Arkamys, a leading provider of digital audio processing solutions and provider of embedded software for mobile phones and portable media players unveils the first results of tests for its ‘listen with your own ears’ 3D sound technology on a wide range of headphone types from high end professional transducers to mass market earphones.
The objective of the ‘listen with your own ears’ project is to reproduce through headphones, the natural listening sensation that each individual has, that is dependent on the morphology of their head. This is achieved by using personalized Head-Related Transfer Functions (HRTFs) to process digital sounds.
The degree of optimization reached through digital sound processing is subject to the transducer performance. The bulk of music players found on the market today feature entry or mid range earphones whose physical capacity is limited in terms of frequency range.
Arkamys has tested its technology on a panel of 8 types of transducers. Unsurprisingly high end headphones perform well, but it is very interesting to note that standard mass market earphones typically used for MP3 players are very close in terms of efficiency when used with 3D audio.
David Schonstein, ‘Listen With Your Own Ears’ project manager at Arkamys says "We are very happy with these preliminary tests that show our technology is viable on standard headphones and insert earphones. This means that a large proportion of users will be able to enjoy natural 3D audio for music and movie content with their existing equipment”.
Jean Michel Raczinski, Arkamys CTO says “This result recognizes our team's ability to exploit our advanced technology, and combine with our product engineering and deep market expertise to create compelling solutions that bring high value to end users.
Click here to read the full paper that will be presented at the Acoustics 2008 conference in Paris
For more information Acoustics 2008 conference in Paris:
http://www.acoustics08-paris.org/
Arkamys technology is already embedded in millions of devices, and is used in a growing number of innovative products. The ‘listen with your own ears’ project is ongoing, first products will be on the market in 2009.
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