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The best explanation of the “pressure” sensation I’ve read: https://www.soundstagesolo.com/index.php/features/178-eardrum-suck-the-mystery-solved https://www.so

• willis936 7y ago
  I like this explanation. The empirical reports have put me off because I know that there is no significant static pressure difference with ANC.
  • floatingatoll 7y ago
    If you don’t experience it, you can rest safely knowing that most ANC will be fine for you :) Drop by an electronics store and test a Bose QC35 to verify, it’ll either be super obvious or not.
    • willis936 7y ago
      Sorry, by “put off” I meant the empirical reports not aligning with any physical explanation has annoyed me. I like to use ANC.
• im3w1l 7y ago
  One thing I've been thinking that he didn't touch on, is that in-ears are 1) smaller 2) closer to the eardrum. There are fewer paths the sound can take, so it should be possible send signals that are more precisely out-of-phase. Another thing I've been thinking about is that the brain uses phase information of sounds to localize sounds. So if ANC changes leaves a small residual signal with a messed up phase, it may be confusing for the brain.