Headphone Measurements and Their Interpretation
Daniel W. Martin, Leslie J. Anderson · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 1947
Methods of acoustical measurement and of data presentation are reviewed, with emphasis on relating headphone data to the requirements of the communications and monitoring fields of application. Data are shown to demonstrate the importance of statistical analyses of the performance of headphones on different wearers. Some effects of presenting too “artificial” an acoustical load to the receiver during measurement are illustrated. An experiment in artificial ear development is described. The requirements for an improved artificial ear are outlined, based in part upon the experimental work.