Seriously, I doubt that anyone could make serious progress in an audio design without understanding how the human ear/brain system works.
Some of this research is very new. The bit that I mentioned about how the processing moves from one part of the brain to another has only been done in the last 2-3 years. Intuitively, I think a lot of designers suspected something like that, hence some systems that invoke toe-tapping and the like; but its nice now to find out that the subjective experience is real and to have objective numbers to back it up.
That, IMO, is what the objective approach **should** be. Otherwise, the bench measurement rules amounts to the Emperor's New Clothes.
Some of this research is very new. The bit that I mentioned about how the processing moves from one part of the brain to another has only been done in the last 2-3 years. Intuitively, I think a lot of designers suspected something like that, hence some systems that invoke toe-tapping and the like; but its nice now to find out that the subjective experience is real and to have objective numbers to back it up.
That, IMO, is what the objective approach **should** be. Otherwise, the bench measurement rules amounts to the Emperor's New Clothes.