AudioBanter.com - View Single Post - Seeking comments on variable loudness compensation

On 24 Jul 2003 16:38:08 GMT, (Chris Malcolm)
wrote:

Depends what you mean by "correct balance".

Definitely.

If you argue that the
correct low level listening balance is the one you would hear
naturally at low levels, then the correct compensation is none.

Yes.

If you
want to factor in the usual natural accompaniments of low level
listening, such as greater loss of HF due to greater distance, then
you ought ot turn down the treble a bit, which is the opposite of what
"loudness compensation" usually does.

Yes except that the standard premise is that you are listening to
music of normal loudness from a normally proximate perspective BUT,
due to domestic listening constraints, you must use a lower loudness.
The purpose of these compensations is to restore the frequency balance
of the normal situation despite the lower listening level.

Kal