To improve the aural sensation from an input signal of an audio reproduction system a bandwidth extension device can be used. The bandwidth extension device includes a first and a second signal path and an analyzer for selecting the created signal which fits most for the current input signal.
1. A bandwidth extension device comprising:
an input for receiving an input signal;
at least a first signal path and a second signal path coupled to the input, each of said first and second signal paths having filter means for filtering the input signal and creating means for creating an adapted signal with a lower frequency part than the input signal, said first and second signal paths supplying a first and a second adapted signal;
analyze means for comparing the first and second adapted signal with the input signal; and
means for selecting the first or the second adapted signal corresponding most with the input signal.
2. The bandwidth extension device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the selecting means comprises switching means for switching between a first and a second signal path.
3. The bandwidth extension device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the analyze means controls each of the creating means.
4. The bandwidth extension device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the selecting means comprises mixers.
5. An audio reproduction system comprising a bandwidth extension device as claimed in claim 1 .
6. The audio reproduction system as claimed in claim 5 , characterized in that the audio reproduction system comprises time delay means to compensate for any delay in the bandwidth extension device.