction #contradicts (0.70) — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 2375