Have a look at the brief write-up in Mix Magazine.   http://www.mixonline.com/news/news-articles/aes-publishes-new-standard-3-d-audio/424045   The reference URL to the AES document is also in the article, so if you'd like the less verbose URL, head there.   Mark (immersifi)

I honestly can't say enough good things about this text.   It reads really well, but is also very thorough and concise. It was written by Steven W. Smith, and get this - you can actually peruse the chapters (and yes, download them) for free.   There are some really great topics in this text...

Greetings.   I recently came across this brief article, referencing a presentation of the 165th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, which deals with localization of sounds in those individuals having normal sight versus those who cannot see. It's from the Lay Language Papers...