I can't answer your questions directly, as I'm not qualified, also I suspect that the answers may depend to some degree on the signal type, frequency range, SNR, and perhaps listener characteristics. You may find this discussion, especially contributions by @j_j , to be helpful...
Hi, I think that it's possible that multiple factors are getting conflated here. I just came back from a performance at Symphony Hall in Boston (Vivaldi Four Seasons, also Piazzolla's Estaciones Porteñas). The stage is elevated, and I sat in the orchestra section (row S, if you're curious). I...
Thank you--I was a little confused on this topic in your presentation, since the slide seemed relevant for a listener with their back to the rear wall, while your passing comment in the talk seemed to indicate what you were observing as the speaker facing the rear wall. I think I understand...
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1. You mentioned a codec issue where the same issue caused 70% to observe pre-echo (nearly all of the people who worked in studios) and 30% to observe messed-up imaging (those who have done a lot of work in live sound). Can you please comment further on characteristics of these groups? I...
These links might be helpful: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/alternative-perspective-on-the-harman-loudspeaker-preference-curve.50602/page-3#post-1819700 and...
You should consider https://pureacouratesound.com/?fbclid=IwAR0YlOsneJAp8kR-YdHk6ePaU_WuOyDl9MarysnDZxK1K8Pq7-uC0rHNISc from @Joachim Gerhard, could possibly look into https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/vera-audio-midrange-horn-polar-measurements.42732/ from @Bjorn ...
The time axis looks extremely linear with the same distance between 10-20 ms and 20-30 ms, so it would be quite remarkable to interpret the distance between the Y-axis line, which is not labelled as zero, and the 10 ms mark as compression.
The graph is labelled as "direct sound," so it's not...
I wonder if this is quite a bit more complex than a simple tradeoff between "sharp imaging" (my words) or "definition" versus wide soundstage (increased ASW) and listener envelopment (LEV). Perhaps there are aspects of:
Auditory envelopment (AE) related to ITD at low frequencies @Thomas Lund )...
Thanks for posting this! I wasn't aware that about these recordings or microphone, so I included the links for myself and other folks' reference. I did enjoy reading about the history behind another non-classical Blumlein technique recording...
The description of the microphone technique at https://tapeop.com/interviews/144/john-cuniberti/ reminded me of the Blumlein microphone technique, and indeed, the AEA R88 (https://aearibbonmics.com/products/r88-series/) is configured thusly. You can find more recordings at...
There was someone important in the field named Richard Heyser. You could get a sense of some of his contributions here: https://www.aes.org/technical/documents/openaccess/AES_TimeDelaySpectrometry.pdf
@j_j , if the middle ear has a first-order high-pass filter at around 700 Hz, would this filter introduce phase shift on the perception end, and if so, what would that mean on the reproduction end regarding phase of content below 700 Hz relative to content above 700 Hz? Sorry if this is a naive...