Loudspeakers are used professionally and for leisure as a device which presents audio information to a listener. Loudspeakers “color” this information in different ways because of different properties, which they inherit from the decisions made in the design process. This study investigated the audibility of phase distortion in loudspeaker systems in ecologically valid environments using different types of program material and levels of group-delay. 13 subjects participated in a listening test, each performing 48 trials across various conditions. Results revealed significant differences in the ability to differentiate between reference and impaired signals based on program material and impairment level. Notably, participants demonstrated better discrimination for simple transient sounds compared to a mixed music recording. These results suggest that phase distortion may be less audible in mixed music reproduction than in click-like sounds. However, findings indicate a lower audible threshold for phase distortion compared to existing literature for click-like stimuli. Overall, while phase distortion may not always be audible, consideration for it can be relevant for achieving high audio quality in loudspeaker systems. These findings hopefully contribute to the understanding of phase distortion's perceptual effects and its implications for audio engineering and consumer electronics design.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:ltu-105358 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Gerhardsson, Albin |
| Publisher | Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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