Angular sensing for optimizing speaker listening experience

A method, comprising:

• receiving a signal from at least one sensor on a housing of a speaker representing an angular orientation of the speaker;
• determining a location of at least one listener;
• determining a location of the speaker;
• deriving azimuth and elevation angular information of a sonic axis of the speaker relative to the Earth's magnetic pole from the signal;
• transforming the azimuth and elevation angular information of a sonic axis of the speaker relative to the Earth's magnetic pole to respective azimuths and elevation angles of the speaker relative to the location of the at least one listener;
• and
• establishing at least one speaker configuration of the speaker based at least in part on the respective azimuths and elevation angles of the speaker relative to the location of the at least one listener.

An audio speaker system, comprising:

• at least a first audio speaker associated with a first speaker driver;
• and
• at least one processor configured with instructions for:
• establishing a first audio configuration of the first audio speaker responsive to a first signal from a motion sensor mounted on a surface of a housing of the first audio speaker at least in part by:
• determining a location of at least one listener;
• with at least azimuth angular information of a sonic axis of the first audio speaker relative to the Earth's magnetic pole being derived from the first signal;
• transforming at least the azimuth angular information to a respective azimuth angle of the first audio speaker relative to the location of the at least one listener;
• and
• establishing at least the first audio configuration of the first audio speaker based at least in part on the respective azimuth angle of the first audio speaker relative to the location of the at least one listener.