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May 14, 2026The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Balancing speech intelligibility and privacy in museums: A perceptual study using spatial sound reproduction

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MBMilena J. BemRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteKZKhaleela ZamanAcentech (United States)SCSamuel ChabotRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Implication

Perceptual study compares museum acoustic scenarios, revealing insights for design strategies that enhance comfort.

Key Points

  • This study aims to investigate the balance between speech intelligibility and privacy in museum environments using different acoustic scenarios.
  • Participants evaluated three acoustic scenarios derived from simulations of five museum galleries.
  • Scenarios included varying levels of material absorption and spatial configurations.
  • Two distinct audio reproduction settings were employed: a near-anechoic room and a panoramic visual environment.
  • Listeners preferred higher absorption scenarios with lower sound pressure levels at moderate distances (L p,A,S,4m).
  • Higher preferences were noted for configurations with steeper spatial decay rates (D 2,S), despite increased distraction distances (r D).
  • Findings contribute to enhancing acoustic comfort in museum designs while balancing privacy and intelligibility.

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Bem et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a05680ea550a87e60a205c0https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0040236
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