Perceived Sound Quality of Small Original and Optimized Loudspeaker Systems

Bahne A. Perceived Sound Quality of Small Original and Optimized Loudspeaker Systems. J Audio Eng Soc. 2012;60(1/2):29-37. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=16163

@article{Bahne2012_16163,
  author = {Bahne, Adrian},
  title = {{Perceived Sound Quality of Small Original and Optimized Loudspeaker Systems}},
  journal = {Journal of the Audio Engineering Society},
  volume = {60},
  number = {1/2},
  pages = {29--37},
  year = {2012},
  month = jan,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=16163}
}

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AB  - The perceived sound quality of small loudspeaker systems with and without digital optimization was empirically evaluated in a listening experiment. Further, it was investigated how the presentation order in the performed paired comparisons influenced the results, as well as whether a self-evaluation was of potential use for variance reduction. The systems were optimized by means of FIR filters. The two versions of each loudspeaker system were rated in a paired comparison test for music stimuli. For the purpose of analysis a linear Gaussian model was applied, resulting in an interval scale revealing interesting information about certainty and discrimination ability of the listeners. The test investigated whether linear pre-compensation of small and inexpensive loudspeaker systems results in a significant improvement of the perceived audio quality in a typical listening situation. The results indicated a significant preference for the optimized version and a significant dependency on the presentation order was detected. The self-evaluation was found to be uncorrelated to the test results.
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