Archives of Acoustics, 1, 3, pp. 231-242, 1976

A Békésy audiometer with electronic signal level control and its application to psychoacoustical measurements

Antoni JAROSZEWSKI
Laboratory of Musical Acoustics, Academy of Music
Poland

Andrzej RAKOWSKI
Laboratory of Musical Acoustics, Academy of Music
Poland

Improvements introduced in the new version of a Békésy automatic audiometer with electronic control of signal level are described, with some details of the separate circuits used.
Examples of the uses of the new audiometer in threshold audiometry and some other applications are discussed.
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