On the Perceptual Advantage of Stereo Subwoofer Systems in Live Sound Reinforcement

Hill AJ, Hawksford MOJ. On the Perceptual Advantage of Stereo Subwoofer Systems in Live Sound Reinforcement. In: AES Convention 135. Audio Engineering Society; 2013. Paper 8970. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=17018

@inproceedings{Hill2013_17018,
  author = {Hill, Adam J. and Hawksford, Malcolm O. J.},
  title = {{On the Perceptual Advantage of Stereo Subwoofer Systems in Live Sound Reinforcement}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 135},
  note = {Paper 8970},
  year = {2013},
  month = oct,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=17018}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - On the Perceptual Advantage of Stereo Subwoofer Systems in Live Sound Reinforcement
AU  - Hill, Adam J.
AU  - Hawksford, Malcolm O. J.
T2  - AES Convention 135
M1  - Paper 8970
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2013/10/06
UR  - https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=17018
PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - Recent research into low-frequency sound-source localization confirms the lowest localizable frequency is a function of room dimensions, source/listener location, and reverberant characteristics of the space. Larger spaces therefore facilitate accurate low-frequency localization and should gain benefit from broadband multichannel live-sound reproduction compared to the current trend of deriving an auxiliary mono signal for the subwoofers. This study explores whether the monophonic approach is a significant limit to perceptual quality and if stereo subwoofer systems can create a superior soundscape. The investigation combines binaural measurements and a series of listening tests to compare mono and stereo subwoofer systems when used within a typical left/right configuration.
ER  -