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An evaluation of the performance of two binaural beamformers in complex and dynamic multitalker environments

Virginia Best *National Acoustic Laboratories, Australian Hearing Hub, Macquarie University, Australia;Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Boston University, Boston, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jorge Mejia *National Acoustic Laboratories, Australian Hearing Hub, Macquarie University, Australia;The HEARing Cooperative Research Centre, Carlton, Australia
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Katrina Freeston *National Acoustic Laboratories, Australian Hearing Hub, Macquarie University, Australia
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Richard J. van HoeselThe HEARing Cooperative Research Centre, Carlton, Australia;The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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Harvey Dillon *National Acoustic Laboratories, Australian Hearing Hub, Macquarie University, Australia;The HEARing Cooperative Research Centre, Carlton, Australia
Pages 727-735 | Received 01 Jul 2014, Accepted 02 Jun 2015, Published online: 03 Jul 2015

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