Factors that influence listeners” preferred bass and treble balance in headphones

摘要：

　　A listening experiment was conducted to study factors that influence listeners” preferred bass and treble balance in headphone reproduction.Using a method of adjustment a total of 249 listeners adjusted the relative treble and bass levels of a headphone that was first equalized at the eardrum reference point (DRP) to match a flat in-room response of a neutral loudspeaker in a reference listening room.Listeners repeated the adjustment five times using three stereo music programs.The listeners included males and females from different age groups, listening experiences, and nationalities.The results provide evidence that the preferred bass and treble balance in headphones were influenced by several factors including program, and the listeners” age, gender and prior listening experience.The younger and less experienced listeners on average preferred more bass and treble in their headphones compared to the older,more experienced listeners.Female listeners on average preferred less bass and treble than their male counterparts.

关键词： headphones listening tests headphone preferences

作者: Sean E.Olive Todd Welti

作者单位: Harman International, Northridge, CA, 91377, USA

会议类型: 国内会议

会议名称: 第五届电声技术国际研讨会( International Symposium on ElectroAcoustic Technologies)(ISEAT 2015)

会议地点: 深圳

会议语种:英文

页码: 36-51

在线出版日期: 2015-11-13（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）