Personalized HRTFs improve sound externalization in binaural reproduction

Evidence

There is an issue of the detailed shapes of ears and torso of the dummy being different from those of any individual listener—our bodies are all distinctive—so it is not surprising to hear reports of more realistic externalization of the sound when personalized HRTFs are employed (e.g. Griesinger, 2019). — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 285

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Individual HRTF measurements give the most accurate external ear emulation — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 1608; Each person’s unique ear shape requires individualized acoustic rendering for 3-D audio — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 736