Estimation of the Headphone "Openness" Based on Measurements of Pressure Division Ratio, Headphone Selection Criterion, and Acoustic Impedance

Schlieper R, Li S, Preihs S, Peissig J. Estimation of the Headphone "Openness" Based on Measurements of Pressure Division Ratio, Headphone Selection Criterion, and Acoustic Impedance. In: AES Convention 145. Audio Engineering Society; 2018. Paper 10099. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=19825

@inproceedings{Schlieper2018_19825,
  author = {Schlieper, Roman and Li, Song and Preihs, Stephan and Peissig, Jürgen},
  title = {{Estimation of the Headphone "Openness" Based on Measurements of Pressure Division Ratio, Headphone Selection Criterion, and Acoustic Impedance}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 145},
  note = {Paper 10099},
  year = {2018},
  month = oct,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=19825}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - Estimation of the Headphone "Openness" Based on Measurements of Pressure Division Ratio, Headphone Selection Criterion, and Acoustic Impedance
AU  - Schlieper, Roman
AU  - Li, Song
AU  - Preihs, Stephan
AU  - Peissig, Jürgen
T2  - AES Convention 145
M1  - Paper 10099
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2018/10/06
UR  - https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=19825
PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - The study presented here investigates and compares three different methods regarding their suitability for determining the relative openness of circumaural and supraaural headphone types, namely: (1) the Pressure Division Ratio (PDR), (2) the Headphone Selection Criterion (HPC), and the Acoustic Impedance Curve (AIC). Measurements were conducted by using a custom built acoustic impedance measuring tube and an artificial dummy head (KEMAR 45BC-12). The results show that the openness of headphones can be determined best by their low-frequency acoustic impedance curves. Estimations using PDR and HPC show large measurement variations especially in the low frequency range where the perceptual occlusion effect dominates. We introduce the Occlusion Index (OI) that characterizes well the acoustical “openness” and possibly can be used as a reliable indicator for the perceived headphone occlusion.
ER  -