N2 - Phantom sources are known to be perceived similar to real sound sources but with some differences. One of the differences is an increase of the perceived source width. This article discusses the perception, measurement, and modeling of source width for frontal phantom sources with different symmetrical arrangements of up to three active loudspeakers. The perceived source width is evaluated on the basis of a listening test. The test results are compared to technical measures that are applied in room acoustics: the inter-aural cross correlation coefficient (IACC) and the lateral energy fraction (LF). Adaptation of the latter measure makes it possible to predict the results by considering simultaneous sound incidence. Finally, a simple model is presented for the prediction of the perceived source width that does not require acoustic measurements as it is solely based on the loudspeaker directions and gains. L1 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/101533/PDF/03_paper.pdf L2 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/101533 PY - 2013 IS - No 3 EP - 319 DO - 10.2478/aoa-2013-0038 KW - source width KW - phantom source KW - stereophony KW - IACC KW - LF KW - energy vector A1 - Frank, Matthias PB - Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Committee on Acoustics VL - vol. 38 DA - 2013 T1 - Source Width of Frontal Phantom Sources: Perception, Measurement, and Modeling SP - 311 UR - http://www.journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/101533 T2 - Archives of Acoustics