dummy head

British  

noun

1. a model of the human head with a microphone in each ear intended to receive sound in binaural and surround sound reproduction and transmission

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Example Sentences

Those standards require that helmet manufacturers evaluate their product’s safety performance by dropping a helmeted dummy head made of magnesium about 6.5 feet onto a variety of steel anvils.

From Slate

Facebook released a photo of a prototype in-ear monitor on a dummy head as well as a picture of team members wearing headphones that look more like Valve’s off-ear Index speakers.

From The Verge

“What we actually did was use a mannequin’s dummy head with two microphones in sculpted ears.”

From The Verge

Miss Love held up the dummy head with the pink velour wrapping, turning it this way and that to get the effect.

From Literature

It’s a fairly simple concept that dates back to the early 20th century and was mostly popularized by the Neumann KU100 dummy head.

From The Verge