The main objective of the 'active listening room' project is to design a critical listening environment where the key acoustic features of the room can be actively modified. The aim is to create a truly variable listening condition in a reference listening room by means of active simulation of key acoustic parameters such as the early reflection pattern, early decay time and reverberation time. These parameters are likely to affect the subjective assessment of reproduced sound quality in a listening environment. Aims of the project are described, together with results of preliminary experiments.

Authors: Rumsey, Francis; Naqvi, Amber
Affiliation: Institute of Sound Recording, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
AES Convention: 110 (May 2001) Paper Number: 5385
Publication Date: May 1, 2001
Subject: Psychoacoustics, Perception, and Listening Tests

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