Accurate testing of PCM audio systems will require a new generation of DSP-based equipment and test signal standards. Arguments are made for more sophisticated spectral analysis, with less emphasis on the present THD specification. A set of specific guidelines is proposed to accomplish this testing with maximum accuracy.

Authors: Halbert, Joel M.; Belcher, R. Allan
Affiliations: Burr-Brown Corporation, Tucson, AZ ; Department of Electrical Engineering, University College of Swansea, Swansea, Wales, UK(See document for exact affiliation information.)
JAES Volume 34 Issue 7/8 pp. 546-555; July 1986
Publication Date: July 1, 1986

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