This study investigates the impact of relaxing presentation methods on listening tests by comparing results from two identical listening experiments carried out on two countries and comprising two presentation methods: the ITU-T P.800 Absolute Category Rating (ACR) recommendation and a modified version of it where assessors had more control on the reproduction of the samples. Compared with the standard method, test duration was reduced on average 37% in the modified version. No significant effects of the method used on the ratings of codecs were found, but a significant effect of site on ratings and duration were found. We hypothesize that in the latter case, cultural differences and instructions to the assessors could explain these effects.

Authors: Villegas, Julian; Stegenborg-Andersen, Tore; Zacharov, Nick; Ramsgaard, Jesper
Affiliations: University of Aizu, Aizu Wakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan; DELTA SenseLab, Hørsholm, Denmark; Widex, Lynge, Denmark(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Convention: 141 (September 2016) Paper Number: 9652
Publication Date: September 20, 2016
Subject: Perception

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