Effects of Source-Specific Dynamic Range Compression on Sound Quality for Individuals With Hearing Loss

Varsha Rallapalli, Catherine Steinwachs, Ryan Corey, Department of Communication Sciences , University of South Florida, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago

Trends in Amplification

Published online on July 17, 2026

Abstract

Trends in Hearing, Volume 30, January-December 2026.
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of source-specific (independent) and conventional dynamic range compression (DRC) on sound quality ratings among listeners with hearing loss when ground-truth signals are available to the compressor. ...