Thad E Ginathom
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Further dipping into Dr Sean Olive's writings on his work and research suggest that people do actually prefer more accurate sound.
Audio Musings by Sean Olive
That's from here.
I cam across the Harmon speaker blind test story some time back, but had not explored this blog before. I'd rate it as a must-read --- but it is heavy weight, serious stuff written by a real engineer, albeit translated (rather well) for consumption by us ordinary non-scientific people.
Further dipping into Dr Sean Olive's writings on his work and research suggest that people do actually prefer more accurate sound.
Audio Musings by Sean Olive
Both trained and untrained listeners clearly preferred the loudspeakers with the flattest, smoothest and most extended frequency response curves, as exhibited in the measurements of loudspeakers P and I. Loudspeaker B was rated lower due to its less extended, bumpy bass, and a large hole centered at 3 kHz in its sound power curve. The measurements of Loudspeaker M indicate it has a lack of low bass, and has a non-smooth frequency response in all of its measured curves. Both the direct and reflected sounds produced by this loudspeaker will contribute serious colorations to the timbre of reproduced sounds.
It is both satisfying and reassuring to know that both trained and untrained listeners recognize and prefer accurate loudspeakers...
That's from here.
I cam across the Harmon speaker blind test story some time back, but had not explored this blog before. I'd rate it as a must-read --- but it is heavy weight, serious stuff written by a real engineer, albeit translated (rather well) for consumption by us ordinary non-scientific people.
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