A system comprising two closely spaced loudspeakers less than 30 cm apart can create very convincing virtual images in front of a single listener. The system uses digital signal processing to reproduce a pair of desired signals at the ears of the listener. The physical principles of the system are explained, and the signal processing technology involved is introduced.

Authors: Kirkeby, Ole; Nelson, Philip A.; Hamada, Hareo
Affiliations: University of Southampton, Highfield, Great Britain ; Tokyo Denki University, Tokyo, Japan(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Convention: 102 (March 1997) Paper Number: 4463
Publication Date: March 1, 1997
Subject: Multichannel Sound

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