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Drawing Quality Maps of the Sweet Spot and Its Surroundings in Multichannel Reproduction and Coding

Authors: Harma, Aki S.; Lokki, Tapio; Pulkki, Ville

AES Conference: 21st International Conference: Architectural Acoustics and Sound Reinforcement · Paper 000064 · June 2002

Abstract

The sweet spot, or the optimal listening area in a room, is a central concept in multichannel audio reproduction. However, it is a difficult attribute to be characterized in an objective way. In this article we develop ways to measure the quality of sound within a wide listening area and draw a map of the sweet spot and its surroundings in a simulated listening room setup. The proposed technique can be used to evaluate and compare multichannel reproduction systems and audio coding algorithms.

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Published in
AES Conference: 21st International Conference: Architectural Acoustics and Sound Reinforcement
Paper number
000064
Publication date
June 6, 2002
Session subject
Architectural Acoustics & Sound Reinforcement
Affiliation
Laboratory of Acoustics and Audio Signal Processing, Helsinki University of Technology, HUT, Finland ; Telecommunications Software and Multimedia Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology, HUT, Finland (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Conference Paper