Evaluation of Car Cabin Acoustics Using Auralisation over Headphones

Camilleri J, Kaplanis N, De Sena E. Evaluation of Car Cabin Acoustics Using Auralisation over Headphones. In: AES Conference: 2019 AES International Conference on Immersive and Interactive Audio. Audio Engineering Society; 2019. Paper 30. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20437

@inproceedings{Camilleri2019_20437,
  author = {Camilleri, Jessica and Kaplanis, Neofytos and De Sena, Enzo},
  title = {{Evaluation of Car Cabin Acoustics Using Auralisation over Headphones}},
  booktitle = {AES Conference: 2019 AES International Conference on Immersive and Interactive Audio},
  note = {Paper 30},
  year = {2019},
  month = mar,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20437}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - Evaluation of Car Cabin Acoustics Using Auralisation over Headphones
AU  - Camilleri, Jessica
AU  - Kaplanis, Neofytos
AU  - De Sena, Enzo
T2  - AES Conference: 2019 AES International Conference on Immersive and Interactive Audio
M1  - Paper 30
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2019/03/06
UR  - https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20437
PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - The auralization schemes in the domain of automotive audio have primarily utilized dummy head recordings in the past. Recently, spatial reproduction allowed the auralization of cabin acoustics over large loudspeaker arrays. Yet no direct comparisons between those methods exist. In this study, the efficacy of headphone presentation is explored in this context. Six acoustical conditions were presented over headphones to experienced assessors (n=23), who were asked to compare them over six elicited perceptual attributes. In 24 out of 36 cases, the results indicate an agreement between headphone- and loudspeaker-based auralisation of identical stimuli sets. It is concluded that, when compared to loudspeakers-based rendering, headphones-based rendering reveals similar judgment on timbral attributes, while certain spatial attributes should be assessed with caution.
ER  -