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The Influence of Symmetrical Human Ears on the Front-Back Confusion

Authors: Bomhardt, Ramona; Fels, Janina

AES Convention 142 · Paper 9712 · May 2017

Abstract

Human beings have two ears to localize sound sources. At a first glance, the dimensions of the right and left ears are generally very similar. Nevertheless, the individual anthropometric dimensions and shape of both ears are disparate. These differences improve localization on the cone of confusion where interaural differences do not exist. To determine the influence of asymmetric ears, individual HRTF data sets are analytically and subjectively compared with their mirrored versions.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 142
AES Convention
142
Paper number
9712
Publication date
May 6, 2017
Session subject
Spatial Audio—Binaural 2
Affiliation
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper