Audio – Science in the Service of Art [pdf]

It's an article written by Floyd E. Toole, Ph.D., who was Vice President - Acoustical Engineering at Harman International from 1991 until he retired in 2007.

"His research focused primarily on the acoustics and psychoacoustics of sound reproduction. Most notably, he established methods for subjective and objective evaluations which have been used to clarify the relationships between technical measurements of loudspeakers and listeners’ perceptions." From https://www.torontoaes.org/floyd-toole/

> ...there really is such a thing as being "good enough for rock and roll".

Here's a lecture by the same author, given at CIRMMT Distinguished Lectures in the Science and Technology of Music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrpUDuUtxPM - Floyd Toole - Sound reproduction – art and science/opinions and facts