Check this out. After several of us exchanged friendly jokes about day/night/eating/starving, I found the following quote in the minutes of the Boston Audio Society. The quote has been shortened by me, but nothing was added:Originally Posted by Abhi
ABX Testing--A sample article from the archives of the B.A.S. Speaker From the December 1990 meeting, BASS Vol. 19 No. 3
Preliminary Discussion by E. Brad Meyer
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Tonight Meyer was going to focus his attention on the very end of the chain: the listener. Many things affect how a listener perceives the sound. Among them are hearing limits, experience, fatigue, mood (one's own and that of others), and pharmacological substances both medical and recreational. Ambient lighting affects mood and is thus a factor, as Meyer discovered early on in his audio pursuits. Lighting just the speakers and leaving the rest of the room dark makes the sound more vivid and dramatic. Meyer suggested that people try this, and also darkening the whole room. End of quote.
Funny huh! If interested, read the rest of the article here.
Even if you haven't heard of the Boston Acoustic Society before, you'll recognize a member of the society mentioned at the end of the article--Dr. Poh Ser Hsu.
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