ABSTRACT
Theequipmentandroomacousticconditionsforoptimalsoundreproductionhavebeenstudiedformorethan100years.Subjectivepreference andthedifcultyindescribingwhatisheardhavemadeworkdifcult. Additionally, any sound to be reproduced must also be recorded, so the soundreproductionissubjecttotheaudioequipmentusedforrecording andtheacousticsoftherecordingvenue.Incontrolrooms,itisimportant fortheengineertoheareverydetailoftherecordedsoundwithoutroom reectionsaffectingthesoundatthelisteningposition.Formusicappreciation in homes, on the other hand, the reected sound by the room may be necessary for audio quality.
