Technical measurement is necessary for subjective audio judgments to be meaningful.

Evidence

The widespread distrust of measurements in general is a problem, but if room curves are the only measurements being looked at, there is an even greater problem. … The devices used to create the art and by customers to appreciate it need to be technically measured for subjective comments on the art to be truly meaningful. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 924

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Sonic processes are subjective and require a focal species to be identified. — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 210