Headphone sounds are usually lateralized inside the head.
Evidence
Head movements have long been assumed to be important to satisfactory externalization in binaural headphone reproduction (Toole, 1970). The brain protests when the musicians and the performance venue move with the head. But mismatched HRTFs are a logical contributing factor to the perceptual error. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 290 (
#expands, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Lack of head-tracking dynamic cues causes headphone audio to sound internalized; Head movement resolves directional ambiguity and explains headphone sounds seeming internal — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 290; Static binaural images sound inside the head until head movement is tracked
Related
- Lack of head-tracking dynamic cues causes headphone audio to sound internalized (similarity 0.96)
- Head movement resolves directional ambiguity and explains headphone sounds seeming internal (similarity 0.96)
- Head-motion-dependent sound changes are required for external sound localization (similarity 0.93)
- Dynamic head tracking restores externalized sound localization in binaural reproduction. (similarity 0.93)
- Headphones sound ‘in the head’ because they fail to model head movement cues (similarity 0.92)
- Headphone audio internalizes because static binaural cues signal an inside-the-head source (similarity 0.90)
- In-head localization stems from mismatched HRTFs and missing head tracking (similarity 0.90)
- Head-tracking binaural convolution yields convincing externalized spatial audio (similarity 0.89)
- Head orientation is necessary because interaural level differences plateau off-midline (similarity 0.89)
- Headphone binaural reproduction fails without dynamic head-movement cues (similarity 0.88)
- Early binaural headphone studies localized sounds inside the head rather than externally. (similarity 0.88)
- Binaural audio without visuals and head tracking stays internalized in the head (similarity 0.87)
- Amplitude panning produces equivalent spatial perception across headphones and loudspeakers. (similarity 0.87)
- Head movement and pinna shape resolve cone-of-confusion ambiguities (similarity 0.86)
- Visual-vestibular room matching is required for binaural externalization to persist (similarity 0.86)
Broader Connections
- Static binaural images sound inside the head until head movement is tracked
#corroborates(0.90) - Head movement resolves directional ambiguity and explains headphone sounds seeming internal
#expands(0.85) — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 290