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Preliminary Evaluation of Sweet Spot Size in Virtual Sound Reproduction Using Dipoles

In a previous study, three crosstalk cancellation techniques were evaluated and compared under different conditions. Least square approximations in frequency and time domain were evaluated along with a method based on minimum-phase approximation and a frequency independent delay. In general, the least square methods outperformed the method based on minimum-phase approximation. However, the evaluation was only done for the best-case scenario, where the transfer functions used to design the filters correspond to the listener's transfer functions and his/her location and orientation relative to the loudspeakers. In this paper we present a follow up evaluation of the performance of the three inversion techniques when these conditions are violated. A setup to measure the sweet spot of different loudspeakers arrangements is described. Preliminary measurement results are presented for loudspeakers placed at the horizontal plane and an elevated position, where a typical 60 degrees stereo setup is compared with two closely spaced loudspeaker. Additionally, two- and four-channels arrangements are evaluated.

Authors: Lacouture Parodi, Yesenia; Rubak, Per
Affiliation: Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
AES Convention:126 (May 2009) Paper Number:7723 Import into BibTeX
Subject:Spatial Audio and Spatial Perception

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