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This has always bothered me: What use are stereo speakers, when the speakers are closer together than your ears? The same feature is advertised on a lot of pho
by cloudwalking 14y ago
This has always bothered me: What use are stereo speakers, when the speakers are closer together than your ears?
The same feature is advertised on a lot of phones too, and I just don't get it. Who cares if two speakers half an inch apart are stereo, they're so close together they're always going to sound mono anyways.
- berdon 14y agoI'm pretty sure our mind is capable of, subconsciously, differentiating between two noises a few inches apart.
- MattRogish 14y agoPerhaps. I haven't been able to find any articles on stereo separation / minimum distances but the generally accepted criteria (and you can test this at home with a hi-fi) is that you and the L/R speakers should form an equilateral triangle for "best sound". (see http://www.linkwitzlab.com/accurate%20stereo%20performance.htm http://www.linkwitzlab.com/accurate%20stereo%20performance.h...) Anyway, I agree with the OP that stereo speakers in a device so small, situated so far away from you, is likely not to produce much of the intended effect, unless the intention is featuritis.