The multidimensional characterization of active noise cancelation headphone perception

Author

Zacharov, Nick ; Ramsgaard, Jesper ; Le Ray, Guillaume ; Jørgensen, Chris Vigandt

Author_Institution

DELTA SenseLab, Hørsholm, Denmark

fYear

2010

fDate

21-23 June 2010

Firstpage

130

Lastpage

135

Abstract

This papers explores the perceptual characteristics associated with the application of active noise cancelation (ANC) technologies to headphones. In this popular application, both noise cancelation performance is evaluated in noise & also the impact on the perception of music reproduction in noise. Environmental scenarios were reproduced from B-format recording over a 5-channel loudspeaker setup in an anechoic chamber to ANC headphones placed on a head & torso simulator. From binaural recordings of the noise & music-in-noise with ANC a sensory evaluation was performed by a panel of 11 selected & screened assessors. Eight & ten consensus attributes were developed & rated enabling a multivariate statistical for each scenario. In both cases a 4-dimensional perceptual space was developed & is discussed in the paper.

Keywords

headphones; interference suppression; B-format recording; active noise cancellation; anechoic chamber; headphone perception; multivariate statistical; music reproduction; Active noise reduction; Anechoic chambers; Headphones; Loudspeakers; Magnetic heads; Multidimensional systems; Noise cancellation; Performance evaluation; Torso; Working environment noise; Active noise cancelation; perception; sensory evaluation; sound quality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX), 2010 Second International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Trondheim

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6959-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/QOMEX.2010.5516119

Filename

5516119