Practical Implementation of Perceptual Rub & Buzz Distortion and Experimental Results

In a previous paper [1], we demonstrated how an auditory perceptual model based on an ITU standard can be used to detect audible Rub & Buzz in loudspeakers using a single tone stimulus. In this paper, we discuss a practical implementation using a stepped sine sweep stimulus and present detailed experimental results on loudspeakers including comparison to human listeners and other perceptual methods.

Authors: Steve Temme, Pascal Brunet and Brian Fallon
Presented at the 129th AES Convention, San Francisco, 2010

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