A DESCRIPTIVE EVALUATION METHODOLOGY FOR CONSUMER AUDIO EQUIPMENT

作者:Smith Raife F II*
来源:Journal of Sensory Studies, 2010, 25(6): 804-818.
DOI:10.1111/j.1745-459X.2010.00306.x

摘要

A pilot study was conducted in order to investigate the application of descriptive analysis techniques to the evaluation of consumer audio equipment. A global seven-step methodology for the descriptive evaluation of the sound characteristics of consumer audio equipment was developed. In contrast to the commonly used forced choice discrimination methods for audio equipment evaluation, the proposed methodology enhances, rather than compromises, a subject's sensory input. A case study employing a minimally trained subject demonstrated the applicability of sensory evaluation techniques to sound. There has been some resistance in the audio community to the adoption of sensory science evaluation methods because such methods are erroneously thought to apply only to products that affect the senses of touch, taste, smell and sight.

  • 出版日期2010-12