A method for enhancing directivity of an input signal being a 1 st order Ambisonics signal and having coefficients of 0 th order and 1 st order, the method including steps of - filtering the input signal in an Analysis Filter bank, wherein four frequency domain channels are obtained that are a frequency domain representation of the 1 st order Ambisonics signal, and wherein one first frequency domain channel of the frequency domain channels represents 0 th order coefficients and the three remaining frequency domain channels represent 1 st order coefficients; - performing a Sound Field Analysis of the four frequency domain channels, whereby source directions and a diffuseness estimate are obtained; - filtering in a filter the first frequency domain channel that has 0 th order coefficients, wherein the diffuseness estimate is used and wherein a direct sound component is obtained; - encoding in a Higher Order Ambisonics encoder (HOAe) the direct sound component in Ambisonics format with pre-defined order (N o), wherein said source directions are used and wherein encoded direct sound in Ambisonics format of the pre-defined order (N o) is obtained, the pre-defined order (N o) being at least two and the encoded direct sound in Ambisonics format of the pre-defined order (N o) including Ambisonics coefficients of an order higher than 1 st order; - selecting from the obtained encoded direct sound in Ambisonics format of the pre-defined order (N o) Ambisonics coefficients of 2 nd order or higher order, wherein coefficients of 1 st order and 0 th order are omitted; and - combining in a Combining and Synthesis unit a signal representing the selected Ambisonics coefficients of 2 nd order or higher order from the encoded direct sound with the input signal, wherein an enhanced Ambisonics signal of at least 2 nd order is obtained that has enhanced directivity. - filtering the input signal in an Analysis Filter bank, wherein four frequency domain channels are obtained that are a frequency domain representation of the 1 st order Ambisonics signal, and wherein one first frequency domain channel of the frequency domain channels represents 0 th order coefficients and the three remaining frequency domain channels represent 1 st order coefficients; - performing a Sound Field Analysis of the four frequency domain channels, whereby source directions and a diffuseness estimate are obtained; - filtering in a filter the first frequency domain channel that has 0 th order coefficients, wherein the diffuseness estimate is used and wherein a direct sound component is obtained; - encoding in a Higher Order Ambisonics encoder (HOAe) the direct sound component in Ambisonics format with pre-defined order (N o), wherein said source directions are used and wherein encoded direct sound in Ambisonics format of the pre-defined order (N o) is obtained, the pre-defined order (N o) being at least two and the encoded direct sound in Ambisonics format of the pre-defined order (N o) including Ambisonics coefficients of an order higher than 1 st order; - selecting from the obtained encoded direct sound in Ambisonics format of the pre-defined order (N o) Ambisonics coefficients of 2 nd order or higher order, wherein coefficients of 1 st order and 0 th order are omitted; and - combining in a Combining and Synthesis unit a signal representing the selected Ambisonics coefficients of 2 nd order or higher order from the encoded direct sound with the input signal, wherein an enhanced Ambisonics signal of at least 2 nd order is obtained that has enhanced directivity.