opaqueice wrote: > Have you ever listened to a binaural recording over headphones? You'll > find yourself looking over your shoulder for the person you heard > walking behind you. The illusion is far, far beyond anything I've ever > heard with speakers. > > However there seem to be very few such recordings, for reasons I've > never understood. Maybe it's because wearing headphones for an > extended period is annoying and uncomfortable...
They are very interesting. They are rare because they sound great with headphones, but not so good elsewhere. In the olden days of last century, most music was heard on car radios. The binaural recordings are not that hard to make, but you can't do the usual 'fix it in the mix' stuff, you have to have real musicians. Plus the record stores would have to carry two versions of each CD, and at least half the time, they'd sell the wrong one. Of course, record stores exist only in history books. _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
