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Originally Posted by andrebrito  It is not a question of subjectivity versus science. One thing I have learned about acoustics is that it is much more than just numbers.
What matters first and up most is the perception of sound for the listener or listeners and afterward the numbers we use are the justification for that perception. All the acoustics development starts from the listener: Munson curves, optimal reverberation time in a room etc etc...
Maybe some stuff cannot yet be measured or we are doing the incorrect measurements, who knows ?
So if someone tells me that wood sounds different than gypsum and concrete,I have no hard time accepting this. Even if this just a temporary psychological effect, it does sound different for that listener.
Now we can go into another discussion which is what sounds better etc or if it justifiable to choose one material over another. |
Thanks Andre...well put. That is
exactly what I was saying.
Frank