Ambisonic Decoder Test Methodologies based on Loudspeaker Reproduction

Bates E, David W, Dempsey D. Ambisonic Decoder Test Methodologies based on Loudspeaker Reproduction. In: AES Convention 152. Audio Engineering Society; 2022. Paper 10552. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=21665

@inproceedings{Bates2022_21665,
  author = {Bates, Enda and David, William and Dempsey, Daniel},
  title = {{Ambisonic Decoder Test Methodologies based on Loudspeaker Reproduction}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 152},
  note = {Paper 10552},
  year = {2022},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=21665}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - Ambisonic Decoder Test Methodologies based on Loudspeaker Reproduction
AU  - Bates, Enda
AU  - David, William
AU  - Dempsey, Daniel
T2  - AES Convention 152
M1  - Paper 10552
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/05/06
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AB  - The comparative evaluation of the quality of different Ambisonic decoding strategies presents a number of challenges, most notably the lack of a suitable reference signal other than the original, real-world audio scene. In a previous paper, a new test methodology for such evaluations was presented via a listening test conducted using binaural reproduction. In this paper, this methodology is further refined and the results of a new listening test using loudspeaker reproduction over a 7.0.4 array is presented. The results again indicate some significant differences between the decoders for certain attributes.
ER  -