Individualized HRTFs only improve localization in planes requiring pinnae cues

Evidence

The normal-hearing test subjects showed similar discrimination performance with the T, W, and N-type simulated pinna cues, as expected. However, the results for the hearing-impaired test subjects showed only marginally lower MAAs with the W and T-cues compared to the N-cues, while the overall discrimination thresholds were much higher for the hearing-impaired compared to the normal-hearing test subjects. — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 3048 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Horizontal-plane localization is mature while elevation reproduction is newly addressed; Immersive headphone audio remains compromised without personalized HRTFs; In-head localization stems from mismatched HRTFs and missing head tracking (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Oversized-pinna cue simulation barely improves vertical localization for hearing-impaired listeners #corroborates (0.86) — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 3048