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Participants compared the sound quality created by acoustically manipulated signals presented to their better hearing ear with the sound quality of unprocessed signals presented to the CI ear. The similarity of the two signals was rated on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 indicating a perfect match.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>On average, speech matches achieved higher similarity ratings (9.3) than music matches (6.7). Speech matches were typically achieved using bandpass filtering, pitch shifts, and distortion. Similarity ratings for speech using the digital audio workstation (9.3) were not different from those (8.7) using the custom, speech-specific software of previous studies. Music matches frequently required additional manipulations, including frequency equalization and modulation. The specific manipulations required varied across participants, and several individuals could not complete music matches despite extensive attempts.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings suggest that music introduces perceptual dimensions not fully addressed by speech-based matching procedures. 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