Standing versus seated position changes perceived sound quality only insignificantly

Evidence

Anecdotal information, personal experience, and experiments by Newell et al. (2015) indicate that a stand-up/sit-down comparison yields an insignificant change in sound quality. If so, delivery of a high-quality direct sound can be ascertained using microphones elevated above the seats thereby avoiding distracting measurement anomalies, especially if these irregularities lead to “corrective” equalization, which will degrade the important direct sound. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1333

Categorization

• XREF: Stand-up/sit-down insignificance connects to the binaural adaptability point raised in the previous paragraph — listeners filter out positional acoustical artifacts.