frequencies

If someone prefers let’s say 5 dB more bass than me, is this purely ‘taste’ or is it because they perceive less bass than me and require more for it to sound ‘right’? Same goes for all other frequencies. I’m sure this has been researched. I know participants in the Harman studies had varying...

I just bought a pair of KEF Q950’s and was wondering what the meaning of the “Frequency range Free Field” specification is. It says it is 38Hz for these speakers in the manual. Here is a link to the manual: https://assets.kef.com/uploads/cm/Q_Series_Manual_EN.pdf It also says in parentheses...

No matter what source I find that looks so promising, knowledgeable, and even straight forward, I just cannot understand how to figure it out for myself. This is what confuses me. The "mirror trick" I keep hearing about is with speakers in mind, but I'm not using speakers-- this room is for...