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Episode Synopsis
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Dr. Peter Schuck, technical director at Paradigm Electronics Inc., to discuss his history in hi-fi, how he ended up at the NRC, how his work with Dr. Floyd Toole evolved into the pioneering Athena project, and exactly what sorts of tests he and others constructed and conducted to determine listener preference with regard to the effects of the room on loudspeaker performance.
Sources:
“The History of Anthem Room Correction (ARC®)”: https://www.anthemarc.com/advanced-topics/the-history-of-arc.php
“The Detection Thresholds of Resonances at Low Frequencies” by Olive, Sean E.; Schuck, Peter L.; Ryan, James G.; Sally, Sharon L.; Bonneville, Marc E.: https://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=7868
Chapters:
00:00:00 Announcement
00:00:28 Introductions
00:07:58 The Energy 22 crossover
00:15:41 Commerce or science?
00:29:35 Music break: “Precursor” by Aquartos
00:30:22 The five-point preference scale
00:34:54 What makes a good test track?
00:36:01 The circle of confusion keeps spinning
00:50:38 “Day 1” by Aquartos
Sources:
“The History of Anthem Room Correction (ARC®)”: https://www.anthemarc.com/advanced-topics/the-history-of-arc.php
“The Detection Thresholds of Resonances at Low Frequencies” by Olive, Sean E.; Schuck, Peter L.; Ryan, James G.; Sally, Sharon L.; Bonneville, Marc E.: https://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=7868
Chapters:
00:00:00 Announcement
00:00:28 Introductions
00:07:58 The Energy 22 crossover
00:15:41 Commerce or science?
00:29:35 Music break: “Precursor” by Aquartos
00:30:22 The five-point preference scale
00:34:54 What makes a good test track?
00:36:01 The circle of confusion keeps spinning
00:50:38 “Day 1” by Aquartos
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