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J. Vanderkooy, and S. Lipshitz, "Can One Perform Quasi-Anechoic Measurements in Normal Rooms?," Paper 7525, (2008 October.). doi: J. Vanderkooy, and S. Lipshitz, "Can One Perform Quasi-Anechoic Measurements in Normal Rooms?," Paper 7525, (2008 October.). doi:
Abstract: This paper is an analysis of two methods that attempt to achieve high resolution frequency responses at low frequencies from measurements made in normal rooms. Such data is contaminated by reflections before the low-frequency impulse response of the system has fully decayed. By modifying the responses to decay more rapidly, then windowing a reflection-free portion, and finally recovering the full response by deconvolution, these quasi-anechoic methods purport to thwart the usual reciprocal uncertainty relationship between measurement duration and frequency resolution. One method works by equalizing the response down to dc, the other by increasing the effective highpass corner frequency of the system. Each method is studied with simulations, and both appear to work to varying degrees, but we question whether they are measurements or effectively simply model extensions. In practice noise significantly degrades both procedures.

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