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Convention Paper

Concha Headphones and Their Coupling to the Ear

Authors: Blanchard, Lola; Agerkvist, Finn

AES Convention 126 · Paper 7769 · May 2009

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to obtain a better understanding of concha headphone. Concha headphones are the small types of earpiece that are placed in the concha. They are not sealed to the ear and therefore, there is a leak between the earpiece and the ear. This leak is the reason why there is a significant lack of bass when using such headphones. This paper investigates the coupling between the headphone and the ear, by means of measurement in artificial ears and models. The influence of the back volume is taken into account.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 126
AES Convention
126
Paper number
7769
Publication date
May 6, 2009
Session subject
Microphones and Headphones
Affiliation
Bang&Olufsen ICEpower s/a, Lyngby, Denmark; Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper