Patent ID: 6944309
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: H04R,H04S

Abstract:
1. A headphone system, comprising: a headphone; and a signal processing circuit for outputting an acoustic signal to the headphone, wherein the headphone includes: a first speaker and a third speaker for a right ear of a listener, a second speaker and a fourth speaker for a left ear of the listener, and a support for supporting the first through fourth speakers so that the first and second speakers are located forward with respect to a vertical plane including a straight line connecting the hole of the right ear and the hole of the left ear of the listener, the third and fourth speakers are located rearward with respect to the vertical plane, and the first through fourth speakers are out of contact with the right ear and the left ear of the listener; wherein the signal processing circuit utilizes transfer function correction coefficients which may be varied to correct for individual differences among different listeners to allow each of the different listeners to more correctly recognize a virtual sound source imaged by the sneakers.