Nearfield Crosstalk Increases Listener Preferences for Headphone-Reproduced Stereophonic Imagery

Manor E, Martens W, Marui A, Cabrera D. Nearfield Crosstalk Increases Listener Preferences for Headphone-Reproduced Stereophonic Imagery. J Audio Eng Soc. 2015;63(5):324-335. doi:10.17743/jaes.2015.0022

@article{Manor2015_17638,
  author = {Manor, Ella and Martens, William and Marui, Atsushi and Cabrera, Densil},
  title = {{Nearfield Crosstalk Increases Listener Preferences for Headphone-Reproduced Stereophonic Imagery}},
  journal = {Journal of the Audio Engineering Society},
  volume = {63},
  number = {5},
  pages = {324--335},
  year = {2015},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  doi = {10.17743/jaes.2015.0022},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2015.0022}
}

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Nearfield Crosstalk Increases Listener Preferences for Headphone-Reproduced Stereophonic Imagery
AU  - Manor, Ella
AU  - Martens, William
AU  - Marui, Atsushi
AU  - Cabrera, Densil
T2  - Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
J2  - J. Audio Eng. Soc.
VL  - 63
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EP  - 335
PY  - 2015
DA  - 2015/05/06
DO  - 10.17743/jaes.2015.0022
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PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - Although final mixing and mastering is monitored over loudspeakers, the majority of music listeners use headphones on mobile devices. Preferences for spatial process depend on the method of reproduction. For a variety of program material using headphones, listeners often prefer a stereophonic image that is created by simulating nearfield crosstalk compared to the biphonic spatial image. This novel approach, called Nearfield Crosstalk Simulation, describes crosstalk that simulates closely located loudspeakers. Previous work used farfield crosstalk simulation in an effort to produce an enhanced stereophonic effect, but such results were less preferred. The primary difference between the more conventional farfield crosstalk and the novel nearfield crosstalk developed for this study was the introduction of a level and a time difference at low frequency, consistent with what actually occurs for sound sources very close to a listener’s head.
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