A method for analyzing a stereo audio signal, wherein the stereo audio signal comprises a first audio signal for a left-hand playback device and a second audio signal for a right-hand playback device, with the following steps: the first audio signal is converted into a first time-frequency representation, and the second audio signal is converted into a second time-frequency representation; from the first time-frequency representation, the time- and frequency-dependent power of the first audio signal is determined, and from the second time-frequency representation, the time- and frequency-dependent power of the second audio signal is determined; a first equation is set up to relate the time- and frequency-dependent power of the first audio signal to the product of the square of a first time- and frequency-dependent panning coefficient with the time- and frequency-dependent power of a direct sound source located in a listening area between the left-hand playback device and the right-hand playback device; a second equation is set up to relate the time- and frequency-dependent power of the second audio signal to the product of the square of a second time- and frequency-dependent panning coefficient with the same time- and frequency-dependent power of the same direct sound source; wherein the panning coefficients and are configured to position the direct sound source within the listening area; a position coefficient that corresponds to the quotient of the difference of the panning coefficients and divided by the sum of the panning coefficients and is determined as a solution of the equation system formed from the two equations, characterized in that the equation system is solved under the further condition that the sum of the squares of the panning coefficients and is constant, wherein the position coefficient is determined from the quotient of the difference of the roots of the time- and frequency-dependent powers (125a, 115a) of both audio signals (110, 120) divided by the sum of the roots of the time- and frequency-dependent powers (125a, 115a) of both audio signals (110, 120). the first audio signal is converted into a first time-frequency representation, and the second audio signal is converted into a second time-frequency representation; from the first time-frequency representation, the time- and frequency-dependent power of the first audio signal is determined, and from the second time-frequency representation, the time- and frequency-dependent power of the second audio signal is determined; a first equation is set up to relate the time- and frequency-dependent power of the first audio signal to the product of the square of a first time- and frequency-dependent panning coefficient with the time- and frequency-dependent power of a direct sound source located in a listening area between the left-hand playback device and the right-hand playback device; a second equation is set up to relate the time- and frequency-dependent power of the second audio signal to the product of the square of a second time- and frequency-dependent panning coefficient with the same time- and frequency-dependent power of the same direct sound source; wherein the panning coefficients and are configured to position the direct sound source within the listening area; a position coefficient that corresponds to the quotient of the difference of the panning coefficients and divided by the sum of the panning coefficients and is determined as a solution of the equation system formed from the two equations, characterized in that the equation system is solved under the further condition that the sum of the squares of the panning coefficients and is constant, wherein the position coefficient is determined from the quotient of the difference of the roots of the time- and frequency-dependent powers (125a, 115a) of both audio signals (110, 120) divided by the sum of the roots of the time- and frequency-dependent powers (125a, 115a) of both audio signals (110, 120).