A one-size-fits-all earpiece with multiple microphones and drivers for hearing device research

Florian Denk, Miriam Lettau, Henning Schepker, Simon Doclo, Reinhild Roden, Matthias Blau, Jo¨rg-Hendrik Bach, Jan Wellmann, Birger Kollmeier. A one-size-fits-all earpiece with multiple microphones and drivers for hearing device research. In: AES Conference: 2019 AES INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEADPHONE TECHNOLOGY. Audio Engineering Society; 2019.pp. 13:1-9. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20523

@inproceedings{FlorianDenk2019_20523,
  author = {{Florian Denk} and {Miriam Lettau} and {Henning Schepker} and {Simon Doclo} and {Reinhild Roden} and {Matthias Blau} and {Jo¨rg-Hendrik Bach} and {Jan Wellmann} and {Birger Kollmeier}},
  title = {{A one-size-fits-all earpiece with multiple microphones and drivers for hearing device research}},
  booktitle = {AES Conference: 2019 AES INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEADPHONE TECHNOLOGY},
  pages = {13:1-9},
  year = {2019},
  month = aug,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20523}
}

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TI  - A one-size-fits-all earpiece with multiple microphones and drivers for hearing device research
AU  - Florian Denk
AU  - Miriam Lettau
AU  - Henning Schepker
AU  - Simon Doclo
AU  - Reinhild Roden
AU  - Matthias Blau
AU  - Jo¨rg-Hendrik Bach
AU  - Jan Wellmann
AU  - Birger Kollmeier
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M1  - Paper 13
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2019/08/06
UR  - https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20523
PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - Earpieces that include one or more microphones and drivers are required in many research applications related to hearing devices, however suitable devices are often not readily available. In this contribution we present the development and evaluation of an earpiece for research on assistive hearing devices and hearables. The earpiece includes two balanced armature drivers as well as four microphones, which are built into a one-size-?ts-all acrylic shell. It features custom transducer positioning at different positions inside a vent, as well as a microphone inside the ear canal. We discuss details on the earpiece design, present acoustic measurements, and discuss the eligibility for different applications. The earpiece is openly available both in a vented as well as an occluded version.
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