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Wave Field Synthesis in the Real World: Part 1 - In the Living Room

Authors: Klehs, Beate; Sporer, Thomas

AES Convention 114 · Paper 5727 · March 2003

Abstract

In anechoic rooms the concept of Wave Field Synthesis (WFS) has already proven to provide superior spatial sound over a large part of the room. The progress in microelectronics enables WFS to become available in commercial products at reasonable price. In the next future it will be installed in different acoustical environments. In anechoic space WFS needs a huge number of loudspeakers. In "normal" listening conditions simulated and real acoustics interfere with each other making the generated wave field less exact. This paper describes listening tests conducted to evaluate WFS in common living room conditions. Parameters under test are the number of loudspeakers, the distance between loudspeakers, the position of the simulated source and the position of listeners relative to the loudspeakers.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 114
AES Convention
114
Paper number
5727
Publication date
March 6, 2003
Session subject
Psychoacoustics, Perception, and Listening Tests
Affiliation
Fraunhofer AEMT, Ilmenau, Germany (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper