Examples of the disclosure relate to reducing phase mismatches in low frequency sound reproduction. At least one low frequency component and at least one high frequency component of at least one audio signal are obtained. The at least one low frequency component is processed to generate at least one harmonic component associated with the at least one low frequency component. The harmonic components and/or the high frequency component can be adjusted relative to each other. An output signal can then be generated based on the adjusted harmonic component and high frequency component. The output signal is generated to have improved low frequency perception during playback.

An in-car communication system and method configured to pick up sound from the first passenger position with a first microphone arrangement in the vicinity of a first passenger position and to convert the picked-up sound into a first electrical microphone signal. The system and method are further configured to convert with a first loudspeaker arrangement in the vicinity of a second passenger position a first electrical loudspeaker signal into sound, to radiate the sound to the second passenger position, and to process the first electrical microphone signal to provide the first electrical loudspeaker signal. The first loudspeaker arrangement has a principal transmitting direction into which it radiates its maximum sound energy. The loudspeaker arrangement is disposed such that the radiated maximum sound energy is concentrated at the second passenger position.

The application relates to a hearing assistance device (HAD) comprising (a) an input transducer system comprising (a1) an audio input transducer (AIT), and (a2) a first supplementary input transducer (SIT1), (b) an output transducer (OT) for converting a processed output signal to a stimulus perceivable by said user as sound, and (c) a signal processing unit (SPU) operationally connected to said audio input transducer (AIT), to said first supplementary input transducer (SIT1), and to said output transducer (OT), said signal processing unit (SPU) being configured for processing said electric audio input signal, and said first supplementary electric input signal, and for providing said processed output signal. The audio input transducer (AIT) is adapted for being located in an ear of the user. In a NORMAL mode of operation, electric audio input signal is processed in the signal processing unit and the supplementary electric input signal(s) are used to control the processing.

Sound sources can be spatially rendered in a setting and shown through a display. In response to satisfaction of a threshold criterion that is satisfied based on relative distance between the sound sources and a position of a listener, the rendering of the sound sources can be adjusted to maintain spatial integrity of the sound sources. The adjustment can be performed to prevent one of the sound sources from arriving at the listener earlier than another of the sound sources.