playStudio - High-End Playback Unit for Listening Studios and Simulators
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 accurate to the human ear—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.
playStudio is the reference-grade playback system of the playSeries and the standard for listening studios, simulators, and research environments. With maximum accuracy, extensive professional interfaces, and support for individual headphone equalization, it delivers the highest authenticity in binaural audio reproduction.
Designed for permanent installation, playStudio provides stable, calibrated listening conditions for experts and juries alike. Whether feeding headphones, speaker systems, shakers, or simulation platforms, it forms the technical centerpiece of modern acoustic evaluation environments.
playStudio 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.
The playSeries transfers HEAD acoustics' binaural expertise to playback, ensuring that acoustic measurement data is level-correct, equalized, and accurate to the human ear—far beyond what software-based analyses alone can achieve. Only HEAD acoustics offers the entire binaural signal...
The playSeries transfers HEAD acoustics' binaural expertise to playback, ensuring that acoustic measurement data is level-correct, equalized, and accurate to the human ear—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.
playStudio is the reference-grade playback system of the playSeries and the standard for listening studios, simulators, and research environments. With maximum accuracy, extensive professional interfaces, and support for individual headphone equalization, it delivers the highest authenticity in binaural audio reproduction.
Designed for permanent installation, playStudio provides stable, calibrated listening conditions for experts and juries alike. Whether feeding headphones, speaker systems, shakers, or simulation platforms, it forms the technical centerpiece of modern acoustic evaluation environments.
playStudio 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.
Highlights
- Reference-quality binaural reproduction for studios and simulators
- Individualized headphone equalization for maximum precision
- Professional I/Os including AES/EBU, ADAT/TOSLINK, analog outputs, and convenient daisy chaining
- Rack-mountable, installation-ready design for labs and listening rooms
- Central playback unit for headphones, speaker systems, and multimodal simulators
- Stable, reproducible listening reference for research, jury testing, and high-level evaluations
Applications
- Jury testing and management demos—controlled, high-precision playback conditions
- Feeding professional studio monitors or headphone systems with calibrated binaural content
- Driving simulator integration (headphones, speakers, shakers)
- Psychoacoustic experiments requiring reproducible listening environments
- Central reference front end with decentralized playBasic/playPro workstations
In
- Automotive OEMs and suppliers
- Research labs, psychoacoustic institutes, and universities
- Professional listening studios
- Simulation environments (driving simulators, training VR/AR systems)
- Product sound and sound branding labs
Features
- Rack-mountable chassis for permanent installations
- Professional interface suite: AES/EBU, ADAT/TOSLINK, analog I/O, daisy-chain capability
- Supports individual headphone calibration & equalization for HEAD headphones
- Class-AB amplifier technology with exceptionally high dynamic range (up to 116 dB SPL)
- Configurable routing for headphones, loudspeakers, and shakers
- Seamless integration with HEAD acoustics measurement systems and ArtemiS SUITE
- Operates as a reference level for all decentralized binaural listening stations
