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As the world of communication and entertainment evolves at a relentless pace, speech intelligibility and sound quality are crucial factors in meeting today’s consumer expectations for any device reproducing music or transmitting speech.

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High-Quality Innovation

Manufacturers of electroacoustic equipment are under continuous pressure to deliver high‐quality acoustic performance by continuously innovating and optimizing their products and processes – from design, development, manufacture and beyond.

Our HATS provides unprecedented audio realism through physical reproduction of human ear features, reducing product development times and improved audio quality to consumers.

Accurate and repeatable measurements throughout the product life cycle ensuring that quality products are delivered to the customer.

Customers expect and receive assured quality and reliability in the products we deliver.

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Advances in high-speed technology has changed the way we communicate, with the mobile phone – with an estimated installed base of 6.3 billion – largely responsible for this evolution. Constant connectivity – often to several devices simultaneously – is affecting our daily lives and the way we socialize. We demand high-quality audio in every situation – from chatting on the phone on a busy street to taking business calls in a car. And to stay ahead of the game, manufacturers must deliver the quality of sound as promised by the brand.

Headset and handset testing

Consumers expect high voice-quality phone conversations, so the acoustic perception of a device is critical to user acceptance and compliance with standards. Evaluate headsets and handsets in situ on a range of acoustic performance parameters with HBK.

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Smartphone testing

To stay competitive, manufacturers squeeze in more features while meeting standards. Phone design is a balance between cost, appearance, weight, and sound quality. Poor case design can lead to uncontrolled resonances and lower acoustic performance.

Smart speaker testing

A rapidly expanding industry with an estimated 320 m sold worldwide. With consumer satisfaction linked to how well smart speakers understand voice commands, speech intelligibility and sound quality are crucial in meeting customer demands.

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Infotainment system

These systems are becoming increasingly sophisticated with voice control providing drivers with safe, hands-free means of making calls, controlling music and navigation. For the best in-vehicle experience, acoustic performance is a crucial factor.

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An estimated 1.5 billion people suffering some form of hearing loss globally, an ageing population and a growing and substantial incidence of hearing loss among young people (most likely as a result of excessive noise exposure) are all fuelling the market for audiology devices. The challenges facing today’s manufacturers not only relate to sound quality and background noise rejection, but increasingly to personalisation and design for specific inner and outer ear conditions.

Hearing aid testing

Rapid advancement in hearing aid technology has increased the demand for more tests over a shorter time. HBK has a full range of measurement instrumentation for standardized and individual in-house testing of all types of hearing aids.

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Bone conduction

Bone conduction technology bypasses the outer and middle ear to deliver sound to the cochlea. Learn more about our solution for the measurement of bone conduction devices used in audiology and communication.

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Audio performance has become increasingly important to our everyday lives, both in entertainment but also, crucially in communication, where real-time global meetings between multiple people are held in often challenging environments with high background noise levels. Addressing these issues requires complex designs and accurate measurements to ensure customer satisfaction with the audio quality.

Soundbar testing

Soundbars contain multiple speakers that create stereo or a surround-sound effect. These speakers have to produce a lot of sound for their size and if not carefully designed will cause distortion and a rattling of the enclosure.

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Headphone testing

To help manufacturers deliver great audio quality while protecting the listener’s hearing, we provide a realistic reproduction of the acoustic properties of an average adult human head and torso, enabling real-life evaluation of acoustic performance.

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New electroacoustic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and speakers keep pushing the boundaries of design, with manufacturers trying to squeeze in ever-more impressive capabilities while fulfilling international telephone standards for voice capture and reproduction. With HBK speech and hearing simulation solutions, manufacturers can accurately evaluate their products to provide advanced acoustic and electronic signal processing combined with superior design.

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Protecting brand value increasingly requires living up to the quality expectations of customers, and manufacturers are constantly enhancing production tests to ensure and maintain the quality achieved in design and development. Applying HBK knowledge and systems to production testing gives a competitive advantage to products, ensuring products live up to consumer expectations and international regulations and standards.

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With the products in the hands of consumers, now is the time for manufacturers to learn from the mistakes made in the introduction and growth stages. Data collected from products returned for service or repair can be gathered and used not only for immediate fixes but also for extended product life and future development. Using HBK's acoustic test products allows rapid evaluation of returned products, improving customers’ understanding of in-service issues.

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High-Quality Innovation

Article: Measurement Microphones Explained

Explore our core Audio Solutions

Headset and handset testing

Smartphone testing

Smart speaker testing

Infotainment system

Hearing aid testing

Bone conduction

Soundbar testing

Headphone testing

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