This paper presents the listening test results of perceived audio quality with several loudspeaker arrangements in order to find the optimal configuration of loudspeakers for a next-generation multichannel sound system. We compare new reproduction formats with NHK 22.2-channel and 7.1-channel setup of Recommendation ITU-R BS.775-2. The subjective evaluations focused on the loudspeaker configurations at the top layer were carried out with test materials generated with different methods, by mixing, and by reproducing B-format recordings. The results show that the perceptual difference in the overall quality achieved with the new 10.2-channel vertical surround system with 3 top loudspeakers and the NHK 22.2-channel system was imperceptible in a grading scale used in the experiment.

Authors: Kim, Sunmin; Lee, Young Woo; Pulkki, Ville
Affiliations: Aalto University School of Science and Technology, Aalto, Finland; Samsung Electronics, Co. Ltd., Suwon, Korea(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Convention: 129 (November 2010) Paper Number: 8296
Publication Date: November 4, 2010 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Perception and Subjective Evaluation of Audio
Permalink: https://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=15718

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