An enhancement to sound field reconstruction is proposed which improves subjective spatial perception and widens the sweet spot size of a 5 channel surround system. Instead of radiating sound directly a in a standard setup, a switch separates the direct and reverberant (diffuse) components of each audio input. On playback with loudspeakers, the direct field is radiated normally while the reverberant part is raadiated diffusely with a speaker/diffsor combination.

Authors: Rosen, Gail; Johnston, James
Affiliations: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atalant, GA ; AT & T Research Laboratories, Florham Park, NJ(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Conference: 19th International Conference: Surround Sound - Techniques, Technology, and Perception (June 2001)
Paper Number: 1879
Publication Date: June 1, 2001 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Surround Sound
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