Comparison of Loudspeaker-Room Equalization Preferences for Multichannel, Stereo, and Mono Reproductions: Are Listeners More Discriminating in Mono?

Devantier A, Hess S, Olive S. Comparison of Loudspeaker-Room Equalization Preferences for Multichannel, Stereo, and Mono Reproductions: Are Listeners More Discriminating in Mono? In: AES Convention 124. Audio Engineering Society; 2008. Paper 7492. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=14622

@inproceedings{Devantier2008_14622,
  author = {Devantier, Allan and Hess, Sean and Olive, Sean},
  title = {{Comparison of Loudspeaker-Room Equalization Preferences for Multichannel, Stereo, and Mono Reproductions: Are Listeners More Discriminating in Mono?}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 124},
  note = {Paper 7492},
  year = {2008},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=14622}
}

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TI  - Comparison of Loudspeaker-Room Equalization Preferences for Multichannel, Stereo, and Mono Reproductions: Are Listeners More Discriminating in Mono?
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AU  - Olive, Sean
T2  - AES Convention 124
M1  - Paper 7492
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2008/05/06
UR  - https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=14622
PB  - Audio Engineering Society
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AB  - Digital loudspeaker-room correction products are more popular than ever, despite the general lack of perceptual studies on their performance over a wide range of different playback conditions. This paper describes the first of several experiments that explore the influence of important acoustical and perceptual factors on their performance. In this experiment, a panel of trained listeners gave comparative preference ratings for three different loudspeaker equalizations based on anechoic and in situ measurements evaluated in a semi-reflective room, using three multichannel music recordings reproduced in surround, stereo, and mono. These equalizations were compared to the unequalized loudspeaker. The results are summarized as follows: all three equalizations were equally preferred over the unequalized system. The differences in preference ratings increased as the number of playback channels was reduced from 5 channels (surround) to 1 (mono).
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