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From the Cone to the Cochlea: Modelling the Complete Acoustical Path

Authors: Rimell, Andrew; Hawksford, Malcolm J.

AES Convention 100 · Paper 4240 · May 1996

Abstract

A unified evaluation model for an audio system is presented, which eliminates the need for a human listener as the arbiter of performance. The model includes knowledge of the loudspeaker polar response, the frequency dependent room reverberation, and the psychoacoustic profile of a typical human subject by including a set of head-related transfer functions. The method recognizes the cost penalty of using subjective testing, whereby simulating the entire acoustical path including aspects of human response, rapid and efficient testing can be performed in multiple environments with guaranteed repeatability and calibration.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 100
AES Convention
100
Paper number
4240
Publication date
May 6, 1996
Session subject
Psychoacoustics, Hearing, and Hearing Instruments
Affiliation
University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper