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HEARO SURROUND SYSTEMS
IVA (Individual Virtual Acoustics) processing
Since we only have two ears, humans localize sound sources in
our environment with “binaural hearing”. Sound waves from a
given source arrive at one ear earlier than they do at the other,
and they “look” different, too.
Amplitude and phase shifts allow us to localize a sound source
in space (three-dimensional perception of sound).
Headphones usually eliminate these important amplitude and
phase shifts. Sound sources are perceived as being localized
inside the head rather than in the room.
IVA processing developed by AKG adds to a stereo signal the
amplitude and phase shifts that are necessary to create the
same sense of natural sound as in binaural hearing.
In short, IVA processing provides a perfectly natural stereo and
multi-channel theater sound found in modern movie theaters
through headphones at home.
Digital antenna diversity
Diversity reception is normally used in professional wireless
microphone systems to ensure perfect reception even under
extremely difficult conditions. An adaptive algorithm makes sure
the antenna that delivers the better signal is always active to
prevent dropouts.
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