Yes, I have spoken with Jason Rentfrow about his research. It’s all fascinating. However, his work focuses on the music itself and how it correlates to specific personality traits. My work focuses on overall music lifestyle and listening behavior. The type of music people like is secondary to determining compatibility in my world. Of primary importance is that two people have a similar appreciation for music.

Thanks,
Lynne

I thought I should weigh in on this topic. First, imprecise measurements by “distortion” can certainly happen, but launching this criticism against things like the Dewey Color Test is inaccurate. Please read the paper by Lange more carefully. In fact, precision of measurment is not really a practical concern anymore in this field.

Second, music preferences certainly can be relevant to some aspects of platonic and romantic compatibility in that music preferences are related (significantly but weakly) to personality traits. This has been shown in a few peer-reviewed research studies. But keep in mind that couples can show a wide variance in personality and yet still score high on measures of relationship satisfaction and stability. The fact is the “similarity principle” is limited at best.

Turning attention back on the premise of music compatibility, I have not seen any convincing research that suggests there are only “four”types of music listeners in the general population. Indeed, there are at least 14 different music generes related to the Big Five personality traits.

Moreover, the notion of music compatibility was arguably pioneered by my friend Dr. Jason Rentfrow, in collaboration with Dr. Sam Gosling. Interested readers can have fun reading the following:

Rentfrow, P. J., & Gosling, S. D. (2007). The content and validity of stereotypes about fans of 14 music genres. Psychology of Music, 35, 306-326.

Rentfrow, P. J., & Gosling, S. D. (2006). Message in a ballad: The role of music preferences in interpersonal perception. Psychological Science, 17, 236-242.

Rentfrow, P. J., & Gosling, S. D. (2003). The do-re-mi’s of everyday life: The structure and personality correlates of music preferences. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 1236-1256.

Thx,

James Houran, Ph.D.
Online Dating Magazine

Thanks for taking the time to check out A Sound Match. It’s too bad, but it is true. The profiles you see are real and many were created 30+ days ago. Without the critical mass for people to interact/date in their cities, there isn’t a lot of current incentive to return to the site … but we’re working on it.

As far as the matching system goes, it’s also true that four types of music listeners (or “Music Personalities”) exist within the general population. We all listen to music. The quiz measures how much you like music because two people who like it a similar amount have lots more in common than two people with a dissimilar appreciation for it. The closer you score with another member, the more likely you are to be compatible (your 4-note matches).

The matching algorithm is quite precise and matches your score against all other members’, breaking up the entire membership into four possible likelihoods of compatibility. I could have chosen to send members their strongest matches (three and four notes), but I want people to see for themselves the difference in compatibility and “date quality” between their one-note vs. four-note matches.

Since you are an Unchained Melody — telling me that music is not very important to you or your social life — you did not score closely and are a risky match with Diamonds in the Rough — who are huge music fans and hobbyists. If you take the time to contact a few, you would find that you lead quite different lifestyles — choices about the vacations you take, the kind of homes you like, your preferred social activities, your openness to new experience … essentially, the things that make two people able to sustain a healthy, meaningful relationship.

If you have further comments or questions, bring ‘em on. ;)

Thanks,
Lynne

How it can be proved?

Also profiling by voice analysis, image analysis, music/video preferences, handwriting analysis, color preferences and other == lack of precision by distortion!

The “A Sound MatchCompatibility Indicator” is only a 4/3/2/1 notes symbol!!! so again the WHOLE precision is LESS than any person could achieve searching by his/her own!!!

http://www.asoundmatch.com/howasmworks.php
“You could get a 4-note match (high likelihood) with someone who likes different music than you. That’s fine, even great. As long as you know this person appreciates music the same way you do, you know that you two will be able to relate on a variety of levels.”

My Music Personality is Unchained Melody
Only a 4 personalities ensemble = Unchained Melody, Shining Star, Heart of Gold, Diamond in the Rough
I had 5 matches with a 4 notes symbol, all of them with Unchained Melody and Last Active: over 30 days ago!!!
I had 7 matches with a 3 notes symbol, all of them with Shining Star and Last Active: within past month and over 30 days ago.
I had 38 matches with a 2 notes symbol, all of them with Heart of Gold and Last Active: within past month and over 30 days ago.
I had over 70 matches with a 1 note symbol, all of them with Diamond in the Rough and Last Active: within last 24 hours, within past 2 weeks, within past month and over 30 days ago.

A lot of profiles with “Last Active: over 30 days ago” SOUNDS like fake profiles!

Kindest Regards,

Fernando Ardenghi.
Buenos Aires.
Argentina.
ardenghifer@gmail.com