Abstract: The system and method includes positioning a mobile device with a built-in loudspeaker at a first location in a listening environment and at least one microphone at at least one second location in the listening environment; emitting test audio content from the loudspeaker of the mobile device at the first position in the listening environment; receiving the test audio content emitted by the loudspeaker using the at least one microphone at the at least one second location in the listening environment; and, based at least in part on the received test audio content, determining one or more adjustments to be applied to desired audio content before playback by at least one earphone; wherein the first location and the second location are distant from each other so that the at least one microphone is within the near-field of the loudspeaker.

Abstract: The system and method includes positioning a mobile device with a built-in loudspeaker at a first location in a listening environment and at least one microphone at at least one second location in the listening environment; emitting test audio content from the loudspeaker of the mobile device at the first position in the listening environment; receiving the test audio content emitted by the loudspeaker using the at least one microphone at the at least one second location in the listening environment; and, based at least in part on the received test audio content, determining one or more adjustments to be applied to desired audio content before playback by at least one earphone; wherein the first location and the second location are distant from each other so that the at least one microphone is within the near-field of the loudspeaker.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and corresponding system for predicting the perceived spatial quality of sound processing and reproducing equipment. According to the invention a device to be tested, a so-called device under test (DUT), is subjected to one or more test signals and the response of the device under test is provided to one or more means for deriving metrics, i.e. a higher-level representation of the raw data obtained from the device under test. The derived one or more metrics is/are provided to suitable predictor means that “translates” the objective measure provided by the one or more metrics to a predicted perceived spatial quality. To this end said predictor means is calibrated using listening tests carried out on real listeners. By means of the invention there is thus provided an “instrument” that can replace expensive and time consuming listening tests for instance during development of various audio processing or reproduction systems or methods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and corresponding system for predicting the perceived spatial quality of sound processing and reproducing equipment. According to the invention a device to be tested, a so-called device under test (DUT), is subjected to one or more test signals and the response of the device under test is provided to one or more means for deriving metrics, i.e. a higher-level representation of the raw data obtained from the device under test. The derived one or more metrics is/are provided to suitable predictor means that “translates” the objective measure provided by the one or more metrics to a predicted perceived spatial quality. To this end said predictor means is calibrated using listening tests carried out on real listeners. By means of the invention there is thus provided an “instrument” that can replace expensive and time consuming listening tests for instance during development of various audio processing or reproduction systems or methods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and corresponding system for predicting the perceived spatial quality of sound processing and reproducing equipment. According to the invention a device to be tested, a so-called device under test (DUT), is subjected to one or more test signals and the response of the device under test is provided to one or more means for deriving metrics, i.e. a higher-level representation of the raw data obtained from the device under test. The derived one or more metrics is/are provided to suitable predictor means that “translates” the objective measure provided by the one or more metrics to a predicted perceived spatial quality. To this end said predictor means is calibrated using listening tests carried out on real listeners. By means of the invention there is thus provided an “instrument” that can replace expensive and time consuming listening tests for instance during development of various audio processing or reproduction systems or methods.