The correlation between distortion audibility and listener preference in headphones

It is well-known that the frequency response of loudspeakers and headphones has a dramatic impact on sound quality and listener preference, but what role does distortion have on perceived sound quality? To answer this question, five popular headphones with varying degrees of distortion were selected and equalized to the same frequency response.Trained listeners compared them subjectively using music as the test signal, and the distortion of each headphone was measured objectively using a well-known commercial audio test system.The correlation between subjective listener preference and objective distortion measurement is discussed.
distortion audibility preference perception
Steve Temme Sean E.Olive Steve Tatarunis Todd Welti Elisabeth McMullin
Listen, Inc.580 Harrison Ave Ste 3W, Boston MA 02118 USA Harman International Industries, 8500 Balboa Boulevard Northridge, CA 91329 USA
国内会议
第五届电声技术国际研讨会( International Symposium on ElectroAcoustic Technologies)(ISEAT 2015)
深圳
英文
254-269
2015-11-13(万方平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)