A method for sound field reproduction of spatially encoded first audio input signals according to associated first sound field description data into a listening area using a physically available setup of loudspeakers characterized in that the method comprises the steps of: • computing reproducible subspace description data from loudspeaker positioning data and listening area description data , the reproducible subspace description data describing a reproducible subspace , wherein virtual sources located in the reproducible subspace can be reproduced for the listening area using Wave Field Synthesis (WFS) by the physically available setup of loudspeakers ; • extracting second and third audio input signals with associated second and third sound field description data from the first audio input signals using the first sound field description data , wherein the second audio input signals comprise spatial components of the first audio input signals located within the reproducible subspace and the third audio input signals comprise spatial components of the first audio input signals located outside of the reproducible subspace , • performing a spatial analysis on the second audio input signals so as to extract fourth audio input signals corresponding to localizable sources within the reproducible subspace with associated localizable sources positioning data , • merging remaining components of the second audio input signals after extraction of the fourth audio input signals with the third audio input signals and mapping the result into the reproducible subspace thereby providing fifth audio input signals with associated sound field description data for reproduction within the reproducible subspace , • computing loudspeaker alimentation signals for the physically available setup of loudspeakers using Wave Field Synthesis (WFS) from the fourth and the fifth audio input signals according to the loudspeaker positioning data , the listening area description data , the localizable sources positioning data and the sound field description data that are associated with the fifth audio input signals . • computing reproducible subspace description data from loudspeaker positioning data and listening area description data , the reproducible subspace description data describing a reproducible subspace , wherein virtual sources located in the reproducible subspace can be reproduced for the listening area using Wave Field Synthesis (WFS) by the physically available setup of loudspeakers ; • extracting second and third audio input signals with associated second and third sound field description data from the first audio input signals using the first sound field description data , wherein the second audio input signals comprise spatial components of the first audio input signals located within the reproducible subspace and the third audio input signals comprise spatial components of the first audio input signals located outside of the reproducible subspace , • performing a spatial analysis on the second audio input signals so as to extract fourth audio input signals corresponding to localizable sources within the reproducible subspace with associated localizable sources positioning data , • merging remaining components of the second audio input signals after extraction of the fourth audio input signals with the third audio input signals and mapping the result into the reproducible subspace thereby providing fifth audio input signals with associated sound field description data for reproduction within the reproducible subspace , • computing loudspeaker alimentation signals for the physically available setup of loudspeakers using Wave Field Synthesis (WFS) from the fourth and the fifth audio input signals according to the loudspeaker positioning data , the listening area description data , the localizable sources positioning data and the sound field description data that are associated with the fifth audio input signals . <EOS>