Abstract Based on the Yule-Walker equations, a traditional Maximum Entropy Method (MEM) is the Levinson-Durbin recursion algorithm. The algorithm omits errors that are pro-duced when estimated values of autocorrelation sequence take the place of their ideai values. A new algorithm is presented in order to decrease the errors as much as possible. The algorithm improves its performance of spectral estimation and reduces computational complexity by means of the clues of some existing algorithms. The results of simulati...