The Problem with Speakers

The video discusses the unique directionality of sound emitted from a violin compared to a loudspeaker, emphasizing how concert hall experiences differ from listening at home. It highlights the work of Gabriel Weindreich on directional tone color and the challenges in loudspeaker design to replicate this effect. The video also covers recent research on recreating concert hall sound experiences, including the use of surround sound to fill in spatial information lost in stereo systems.

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