Bob Stuart, Prince Philip Medal

[HammersRocco]

This one was a bit disconcerting, so double checking here, just to help me form a coherent take on this.

Over at Hoffman, someone posted this,

BOB STUART AWARDED PRINCE PHILIP MEDAL BY ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING - HomeTheaterHifi.com

Bob Stuart, creator of MQA and co-founder of Meridian Audio, is awarded the Royal Academy of Engineering Prince Philip Medal for ‘his exceptional...

hometheaterhifi.com

OK, granted it is an attempt to argue by authority, offered as "proof" that the UK scientific community recognized the validity of MQA. Needed to have a think about that. Because, well, The Royal Academy of Engineering seems like a very legit organization and I humbly accept that I am just a nobody on the internet.

Now, after doing some research, have come to the conclusion that the RAE is more akin to a trade group - indeed they recognize industry advances and a lot of what I read tells me they are indeed working towards the promotion of engineering and science. Other recipients seem very deserving of recognition.

But given that, I don't think it is a research organization. Peer review, etc is not in their purview. It is, a trade group dedicated to the promotion of the trade, engineering. There is no doubt the design and development of audio devices is an engineering concern (not a subjective art! but that is another discussion!). BS seems to be successful in the industry, with a few years under his belt and, from looking at the audio trade magazines, press, etc (and we know how those are), he seems to be successful and the owner of a positive reputation, given that the same trade press seem to share his philosophy. THAT was the nature of the award, I believe. His on words from

Inside Track: Bob Stuart, MQA

David Price talks to Bob Stuart about his illustrious career, shaping audio’s future…

www.stereonet.com

“One never truly knows which aspects prompted this award"

None of that is a peer review or confirmation of the validity of MQA claims.

Does this seem like a valid take? Curious to know.

 

[amirm]

Seems quite legitimate. Bob Stuart is a well known audio researcher with Fellowship from Audio Engineering Society. That his homeland organization recognizes that and gives him an honorary award is no surprise. The article that you linked to attempts to connect this to MQA but that is not the reason he is given the award. it is for his overall contributions to the industry/science which is quite significant. Here is AES heading for his fellowship award: https://aes2.org/about/awards/

Robert Stuart

Fellowship

1996

for important insights into the models of auditory perception and their applications to audio technology.

 

[HammersRocco]

Seems quite legitimate. Bob Stuart is a well known audio researcher with Fellowship from Audio Engineering Society. That his homeland organization recognizes that and gives him an honorary award is no surprise. The article that you linked to attempts to connect this to MQA but that is not the reason he is given the award. it is for his overall contributions to the industry/science which is quite significant. Here is AES heading for his fellowship award: https://aes2.org/about/awards/

Robert Stuart

Fellowship

1996

for important insights into the models of auditory perception and their applications to audio technology.

I think that's what threw me off exactly, the article's attempt to link the award to the MQA technology. Now, the AES link also makes it obvious that it is a bit more than just normal trade recognition.

You go, BS!

That said it was also the context of how I run into the article; as an argument by authority re: the MQA technology's value to the consumer.