Apparatus and method for encoding or decoding directional audio coding parameters using quantization an entropy coding

An apparatus for encoding directional audio coding parameters comprising diffuseness parameters and direction parameters, comprises: a parameter quantizer (210) for quantizing the diffuseness parameters and the direction parameters; a parameter encoder (220) for encoding quantized diffuseness parameters and quantized direction parameters; and an output interface (230) for generating an encoded parameter representation comprising information on encoded diffuseness parameters and encoded direction parameters.