playBasic - Portable Frontend for Calibrated Binaural Playback

The playSeries transfers HEAD acoustics' binaural expertise to playback, ensuring that... 

The playSeries transfers HEAD acoustics' binaural expertise to playback, ensuring that acoustic measurement data is level-correct, equalized, and aurally accurate—far beyond what software-based analyses alone can achieve. Only HEAD acoustics offers the entire binaural signal chain, from recording and analysis to playback in this quality. 

playBasic is the most accessible entry into aurally accurate binaural listening with HEAD acoustics. Compact, mobile, and designed for quick, reliable sound evaluations, it reproduces binaural recordings level-correct and equalized. Together with the matched HEAD acoustics headphones included in the two available bundles, playBasic provides a technically valid binaural playback chain anywhere acoustic results need to be understood—at the desk, in workshops, in meetings, or directly next to the test object. 

Using the same decades-proven binaural expertise that defines all HEAD acoustics systems, playBasic transforms measurement data into an intuitive listening experience without setup effort. 

playBasic works with ArtemiS SUITE Player and SQala and seamlessly integrates into the B2U app. This enables convenient distribution of binaural scenes among all your colleagues and partners. 

playBasic is only available as part of the playBasic package OP I.1 with headphones HD OP I.1 (code 2444.1) or the playBasic package CL I.1 with headphones HD CL I.1 (code 2445.1).

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The playSeries transfers HEAD acoustics' binaural expertise to playback, ensuring that acoustic measurement data is level-correct, equalized, and aurally accurate—far beyond what software-based analyses alone can achieve. Only HEAD acoustics offers the entire binaural signal chain, from... 

The playSeries transfers HEAD acoustics' binaural expertise to playback, ensuring that acoustic measurement data is level-correct, equalized, and aurally accurate—far beyond what software-based analyses alone can achieve. Only HEAD acoustics offers the entire binaural signal chain, from recording and analysis to playback in this quality. 

playBasic is the most accessible entry into aurally accurate binaural listening with HEAD acoustics. Compact, mobile, and designed for quick, reliable sound evaluations, it reproduces binaural recordings level-correct and equalized. Together with the matched HEAD acoustics headphones included in the two available bundles, playBasic provides a technically valid binaural playback chain anywhere acoustic results need to be understood—at the desk, in workshops, in meetings, or directly next to the test object. 

Using the same decades-proven binaural expertise that defines all HEAD acoustics systems, playBasic transforms measurement data into an intuitive listening experience without setup effort. 

playBasic works with ArtemiS SUITE Player and SQala and seamlessly integrates into the B2U app. This enables convenient distribution of binaural scenes among all your colleagues and partners. 

playBasic is only available as part of the playBasic package OP I.1 with headphones HD OP I.1 (code 2444.1) or the playBasic package CL I.1 with headphones HD CL I.1 (code 2445.1).

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Highlights

  • Compact, mobile solution for rapid, aurally accurate binaural listening
  • Integrated headphone-specific equalization for accurate reproduction with matched HEAD acoustics headphones
  • Level-correct playback that reconstructs the original acoustic situation
  • Plug-and-listen workflow—no configuration, no calibration steps required
  • Ideal for communicating acoustic impressions to non-experts in development, QM, purchasing, and management 

Applications

  • Quick acoustic check at the desk after an NVH test or artificial head recording
  • Variant comparison in workshops (e.g., door closing sounds, fans, AVAS samples)
  • Sharing binaural sound packages with project teams and management
  • Training & onboarding—communicating how a product really sounds
  • Portable listening solution for field work or mobile development teams

In

  • Automotive (passenger cars, commercial vehicles, off-highway)
  • Home appliances and consumer products
  • Industrial machinery and mechanical systems
  • Research, universities

Features

  • Single headphone output, factory-matched with calibrated HEAD acoustics headphones
  • Integrated headphone equalization for precise, reproducible playback
  • Class-AB headphone amplifier with high dynamic range
  • USB-C connectivity for simple integration into existing workflows
  • Compatible with all binaural data recorded and analyzed using HEAD acoustics systems
  • Lightweight housing for mobile use and cramped work environments

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