It is commonly-accepted thinking that the use of a five-channel surround sound reproduction system increases the size of the listening area over that for two-channel stereophonic systems. In actual fact, for many types of program material, the area of this so-called "sweet spot" is reduced due to interference between the channels at the listener's ears. This effect is described and analysed through theoretical evaluation and psychoacoustic listening tests.

Author: Martin, Geoffrey
Affiliations: Music Technology Area, McGill University, Montreal, Canada ; Bang & Olufsen a/s, Struer, Denmark(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Convention: 113 (October 2002) Paper Number: 5677
Publication Date: October 1, 2002 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Multichannel Sound
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