A method for parametric spatial audio coding of a multi-channel audio signal comprising a plurality of audio channel signals, the method comprising: calculating at least two different spatial coding parameters for an audio channel signal of the plurality of audio channel signals, wherein the at least two different spatial coding parameters are of at least two different types of spatial coding parameters and are calculated with regard to a reference audio signal, wherein the reference audio signal is another audio channel signal of the plurality of audio channel signals or a downmix audio signal derived from at least two audio channel signals of the plurality of audio channel signals; selecting at least one spatial coding parameter of the at least two different spatial coding parameters associated with the audio channel signal on the basis of the values of the calculated spatial coding parameters; including a quantized representation of the selected spatial coding parameter into a parameter section (1 b) of an audio bitstream; and setting a parameter type flag in the parameter section (1 b) of the audio bitstream indicating the type of the selected spatial coding parameter being included into the audio bitstream; wherein the step of selecting at least one spatial parameter comprises: selecting a first spatial coding parameter of a first spatial coding parameter type from the at least two spatial coding parameters (ITD, IPD, ICC) in case the value of the first spatial coding parameter fulfils a predetermined first selection criterion associated to the first spatial coding parameter type; and selecting a second spatial coding parameter of a second spatial coding parameter type from the at least two spatial coding parameters (ITD, IPD, ICC) in case the value of the first spatial coding parameter does not fulfil the predetermined first selection criterion associated to the first spatial coding parameter type and the value of the second spatial coding parameter fulfils a predetermined second selection criterion associated to the second spatial coding parameter type. calculating at least two different spatial coding parameters for an audio channel signal of the plurality of audio channel signals, wherein the at least two different spatial coding parameters are of at least two different types of spatial coding parameters and are calculated with regard to a reference audio signal, wherein the reference audio signal is another audio channel signal of the plurality of audio channel signals or a downmix audio signal derived from at least two audio channel signals of the plurality of audio channel signals; selecting at least one spatial coding parameter of the at least two different spatial coding parameters associated with the audio channel signal on the basis of the values of the calculated spatial coding parameters; including a quantized representation of the selected spatial coding parameter into a parameter section (1 b) of an audio bitstream; and setting a parameter type flag in the parameter section (1 b) of the audio bitstream indicating the type of the selected spatial coding parameter being included into the audio bitstream; wherein the step of selecting at least one spatial parameter comprises: selecting a first spatial coding parameter of a first spatial coding parameter type from the at least two spatial coding parameters (ITD, IPD, ICC) in case the value of the first spatial coding parameter fulfils a predetermined first selection criterion associated to the first spatial coding parameter type; and selecting a second spatial coding parameter of a second spatial coding parameter type from the at least two spatial coding parameters (ITD, IPD, ICC) in case the value of the first spatial coding parameter does not fulfil the predetermined first selection criterion associated to the first spatial coding parameter type and the value of the second spatial coding parameter fulfils a predetermined second selection criterion associated to the second spatial coding parameter type. selecting a first spatial coding parameter of a first spatial coding parameter type from the at least two spatial coding parameters (ITD, IPD, ICC) in case the value of the first spatial coding parameter fulfils a predetermined first selection criterion associated to the first spatial coding parameter type; and selecting a second spatial coding parameter of a second spatial coding parameter type from the at least two spatial coding parameters (ITD, IPD, ICC) in case the value of the first spatial coding parameter does not fulfil the predetermined first selection criterion associated to the first spatial coding parameter type and the value of the second spatial coding parameter fulfils a predetermined second selection criterion associated to the second spatial coding parameter type.