The Role of Critical Listening in Evaluating Audio Equipment Quality

Harley R. The Role of Critical Listening in Evaluating Audio Equipment Quality. In: AES Convention 91. Audio Engineering Society; 1991. Paper 3176. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=5540

@inproceedings{Harley1991_5540,
  author = {Harley, Robert},
  title = {{The Role of Critical Listening in Evaluating Audio Equipment Quality}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 91},
  note = {Paper 3176},
  year = {1991},
  month = oct,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=5540}
}

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AB  - Subjective critical listening can reveal aspects of audio equipment quality not exposed by traditional objective methods. Subjective listening impressions, however, are often unfairly dismissed as mysticism, even when conducted by conscientious, technically oriented practitioners. This paper outlines the methods and underlying philosophy of professional critical listening, explores the reasons why subjective listening is rejected by the scientific audio community, and draws the distinction between serious listening and pseudoscientific claims.
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