SOUND RESEARCH

Apparatus for enhancing, processing, amplifying, transmitting, compressing, recording, reproducing, or mixing sound, for noise suppression and cancellation of sound, for audio equalization of, tuning, normalizing or conditioning sound, for sound effects, surround sound, sound expansion, bass enhancement, bass virtualization, high frequency range extension, high frequency enhancement, or compressed audio quality improvement, the apparatus including speakers, headphones, sub-woofers, tweeters, woofers, drivers, headsets, microphones, digital signal processors, audio signal processors, computer hardware, digital audio players, mobile wireless communication devices, portable handheld devices, audio and video receivers and amplifiers, surround sound decoders, set-top boxes, satellite receivers, television receivers, digital television receivers, cable television receivers and decoders, electronic broadcast signal processors, electronic satellite broadcast signal processors; software applications for enhancing, processing, amplifying, transmitting, compressing, recording, reproducing, or mixing sound, for noise suppression and cancellation of sound, for audio equalization of, tuning, normalizing or conditioning sound, for sound effects, surround sound, sound expansion, bass enhancement, bass virtualization, high frequency range extension, high frequency enhancement, compressed audio quality improvement; software and hardware user interfaces to control or use said apparatus for enhancing, processing, amplifying, transmitting, compressing, recording, reproducing, or mixing sound, for noise suppression and cancellation of sound, for audio equalization of, tuning, normalizing or conditioning sound, for sound effects, surround sound, sound expansion, bass enhancement, bass virtualization, high frequency range extension, high frequency enhancement, compressed audio quality improvement; hardware components and products, namely, speakers, speaker systems, speakers with built in amplifiers, sound systems comprising remote controls, amplifiers, loudspeakers and components therefor, headphones, headphone systems, earphones, earbuds, sub-woofers, tweeters, woofers, drivers, headsets, microphones, digital signal processors, audio signal processors, computer hardware, digital audio players, mobile wireless communication devices, portable handheld devices, audio and video receivers and amplifiers, surround sound decoders, set-top boxes, satellite receivers, television receivers, digital television receivers, cable television receivers and decoders, electronic broadcast signal processors, electronic satellite broadcast signal processors; speaker enclosures; cabinets for loudspeakers