Subjective ranking of concert halls substantiated through orthogonal objective parameters

Abstract

This paper studies the global subjective assessment, obtained from mean values of the results of surveys addressed to members of the audience of live concerts in Spanish auditoriums, through the mean values of the three orthogonal objective parameters (Tmid, IACCE3, and LEV), expressed in just noticeable differences (JNDs), regarding the best-valued hall. Results show that a linear combination of the relative variations of orthogonal parameters can largely explain the overall perceived quality of the sample. However, the mean values of certain orthogonal parameters are not representative, which shows that an alternative approach to the problem is necessary. Various possibilities are proposed.

Formation of three-dimensional auditory space

“…The ASW and LEV can be predicted with a model based on the BRIRs and just noticable differences of the IACC (Klockgether and van de Par, 2014). The overall perceived quality of concert halls can be quantitatively explained by additional consideration of the reverberation time (Cerdá et al, 2015).…”