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Well, it's not just latency in many cases. If there's someone typing at the desk to your left, that noise has latency but it has different loudness in your left
by da_chicken 5y ago
Well, it's not just latency in many cases. If there's someone typing at the desk to your left, that noise has latency but it has different loudness in your left and right ears. The sound reaching your right ear has to make it's way around your head, so it sounds different not merely more delayed. Your brain has learned what all of that means.
- phreeza 5y agoIn addition to loudness and latency differences, there is even a frequency-specific effect due to the shape of the head and in particular your ear (your pinna to be precise). This is actually probably the reason why our ears have the weird shape they do. This is different for every person, which means that headphone-based simulated spatial audio can never be perfect.