Spatial Sound With Loudspeakers and Its Perception: A Review of the Current State

S Spors, H Wierstorf, A Raake, F Melchior, M Frank, F Zotter, "Spatial Sound With Loudspeakers and Its Perception: A Review of the Current State," Proceedings of the IEEE 101, p. 1920-1938 (2013). [ link ]

Bibtex

@article{Spors2013b,
    title   = {Spatial Sound With Loudspeakers and Its Perception: A Review of
               the Current State},
    author  = {Spors, Sascha and Wierstorf, Hagen and Raake, Alexander and
               Melchior, Frank and Frank, Matthias and Zotter, Franz},
    journal = {Proceedings of the IEEE},
    volume  = {101},
    number  = {9},
    pages   = {1920--1938},
    year    = {2013},
    doi     = {10.1109/JPROC.2013.2264784},
    url     = {https://doi.org/10.1109/JPROC.2013.2264784}
}

Abstract

This paper reviews the current state of loudspeaker-based spatial sound reproduction methods from technical perspective as well as perceptual perspective. A nomenclature is developed that allows for a strict separation between these two perspectives. The physical fundamentals, practical realization, and results from perceptual studies are discussed for a number of well-established and emerging reproduction techniques. Further, the paper outlines novel approaches to spatial sound evaluation in terms of perceived quality and provides a comparison of current approaches.