Comparison of stereophonic and ambisonic phantom-sources

This thesis deals with the comparison of stereophonic and ambisonic phantom-sources based on listening tests. For the creation of phantom-sources, circular loudspeaker arrays are used. While the perception of stereophony is already well-known, there are only few studies about the perception of ambisonics up to now. Furthermore, there is little knowledge about the dependence of the subjective quality on the listening position and the acoustical properties of the listening room.

The goal of this work is to improve the understanding of these relations. The findings are compared to existing models for the prediction of the perceived quality and used to update these models.