Tue, 1 Jul 2014 09:28:47 -0500, Sero <bassi...@gmail.com> wrote : > Hello All,
Hello Serafino. > First, thank you very much for this amazing and very useful mailing > list. > > I have a query that might look like it is very newbie but it has > created a big confusion in my head when someone asked that to me > recently. I have a quick answer that hopefully is correct. > What is the best loudspeaker directivity (polar pattern) for an > ambisonics listening rig? I suspect that is should very directive. > I am very confused about this because I cannot find any reference on > this on any pubblication or discussion on the net. > My feeling is that the larger directivity angle the best (up to > omnidirectional) but I am still not sure about this. Because Ambisonics is a technique to create a sound field in a small sweet spot, interaction with the room should be avoided, especially at low frequencies. So the omnidirectional pattern is probably the worst. > We have a lot of discussion on decoding coefficient, decoding > directivities (in phase, max Re etc) but not on the best solution for > the transducer directivity. Or room treatment (passive and active); directivity is one way to avoid problems with the room. > I hope you can solve my uncertainty. > > Thanks > Serafino I think it's a matter of finding a trade-off; even with directive speakers, room treatment is important to avoid at least first reflections. And in a large room, where no treatment is possible, directive speakers should minimize problems. -- Marc _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.
