This study deals with the relationships between two parallel evaluations of a panel of loudspeakers: perceptual measurements and physical ones. The sound radiated by the loudspeakers has been recorded. The recordings were submitted to both listening tests and signal analysis. Pair-comparison tests were run using headphones, so the spatial dimension of sound reproduction is not investigated. This first attempt revealed two main perceptual dimensions. They were independent of the tested recording techniques and musical excerpts. We determined a suitable method of analysis for the physical measurements, and then we looked for objective attributes correlated with the perceptual dimensions.

Authors: Herzog, Philippe; Lavandier, Mathieu; Meunier, Sabine
Affiliation: Laboratoire de M´ecanique et d’Acoustique, CNRS, Marseille cedex, France
AES Convention: 117 (October 2004) Paper Number: 6240
Publication Date: October 1, 2004 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Psychoacoustics, Perception, and Listening Tests
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