Patent ID: 6067360
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: H04S

Abstract:
An apparatus for localizing a sound image reproduced with a pair of speakers arranged at positions left and right front of a listener so as to make the listener feel like surrounded by the sound image, the sound image being reproduced in accordance with at least a left front signal, a right front signal and a surround signal, each of the signals being input to the apparatus, the apparatus comprising:a side localization means, that receives the surround signal, for outputting a signal for localizing the sound image of the surround signal at positions sideward of the listener to the left speaker and the right speaker, anda delay means, that receives the left front and right front signals, for carrying out a delay processing for equalizing a delay time of the left front and the right front signals with a delay time caused by the side localization means, and for outputting the left front and the right front signals being delayed respectively to the left speaker and the right speaker,wherein both the left front and right front signals are further supplied to the side localization means, so as to localize sound image between the left speaker and the left side of the listener and sound image between the right speaker and the right side of the listener.