Evaluating Listener Preference of Flat-Panel Loudspeakers

Roessner S, Heilemann M, Bocko MF. Evaluating Listener Preference of Flat-Panel Loudspeakers. In: AES Convention 147. Audio Engineering Society; 2019. Paper 10230. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20603

@inproceedings{Roessner2019_20603,
  author = {Roessner, Stephen and Heilemann, Michael and Bocko, Mark F.},
  title = {{Evaluating Listener Preference of Flat-Panel Loudspeakers}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 147},
  note = {Paper 10230},
  year = {2019},
  month = oct,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20603}
}

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AB  - Three flat-panel loudspeakers and two conventional loudspeakers were evaluated in a blind listening test. Two of the flat-panel loudspeakers used in the test were prototypes employing both array-based excitation methods and constrained viscoelastic damping to eliminate modal resonant peaks in the mechanical response of the vibrating surface. The remaining flat-panel speaker was a commercially available unit. A set of 21 listeners reported average preference ratings of 7.00/10 and 6.81/10 for the conventional loudspeakers, 6.48/10 and 5.90/10 for the prototype flat-panel loudspeakers, and 2.24/10 for the commercial flat-panel speaker. The results are consistent with those given by a predictive model for listener preference rating, suggesting that designs aimed at smoothing the mechanical response of the panel lead to improved preference ratings.
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