Evaluation of HE-ACC, AC-3, and E-AC-3 Codecs

Gaston L, Sanders R. Evaluation of HE-ACC, AC-3, and E-AC-3 Codecs. J Audio Eng Soc. 2008;56(3):140-155. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=14379

@article{Gaston2008_14379,
  author = {Gaston, Leslie and Sanders, Richard},
  title = {{Evaluation of HE-ACC, AC-3, and E-AC-3 Codecs}},
  journal = {Journal of the Audio Engineering Society},
  volume = {56},
  number = {3},
  pages = {140--155},
  year = {2008},
  month = mar,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=14379}
}

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AB  - A carefully controlled independent double-blind test with 27 listeners compared the Dolby Digital AC-3 standard compression codec with newer bandwidth extended codecs, Advanced Audio Coding Plus HE-AAC and Dolby Digital Plus E-AC-3. Subjective tests of this kind require a listening space that is physically and acoustically appropriate for detecting auditory nuances, mostly conforming to the standards of ITU-R BS.1116-1. Out of a large library of samples, a subset was selected based on their ability to challenge compression codecs. On average, AC-3 sounded better than the other two codecs.
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