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That's a lot of words to say "in blind comparisons, people prefer the louder sounds". It would be interesting if they recorded the performances, equalized thei
by Scaevolus 5y ago
That's a lot of words to say "in blind comparisons, people prefer the louder sounds".
It would be interesting if they recorded the performances, equalized their volumes, and then had listeners choose.
- blunte 5y agoI think you are focusing on one side comment. I don’t believe that was the summary. Up to a certain point, volume is useful as it makes it easier for the listener to hear more detail about the sound. It doesn’t simply mean that louder sounds better.
- casion 5y agoLouder _does_ sound better. This is a well known and tested phenomenon. Listeners will favour loudness over any other metric of quality. Even very small differences in loudness (0.5dB or so) can be enough to have a substantial effect on preference. In general terms, it's accurate to say "simply, louder sounds better". (note: it's also discussed in the study itself as the likely primary effect!)
- atoav 5y agoListening level affects the way your hearing weighs frequencies. Also: a violin is an acoustic instrument, it's loudness is part of it's qualities
- junon 5y agoAn upvote simply doesn't do it here. I agree fullheartedly