Study and Consideration on Symmetrical KEMAR HATS Conforming to IEC60959

Inanaga K, Kon H, Rasmussen G, Rasmussen P, Riko Y. Study and Consideration on Symmetrical KEMAR HATS Conforming to IEC60959. In: AES Convention 126. Audio Engineering Society; 2009. Paper 7771. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=14967

@inproceedings{Inanaga2009_14967,
  author = {Inanaga, Kiyofumi and Kon, Homare and Rasmussen, Gunnar and Rasmussen, Per and Riko, Yasuhiro},
  title = {{Study and Consideration on Symmetrical KEMAR HATS Conforming to IEC60959}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 126},
  note = {Paper 7771},
  year = {2009},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=14967}
}

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AB  - KEMAR is widely recognized as a leading model of head and torso simulators (HATS) for different types of acoustic measurements meeting requirements of a global industrial standard, ANSI S3.36/ASA58-1985 and IEC 60959:1990. One of the KEMAR HATS pinna models has a reputation for good reproducibility of measured results in examining headphones and earphones. However, it requires free filed compensation in order to conduct the measurements; thus, the head-related transfer function (HRTF) of HATS fitted with the pinna model must be corrected. Because headphones and earphones are usually designed symmetrically, we developed a prototype of Symmetrical KEMAR HATS based on the original KEMAR mounted with the pinna model with good reproducibility. We measured and evaluated a set of HRTFs from the sound source to both ears. Our study concluded that the HATS we developed carries symmetrical characteristics and is also suitable to be utilized as a tool to measure the qualities of variety of acoustic devices along with the conventional KEMAR and it can serve as a new common platform for different types of electroacoustic measurements
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