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Tom Nousaine has tested over a thousand OEM and aftermarket car sound systems over the past 20 years for Car Stereo Review, Mobile Entertainment, Road Gear, DLC Design and his current business Listening Technology. He discloses the most common sound quality errors found in automotive audio systems in terms of tonal balance, spatial and dynamic attributes. Tom has also tested hundreds of home and professional loudspeaker systems for publications like Audio, Stereo Review, Sound & Vision and Pro Audio Review.

In a 1998 SAE presentation Richard Stroud of Delco Electronics showed that ‘more’ of anything related to audio (loudness, equalization, et. al.) is often considered to be ‘better’ by untrained listeners1 This paper discusses the human mechanisms that influence the effect and concludes that independent professional evaluation is the best alternative for preserving quality of listening evaluations.