Unscientific voicing practices caused arbitrary variations in loudspeaker sound
Evidence
It was a grossly unscientific process, unjust to the efforts of competent engineers, disrespectful of the existing science, and it contributed to unnecessary variations in product “sounds”. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1052
Categorization
Category: Causal Relationships
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- The variety of loudspeaker sounds in the marketplace originates from uncontrolled subjective evaluations (similarity 0.81)
- Well-designed loudspeakers converge on neutral, nearly identical sound. (similarity 0.81)
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- Even professional monitor loudspeakers showed measurable defects in early tests (similarity 0.81)
- Early loudspeaker preference studies were too crude to validate any measurement model (similarity 0.81)
- Modern loudspeaker differences are often statistical ties decided by program material. (similarity 0.80)
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- Historically, published loudspeaker specifications were often artistic rather than factual. (similarity 0.80)
- Historical loudspeaker measurements were non-standardized and largely kept from the public (similarity 0.80)
- Mastering engineers must undo sonic artifacts introduced by flawed mixing monitors. (similarity 0.80)
- Auditorium speaker placement creates extreme sound level variation from front to back (similarity 0.80)
- High-power loudspeakers often trade timbral accuracy, while accurate ones are limited in level (similarity 0.80)