Patent Publication Number: US-9888334-B1

Title: Audio playing system

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) on Patent Application No(s). 106210425 filed in Taiwan on Jul. 17, 2017, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Technical Field 
     The present disclosure is related to an audio playing system, and more particularly to an audio playing system capable of automatically personally compensating. 
     Related Art 
     Loudspeakers and earphones are now broadly used in the applications of audio-video field. Ideally, the both channels (left channel and right channel) of the loudspeaker/earphone have the same characteristic. However, due to the limitations of manufacture or materials, the left channel of an earphone and the right channel of the earphone usually have different characteristic. For example, if a piece of audio signal is output by both channels, the left channel may provide higher loudness than the right channel in low-band while the right channel provide higher loudness than the left channel in high-band. Hence, the experience of listening music of the user is influenced. 
     Further, even if the both channels of an earphone/loudspeaker have identical characteristic, the characteristics of ears of a person may be different. For example, a user of an earphone has his left ear more sensitive to high-band audio signal than his right ear and has his right ear more sensitive to low-band audio signal than his left ear. In this condition, even if the both channels of the earphone have the same characteristic, the user cannot has good audio experience because of the unbalance of ears. Hence, how to provide an audio playing system to optimize the audio experience by measuring the response of the user for the earphone/loudspeaker, and obtaining the characteristic of the earphone/loudspeaker and the user&#39;s ears so as to adjust the equalizers to compensate the difference between two channels and the difference between two ears, and to conquer the weakness that the quality of sound is affected, to provide good sound effect to meet the user&#39;s expect for high quality of sound are problems to be solved. 
     SUMMARY 
     In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an audio playing system has a first channel output device, a first equalizer and a controller. The first equalizer is electrically coupled to the first channel output device and having a set of first parameters of frequency response, the first equalizer configured to adjust a received first channel audio signal with the set of first parameters of frequency response and output the adjusted first channel audio signal to the first channel output device. The controller is electrically coupled to the first channel output device and the first equalizer, wherein in a test mode, the controller is configured to send a set of test audio signals to the first channel output device, to generate a set of first user parameters based on a plurality of pieces of received first confirmation signal, and to adjust the set of first parameters of frequency response based on the set of first user parameters. 
     In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an audio playing system has a first channel output device, a first equalizer, a second channel output device, a second equalizer, a loudness adjusting button, and a controller. The first equalizer has a set of first parameters of frequency response and is configured to adjust a first channel audio signal with the set of first parameters of frequency response and to output the adjusted first channel audio signal to the first channel output device. The second equalizer has a set of second parameters of frequency response and is configured to adjust a second channel audio signal with the set of second parameters of frequency response and to output the adjusted second channel audio signal to the second channel output device. The loudness adjusting button is configured to generate a loudness instruction. In a test mode, the controller is configured to send a set of test audio signals to the first channel output device, to generate a set of first user parameters based on a plurality of pieces of received first confirmation signal, to adjust the set of first parameters of frequency response based on the set of first user parameters, to send the set of test audio signals to the second channel output device, to generate a set of second user parameters based on a plurality of pieces of received second confirmation signal, and to adjust the set of second parameters of frequency response based on the set of second user parameters. The controller determines an upper limit of loudness based on the set of first parameters of frequency response and the set of second parameters of frequency response, and adjusts a loudness related to the first channel audio signal and a loudness related to the second channel audio signal based on the upper limit of loudness and the loudness instruction. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The present disclosure will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinbelow and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only and thus are not limitative of the present disclosure and wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram of an audio playing system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2  is a functional block diagram of the first channel output device according to one embodiment of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 3  illustrates an operation diagram of the audio playing system according to one embodiment of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 4A  illustrates the spectrum of sensitivity of hearing of ideal ear of human; 
         FIG. 4B  illustrates a spectrum of sound pressure level response of a channel output device; 
         FIG. 4C  is a superposition of both of  FIG. 4A  and  FIG. 4B ; 
         FIG. 5A  is a comparison between the real hearing sensitivity of user and the ideal hearing sensitivity; 
         FIG. 5B  is a comparison between the set of real first user parameters and the set of ideal first user parameters based on  FIG. 5A ; 
         FIG. 6A  illustrates a spectrum of the first frequency response of the first equalizer; 
         FIG. 6B  illustrates a spectrum of the sound pressure level compensated by the equalizer; 
         FIG. 7A  illustrates a comparison between the real first sound pressure level response of the first channel output device and the theoretical sound pressure level response of the first channel output device; 
         FIG. 7B  illustrates a comparison between the set of real first user parameters and the set of ideal first user parameters corresponding to  FIG. 7A ; 
         FIG. 8A  illustrates a spectrum of the first frequency response of the first equalizer; 
         FIG. 8B  illustrates a spectrum of the sound pressure level compensated by the equalizer; 
         FIG. 9A  illustrates the spectrum of the first user parameters and spectrum of the reference parameters of frequency response; 
         FIG. 9B  illustrates a spectrum of the first parameters of frequency response obtained based on the two spectrums in  FIG. 9A ; 
         FIG. 10  is a schematic diagram of an audio playing system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 11A  illustrates a schematic block diagram of an audio playing system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 11B  illustrates a schematic diagram of an audio playing system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure; and 
         FIG. 12  is a method for controlling the audio playing system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     In the following detailed description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the disclosed embodiments. It will be apparent, however, that one or more embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are schematically shown in order to simplify the drawings. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of an audio playing system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 1 , the audio playing system  1000  according to one embodiment of the present disclosure has a first channel output device  1100 , a first equalizer  1300  and a controller  1500 . The first equalizer  1300  is electrically coupled to the first channel output device  1100 , and the controller  1500  is electrically coupled to the first channel output device  1100  and the first equalizer  1300 . In this disclosure, the audio playing system is, for example, a system for outputting audio signal with earphone, loudspeaker, etc. 
     In one embodiment, the first channel output device  1100  is a simple loudspeaker. When the coil of the loudspeaker is driven by current, the coil makes the vibrating film vibrate to generate sound. In another embodiment, the first channel output device  1100  has the loudspeaker and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) therein. For explaining the mechanism, please refer to  FIG. 2 , which is a functional block diagram of the first channel output device according to one embodiment of the disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 2 , the first channel output device  1100  according to one embodiment of the disclosure has a loudspeaker  1110  and a DAC  1120 . The DAC  1120  converts the received digital audio signal into current and the current drives the coil of the loudspeaker  1110  so as to make the vibrating film vibrate and generate sound. In other words, the first channel output device  1100  may be driven by digital audio signal or analog audio signal to generate sound. 
     The first equalizer  1300  has a set of first parameters of frequency response. When the first equalizer  1300  receives the first channel audio signal, the first equalizer  1300  adjusts the received first channel audio signal with the first parameters of frequency response and outputs the adjusted first channel audio signal to the first channel output device. In one embodiment, the first equalizer  1300  is integrated circuits (IC) with digital signal processing (DSP) ability which can implement the filter with certain frequency response by DSP. Further, what is outputted by the first equalizer  1300  is a segment of the digital signal corresponding to the adjusted first channel audio signal. In this embodiment, the first equalizer  1300  can be used together with the first channel output device  1100  having embedded digital-to-analog converter and loudspeaker therein. 
     In another embodiment, the first equalizer  1300  has a digital-to-analog converter therein in addition, so what is outputted by the first equalizer  1300  is a segment of analog signal corresponding to the adjusted first channel audio signal. The first equalizer  1300  in this embodiment can be used together with the first channel output device  1100  without the digital-to-analog converter. In another embodiment, the first equalizer  1300  is, for example, an equalizer implemented by software. 
     For understanding the utilities of the set of first parameters of frequency response, please refer to table I shown below, which illustrate the set of first parameters of frequency response. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE I 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Frequency 
                 110 
                 220 
                 440 
                 880 
                 1760 
                 3520 
                 7040 
                 14080 
               
               
                 (Hz) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Gain 
                 +6 
                 +6 
                 0 
                 −3 
                 −3 
                 −3 
                 +3 
                 +3 
               
               
                 (dB) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     As shown in table I, the set of first parameters of frequency response of the first equalizer  1300  has eight pieces of data, and each piece of data is consisting of a frequency and a gain. That is, the set of first parameters of frequency response defines the frequency response of the first equalizer  1300  by indicating the gains of certain frequencies. In one embodiment, only the gains are adjustable when adjusting the set of first parameters of frequency response. In another embodiment, either the frequencies or the gains are adjustable. For example, the table I may be adjusted as the table II as shown below: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE II 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Frequency 
                 1000 
                 2000 
                 3000 
                 4000 
                 6000 
                 8000 
                 10000 
                 20000 
               
               
                 (Hz) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Gain 
                 +12 
                 +6 
                 +3 
                 +0 
                 +0 
                 +0 
                 +0 
                 +6 
               
               
                 (dB) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In one embodiment, the gain at the frequencies lower than the smallest frequency defined in the set of first parameters of frequency response is equal to the gain at the smallest frequency defined in the set of first parameters of frequency response. The gain at the frequencies higher than the highest frequency defined in the set of first parameters of frequency response is equal to the gain at the highest frequency defined in the set of first parameters of frequency response. Specifically, taking table II for example, the first equalizer  1300  set according to the table II has a gain of +12 decibel (dB) at any frequency lower than 1 kHz and a gain of +6 dB at any frequency higher than 20 kHz. Although the first parameters of frequency response in either the table I or the table II is consisting of eight pieces of data, the number of pieces of data in the first parameters of frequency response is not limited by the disclosure. Further, even there are eight pieces of data predefined in the set of first parameters of frequency response, the controller  1500  is capable of adding or eliminating one or more pieces of data in the set of first parameters of frequency response arbitrarily when the controller  1500  is adjusting the set of first parameters of frequency response. For example, the controller  1500  is capable of defining the set of first parameters of frequency response with only five pieces of data. The controller  1500  is also capable of defining the set of first parameters of frequency response with ten pieces of data. 
     One utility of the controller  1500  is for adjusting the set of first parameters of frequency response of the first equalizer  1300 . The controller  1500  is implemented by either an IC or software. In one embodiment, please refer to  FIG. 3 , which illustrates an operation diagram of the audio playing system according to one embodiment of the disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 3 , the first channel output device  1100  of the audio playing system  1000  is put in the right ear  2100  of the user  2000 , and the right ear  2100  of the user  2000  has an eardrum  2110 . The coil and the vibrating film of the loudspeaker  1110  of the first channel output device  1100  has a first sound pressure level response (SPL response) SPL 1 . What is the sound pressure level response is the distribution of the ratio between the actual loudness and the amplitude of the audio signal at each frequency when the first channel output device  1100  is driven by the audio signal to generate sound. Similarly, the eardrum  2110  of the user  2000  has a second sound pressure level response (SPL response) SPL 2  which reflects a frequency response of the sensitivity of hearing of the user  2000 . 
     When the user  2000  is equipped with the audio playing system  1000  according to one embodiment of the disclosure, he may choose to use the audio playing system  1000  in the test mode. In the test mode, the controller  1500  sends a set of test audio signals to the first channel output device  1100 . In one embodiment, the test audio signals have, for example, 20 sets of narrow bandwidth audio signals. In one embodiment, the central frequency of the first set of narrow bandwidth audio signals is 500 Hz; the central frequency of the second set of narrow bandwidth audio signals is 1000 Hz; the central frequency of the third set of narrow bandwidth audio signals is 1500 Hz; and the central frequency of the twentieth set of narrow bandwidth audio signals is 10 kHz. In other words, the difference between the central frequencies of the sets of narrow bandwidth audio signals is no less than 500 Hz. Besides, the bandwidth of each set of narrow bandwidth audio signals is, for example, 100 Hz. In one embodiment, each set of narrow bandwidth audio signals has three pieces of narrow bandwidth test audio signal, and the strength of the pieces of narrow bandwidth test audio signal are different from one another. In other words, the loudness of each piece of narrow bandwidth test audio signal when output is different from that of another. 
     In one embodiment, when the controller  1500  sends the test audio signals to the first channel output device  1100 , the controller  1500  sequentially sends the aforementioned twenty sets of narrow bandwidth audio signals, from the first set to the twentieth set, to the first channel output device  1100 . In other words, the test is performed from low frequency to high frequency. In another embodiment, when the controller  1500  sends the test audio signals to the first channel output device  1100 , the twenty sets of narrow bandwidth audio signals are not sent in sequence from low frequency to high frequency. On the contrary, the controller  1500  at first outputs one set of narrow bandwidth audio signals in the mid-band among the twenty sets of narrow bandwidth audio signals. Said set of narrow bandwidth audio signals in mid-band is, for example, a set of narrow bandwidth audio signal whose central frequency falls between 3 kHz and 7.5 kHz. That is, a set of narrow bandwidth audio signals among the sixth set to the fifteenth set of narrow bandwidth audio signals. Specifically, the controller  1500  is capable of classifying the twenty sets of narrow bandwidth audio signals into three categories. The first category contains sets of narrow bandwidth audio signals in low-band such as sets of narrow bandwidth audio signal whose central frequency is no more than 2.5 kHz. The second category contains sets of narrow bandwidth audio signals in mid-band. The third category contains sets of narrow bandwidth audio signals in high-band such as sets of narrow bandwidth audio signals whose central frequency is no less than 8 kHz. The controller  1500  at first selects one set of narrow bandwidth audio signals from the second category, such as the tenth set of narrow bandwidth audio signals, whose central frequency is 5 kHz, to be sent to the first channel output device  1100 . Then, the controller  1500  selects one set of narrow bandwidth audio signals from the first category, such as the first set of narrow bandwidth audio signals, whose central frequency is 500 Hz, to be sent to the first channel output device  1100 . In the subsequent procedure in the test mode, the controller  1500  does neither successively output two sets of narrow bandwidth audio signals in the first category nor successively output two sets of narrow bandwidth audio signals in the third category. 
     In another embodiment, the controller  1500  operates as a finite state machine or other mechanism in the test mode so as to output one or more sets of narrow bandwidth audio signals in the second category during the first period, and then output one or more sets of narrow bandwidth audio signals in the first category during the second period, and then output one or more sets of narrow bandwidth audio signals in the third category during the third period, and repeatedly to perform the test. 
     Because the hearing of human is more sensitive to the audio signal in the mid-band than in low-band or in high-band, the aforementioned procedure insure that the user would not consider the audio playing system as malfunction just because he misses the test audio signal for a long time. 
     In the aforementioned embodiment, although the difference between the central frequencies of adjacent two sets of narrow bandwidth audio signals is 500 Hz, that difference may be adjusted as needed and is not necessarily a constant value. For example, in one implementation, the central frequency of the first set of narrow bandwidth audio signals is 100 Hz; the central frequency of the second set of narrow bandwidth audio signals is 200 Hz; the central frequency of the third set of narrow bandwidth audio signals is 400 Hz; the central frequency of the fourth set of narrow bandwidth audio signals is 800 Hz; the central frequency of the fifth set of narrow bandwidth audio signals is 1.6 kHz; the central frequency of the sixth set of narrow bandwidth audio signals is 3.2 kHz; the central frequency of the seventh set of narrow bandwidth audio signals is 6.4 kHz; and the central frequency of the eighth set of narrow bandwidth audio signals is 12.8 kHz. In one embodiment, the central frequency of every set of narrow bandwidth audio signals is between 20 Hz and 20 kHz. However, in other embodiments, the central frequency of each set of narrow bandwidth audio signals may be between 100 Hz and 10 kHz or between 1 kHz and 10 kHz. 
     In one embodiment, when the controller  1500  outputs a set of narrow bandwidth audio signals, the controller  1500  first outputs the piece of narrow bandwidth test audio signal with least loudness and then outputs the others in sequence of increasing the loudness. Whenever the user  2000  hears the sound output by the audio playing system  1000 , the user  2000  input a gesture on an input device signaling with the controller  1500 , so the controller  1500  receives a corresponding first confirmation signal. For example, the input device is a remote controller or a touch screen. As illustrated above, the controller  1500  performs the test with the 20 sets of narrow bandwidth audio signals, and generates a set of first user parameters SPLU 1  based on a plurality of received first confirmation signals. The controller  1500  adjusts the set of first parameters of frequency response based on the set of first user parameters SPLU 1 . In the aforementioned examples, though the test audio signals used by the controller  1500  have 20 sets of narrow bandwidth audio signals and each set of narrow bandwidth audio signals has three pieces of narrow bandwidth test audio signal with different loudness, the present disclosure is not to limit the amount. One having ordinary skill in the art may set the test audio signals based on his need. 
     For understanding the meaning of the set of first user parameters SPLU 1  and the mechanism of adjusting the set of first parameters of frequency response based on the first user parameters SPLU 1 , please refer to  FIG. 4A ˜ FIG. 4C .  FIG. 4A  illustrates the spectrum of sensitivity of hearing of ideal ear of human, and that is an ideal spectrum of the aforementioned second sound pressure level response SPL 2 .  FIG. 4B  illustrates a spectrum of sound pressure level response of a channel output device. For example,  FIG. 4B  may be obtained by scanning with signal having maximum amplitude. Specifically, if the DAC of one channel output device is capable of driving the loudspeaker with 1 V p-p  signal,  FIG. 4B  is obtained by driving the loudspeaker with 1 V p-p  signal at a variety of frequencies and analyzing the loudness of sound output by the loudspeaker. In other words,  FIG. 4B  may be seen as the spectrum of the aforementioned first sound pressure level response SPL 1 .  FIG. 4C  is a superposition of both of  FIG. 4A  and  FIG. 4B , and it illustrates the spectrum of the set of ideal first user parameters SPLU 1 . 
     Please refer to  FIG. 5A  and  FIG. 5B , wherein  FIG. 5A  is a comparison between the real hearing sensitivity of user and the ideal hearing sensitivity, and  FIG. 5B  is a comparison between the set of real first user parameters and the set of ideal first user parameters based on  FIG. 5A . As shown in  FIG. 5A , the curve C 1  is the spectrum of the hearing sensitivity of the right ear  2100  of the user  2000  while the curve C 2  is the spectrum of the ideal hearing sensitivity. As shown in  FIG. 5B , the curve C 3  is related to the set of first user parameters corresponding to the curve C 1  in  FIG. 5A  while the curve C 4  is related to the set of ideal first user parameters. 
     In this embodiment, it is assumed that the first channel output device is ideal. As shown in  FIG. 5A , the right ear  2100  of the user  2000  is less sensitive to sound with frequency around 2 kHz compared with the ideal hearing sensitivity. Hence, as shown in  FIG. 5B , the sensitivity of the curve C 3  is lower than the sensitivity of the curve C 4  around 2 kHz. The set of first user parameters SPLU 1  measured by the controller  1500  in the test mode is, for example, shown in table III. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE III 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Frequency 
                 . . . 
                 500 
                 1000 
                 1500 
                 2000 
                 2500 
                 3000 
                 . . . 
               
               
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                 Δ SPL(dB) 
                 . . . 
                 0 
                 0 
                 0 
                 −10 
                 0 
                 0 
                 . . . 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Here, ΔSPL represents the difference between ideal condition and the real condition when the first channel audio signal is output by the first channel output device  1100 , passing through the cavity formed by the auditory meatus and the first channel output device  1100  as it is worn by the user  2000 , and received by the ear  2100  of the user  2000 . Hence, the controller  1500  adjusts the set of first parameters of frequency response as shown in Table IV. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
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                 Frequency (Hz) 
                 1500 
                 2000 
                 2500 
               
               
                   
                 Gain 
                 0 
                 10 
                 0 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Hence, the spectrum of the first frequency response of the first equalizer  1300  is shown in  FIG. 6A  and the spectrum of sound pressure level heard by the user is shown in  FIG. 6B . It can be seen that the sound adjusted by the first equalizer  1300  and heard by the user  2000  is approximately equal to the sound heard by the user ideally, as shown in  FIG. 4C . 
     Please refer to  FIG. 7A  and  FIG. 7B , wherein  FIG. 7A  illustrates a comparison between the real first sound pressure level response of the first channel output device and the theoretical sound pressure level response of the first channel output device, and  FIG. 7B  illustrates a comparison between the set of real first user parameters and the set of ideal first user parameters corresponding to  FIG. 7A . As shown in  FIG. 7A , the curve C 5  is the real first sound pressure level response of the first channel output device  1100  while the curve C 6  is the first sound pressure level response of the first channel output device  1100  provided by the manufacturer. As shown in  FIG. 7B , the curve C 7  is related to the set of real first user parameters corresponding to the curve C 5  while the curve C 8  is related to the set of ideal first user parameters. 
     In this embodiment, assuming that the hearing sensitivity of the right ear  2100  of the user  2000  is ideal. As shown in  FIG. 7A , the first channel output device  1100  has less loudness than its ideal characteristic for sound with frequency less than 1 kHz. Hence, as shown in  FIG. 7B , the curve C 7  is lower than the curve C 8  for frequency less than 1 kHz. The set of first user parameters SPLU 1  measured by the controller  1500  in the test mode is as shown in table V. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
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                 Frequency 
                 500 
                 1000 
                 1500 
                 2000 
                 2500 
                 3000 
                 3500 
                 . . . 
               
               
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                 Δ SPL(dB) 
                 −5 
                 −1 
                 0 
                 0 
                 0 
                 0 
                 0 
                 . . . 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Here, ΔSPL represents the difference between ideal condition and the real condition when the first channel audio signal is output by the first channel output device  1100 , passing through the cavity formed by the auditory meatus and the first channel output device  1100  as it is worn by the user  2000 , and received by the ear  2100  of the user  2000 . Hence, the controller  1500  adjusts the set of first parameters of frequency response as shown in Table VI. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
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                 Frequency (Hz) 
                 500 
                 1000 
                 1500 
               
               
                   
                 Gain 
                 +5 
                 +1 
                 0 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Hence, the spectrum of the first frequency response of the first equalizer  1300  is shown in  FIG. 8A  and the spectrum of sound pressure level heard by the user is shown in  FIG. 8B . It can be seen that the sound adjusted by the first equalizer  1300  and heard by the user  2000  is approximately equal to the sound heard by the user ideally, as shown in  FIG. 4C . 
     In the aforementioned embodiments, the compensation is achieved by adjusting the loudness at certain frequencies at which the ear or the first channel output device of the audio playing system is less sensitive. However, in another embodiment, the loudness at the frequencies adjacent to the flaw frequency is increased so as to let the user experience the normal hearing. For example, if it is determined that there is flaw at 2 kHz based on the set of first user parameters SPLU 1 , the controller  1500  adjusts the set of first parameters of frequency response so as to increase the loudness at 1.8 kHz and 2.2 kHz and keep the loudness at 2 kHz unchanged. 
     In one embodiment, please refer to  FIG. 9A  and  FIG. 9B , wherein  FIG. 9A  illustrates the spectrum of the first user parameters and spectrum of the reference parameters of frequency response, and  FIG. 9B  illustrates a spectrum of the first parameters of frequency response obtained based on the two spectrums in  FIG. 9A . In  FIG. 9A , the curve C 9  is, for example, a spectrum related to ideal hearing and the curve C 10  is a spectrum related to the set of first user parameters SPLU 1  obtained in the aforementioned test mode. The controller  1500  generates a spectrum as shown in  FIG. 9B  based on the curve C 10  and the curve C 9 , also called as the reference parameters of frequency response, and adjusts the set of first parameters of frequency response based on the spectrum shown in  FIG. 9B . Hence, when the first channel audio signal adjusted by the first equalizer  1300  is played by the first channel output device  1100 , what is felt by the user  2000  is like the original first channel audio signal played by an ideal loudspeaker or an ideal earphone. The set of reference parameters of frequency response in this embodiment is, for example, the sound pressure level parameters of an expensive loudspeaker/earphone and is provided by the manufacturer (of the audio playing system  1000  or the expensive loudspeaker). 
     In another embodiment, however, the reference parameters of frequency response may be defined based on the equalizer parameters of frequency response set by the user  2000  when he uses the audio playing system. For example, the equalizer parameters of frequency response set by the user  2000  when he listens to rock music may be recorded by the controller  1500  as the first reference parameters of frequency response. The equalizer parameters of frequency response set by the user  2000  when he listens to classical music may be recorded by the controller  1500  as the second reference parameters of frequency response. In other words, the controller  1500  or a storage medium electrically connected to the controller  1500  may keep a plurality of sets of reference parameters of frequency response. These sets of reference parameters of frequency response may be related to the settings of a certain user in a variety of conditions such as circumstances, moods, or types of music. Otherwise, these sets of reference parameters of frequency response may be related to many users. Hence, when a user uses the audio playing system, he/she may quickly select a desired set of reference parameters of frequency response. 
     In the aforementioned embodiment, just as the architecture in  FIG. 1 , the controller  1500  is directly electrically connected to the first channel output device  1100  and the controller  1500  directly sends the test audio signal to the first channel output device  1100  for performing the test. In another embodiment, please refer to  FIG. 10 , the controller  1500  of the audio playing system  1000  A is not directly electrically connected to the first channel output device  1100  but electrically coupled to the first channel output device  1100  via the first equalizer  1300 . In this embodiment, the controller  1500  first reset the set of first parameters of frequency response of the first equalizer  1300  and then sends the test audio signals to the first channel output device  1100  via the first equalizer  1300 . 
     In one embodiment, please refer to  FIG. 11A , which illustrates a schematic block diagram of an audio playing system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 11A , the audio playing system  1000 B, compared with the audio playing system  1000  in  FIG. 1 , further has a second channel output device  1200  and a second equalizer  1400 . In this embodiment, the relationship between the second equalizer  1400 , the second channel output device  1200  and the controller  1500  is just the same as the relationship between the first equalizer  1300 , the first channel output device  1100  and the controller  1500 . In this embodiment, the controller  1500  respectively performs the test for the first channel output device  1100  and the second channel output device  1200  in the test mode so as to obtain a set of first user parameters and a set of second user parameters. The controller  1500  adjusts the set of first parameters of frequency response of the first equalizer  1300  based on the set of first user parameters and adjusts the set of second parameters of frequency response of the second equalizer  1400  based on the set of second user parameters. In other words, the set of adjusted first parameters of frequency response and the set of adjusted second parameters of frequency response may be different so as to compensate the difference between both channel output devices and both ears (of the user  2000 ). Hence, the audio playing system  1000 B, being adjusted and compensated, provides better audio effect to the user  2000  in balance while compared with the conventional loudspeaker or earphone. 
     In another embodiment, please refer to  FIG. 11B , which illustrates a schematic diagram of an audio playing system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The audio playing system  1000 C in  FIG. 11B , compared with the audio playing system  1000 B in  FIG. 11A , has at least one difference that the controller  1500  is not directly electrically connected to the second equalizer  1400 . Specifically, the controller  1500  is electrically coupled to the second equalizer  1400  via the first equalizer  1300 , and the controller  1500  adjusts the set of second parameters of frequency response based on the set of second user parameters and the set of adjusted first parameters of frequency response. For example, if a 6 dB gain is needed at 1 kHz based on the set of second user parameters and the set of adjusted first parameters of frequency response provides a 2 dB gain at 1 kHz, the set of second parameters of frequency response is adjusted to provide a 4 dB gain at 1 kHz. Hence, the second channel audio signal is amplified with 6 dB gain at 1 kHz to meet the need of compensation after compensated by the first equalizer  1300  and the second equalizer  1400 . 
     In another embodiment, the controller  1500  further determines an upper limit of loudness based on the set of first parameters of frequency response and the set of second parameters of frequency response. For example, the audio playing system  1000 B or the audio playing system  1000 C may have a loudness adjusting button  1600  controlled by the user  2000  to generate a loudness instruction. However, because the set of first parameters of frequency response and/or the set of second parameters of frequency response is adjusted, the loudness instruction generated by the loudness adjusting button  1600  may result in the fact that the loudness of sound output by the first channel output device  1100  and/or the second channel output device  1200  is too large and harms the hearing of the user  2000 . The controller  1500  is capable of adjusting the loudness related to the first channel audio signal and/or the loudness related to the second channel audio signal based on the upper limit of loudness and the loudness instruction. 
     For example, when the controller  1500  determines that the loudness instruction would make the loudness related to the first channel audio signal too large and harm the user&#39;s hearing, the controller  1500  does not control the loudness related to the first channel audio signal with the loudness instruction but with the upper limit of loudness. Otherwise, the controller  1500  controls the loudness related to the first channel audio signal with the loudness instruction. In another embodiment, when the controller  1500  determines the loudness related to the first channel audio signal, the controller  1500  also adjusts the loudness related to the second channel audio signal based on the loudness related to the first channel audio signal to prevent the user  2000  from feeling the unbalance between two channels. 
     As above, the method for controlling the audio playing system may be concluded as below. Please refer to  FIG. 12 , which is a method for controlling the audio playing system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in step S 110 , the controller sends a set of test audio signals to the first channel output device. As shown in step S 130 , the controller generates a set of first user parameters based on a plurality of piece of first confirmation signal received. As shown in step S 150 , the controller adjusts a set of first parameters of frequency response based on the set of first user parameters. As shown in step S 170 , the first equalizer adjusts the received first channel audio signal with the set of first parameters of frequency response and outputs the adjusted first channel audio signal to the first channel output device. The method may be implemented with either the aforementioned hardware or software application program. 
     As above, the audio playing system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure adjusts the parameters of frequency response of the equalizer based on the measurement of the response of the user for the test audio signal played by the channel output device so as to compensate the sensitivity of user&#39;s hearing and/or the sound pressure level response of the channel output device.