Headphones do not provide soundstage.
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Psythik@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoHot take: They’re IEMs, so they’re garbage nonetheless. For a proper soundstage, over ear open- or semi-open-backs are the only way to go.
That said, I understand the need for a smaller headphone if you just need something playing in your ears during exercise or at work, which is perfectly fine so long as you’re not making them your primary pair of headphones.
KingOfSuede@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Psythik@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Don’t toss your articles at me; I may not have phrased my comment the way you wanted me to (due to ADHD), but I know what I’m about, son.
If your pinna is being bypassed, you can’t get proper 3D audio without faking it in software. Plain and simple. That’s the point I’m making. Nothing more.
KingOfSuede@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Doesn’t matter if the pinna is bypassed or not. 3d audio (soundstage) requires both ears to receive signal from the same point source. The time delay between the two ears receiving the signal is the crux of the entire premise. Headphones inherently defeat that entirely by having the entire ear subjected to one side of the audio.
Ergo, headphones do not provide any 3d audio or soundstage.
AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That’s not entirely true anymore. Sound engineers did lots of experiments with microphones placed in the ears of plastic heads, and as a result, we know the modifications that need to be made to a sound to make it seem like it’s coming from so specific point when played through headphones. It works with both over-ear and in-ear ones and works well (despite what the other poster said) as pinna squiggles are accounted for and it turns out that humans don’t need their own personal pinna shape for it to work.
You can find impressive demos by searching for binaural sound, both from microphones in a plastic head or with simulated HRTF.
flubba86@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I know what I’m about, son.
Lol. Okay Ron Swanson.
Tja@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Primary pair of headphones? I think we live in different worlds…