This paper investigated the subjective quality of equalized music in which equalization (EQ) curves were tailored to the individuals’ preferences. Listeners subjectively rated a number of pre-selected psychoacoustic-based EQ curves over three test sessions. The personalized EQ curve was the curve that had the highest rating among the pool of pre-selected equalization curves. Listeners were instructed to rate music quality according to the ITU-R BS 1284 scale. Statistical analysis showed that listeners consistently rated music to which personalized EQ curves were applied significantly higher than the original CD-quality music.

Authors: Shen, Weidong; Chua, Tiffany; Reavis, Kelly; Xia, Hongmei; Zhang, Duo; Maguire, Gerald A.; Franklin, David; Liu, Vincent; Hou, Wei; Tran, Hung
Affiliations: The Institute of Otolaryngology, Department of Otolaryngology, PLA Genera Hospital, Beijing, China; University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA; Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA; Hubei Zhong Shan Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China; MaxLinear Inc., Carlsbad, CA, USA; Logitech, Irvine, CA, USA; Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, Guangdong, China; AuralWare LLC, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, USA(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Convention: 133 (October 2012) Paper Number: 8738
Publication Date: October 25, 2012 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Auditory Perception
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