Headpiece or headrest comprising a personal proximity sound rig

Headpiece or headrest for a listener together with a personal proximity sound rig, comprising a rigid support, a pad mounted on said support, with a rest part of said pad for the rear of the head of said listener, and two sound transmission channels built into said pad on either side of the support, and each of said two sound transmission channels comprising:

• at least one electromagnetic transducer comprising a loudspeaker for transforming an electrical signal into a sound wave, said loudspeaker is fixed on said support and includes a vibratory diaphragm for emitting sound about an axis of emission;
• the pad creating, together with the diaphragm, a substantially hermetic anterior cavity;
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• at least one sound duct positioned with respect to the transducer, running from a sound wave reception end, emerging in a substantially hermetic manner into said cavity, to an emission end, said duct having a flow cross-section whose minimum value is less than the apparent area of the diaphragm, viewed on the axis of emission, characterized in that the pad is positioned so as partly to surround the head of the listener, and includes a central part and two substantially parallel lateral parts on either side of the head of the listener, the two transducers are arranged in the central part of the headpiece, and the two sound ducts run within the two lateral parts, each of said two sound ducts with a terminal bend so as to bring the two emission ends substantially in line with and in proximity to the two ears of the listener, without contact with the ears of the listener.